China vows to advance Iran nuclear talks in Vienna
China said on Monday it is ready to make joint efforts with relevant parties to push forward Iran nuclear negotiations in an upcoming new round of talks.
King of Bahrain due in Pakistan on Tuesday for three-day visit
King of Bahrain, Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa, is scheduled to visit Pakistan from March 18-20 on the invitation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for bilateral talks, which will focus on economic ties, officials said Monday.
Syria launches missiles into Lebanon's border town
The Syrian air force on Sunday raided the outskirts Lebanon's eastern Bekaa town of Arsal, launching several air-to-ground missiles.
Syrian defense minister visits Yabroud city after military victory
Syrian Defense Minister Fahed Jassem al-Fraij on Sunday visited Yabroud city, north of the capital Damascus, just hours after the military forces recaptured it from the armed rebels, the official SANA news agency reported.
Four killed in suicide car bombing in eastern Lebanon
At least four people were killed and seven others wounded when a suicide bomber exploded his car on Sunday night in the Nabi Othman town in the Bekaa region in eastern Lebanon, the National News Agency reported.
Syrian army fully controls Yabroud
Syrian forces backed by Hezbollah militants took full control of the town of Yabroud on Sunday after driving out rebels, helping President Bashar al-Assad secure the land route linking the capital Damascus to Aleppo and the Mediterranean coast.
5 terrorists killed while preparing car bomb in Yemen
Five suspected al-Qaida militants were killed when their explosives-laden car they were building went off prematurely in Yemen's southeastern province of Shabwa on Sunday, a tribal chief told Xinhua.
Israel reopens crossing with Gaza for fuel supplies
Israel reopened its commercial crossing with Gaza on Sunday after a three-day halt to allow fuel into the enclave, a Palestinian official said.
9 million people displaced amid Syrian crisis
Visiting United Nations Higher Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said that the crisis in Syria has led to the displacement of 9 million people, the Daily Star reported Saturday.
Abbas on US visit to discuss peace process with Obama
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will start on Saturday a visit to Washington where he is scheduled to meet on Monday with US President Barack Obama to discuss the stalled peace process with Israel.