Turkish fighter jet harassed by Syrian missile system: statement
The Syrian missile air defense system harassed a Turkish warplane which was on patrol in Turkey's southern Hatay province bordering Syria, a Turkish military statement said Thursday.
Karzai’s brother exits election
The brother of President Hamid Karzai dropped out of Afghanistan’s election on Thursday and endorsed former foreign minister Zalmai Rassoul, an announcement seen as signaling the current leader’s preferred successor.
Iran rejects Israeli allegations of supplying arms to Gaza
Israeli allegations about Iran supplying advanced rockets for militants in the Gaza Strip is "a lie," the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif said Thursday.
Syrian president voices solidarity with Putin
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has expressed solidarity with efforts by Russian President Vladimir Putin to "restore stability and security to Ukraine," the official SANA news agency reported on Thursday.
US national security advisor to visit Israel in May
Susan Rice will lead a US delegation to the US-Israel Consultative Group to pay her visit to Israel as National Security Advisor in May, the White House announced Wednesday.
Syrian chemical removal deadline still achievable: coordinator
The special coordinator overseeing the elimination of chemical weapons in Syria said on Wednesday that the end-of-June deadline for the total destruction of the program was still achievable.
Capture of arms ship bound for Gaza reveals Iran's "true face": Israeli PM
While negotiating a deal with the world powers on its nuclear program, Iran is supplying militant groups with lethal weapons to harm innocent civilians, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday after Israeli commandos intercepted an Iranian ship in the Red Sea that carried missiles bound for the Gaza strip.
Int'l group vows further support to Lebanon to avoid Syrian spillover
At a meeting in Paris, participants of the International Support Group for Lebanon on Wednesday pledged further support to Lebanon to improve its economy and security as the Syrian crisis looms over Beirut.
8 members of Iraqi security forces killed in attacks
At least eight members of Iraqi security forces were killed in attacks in and around the capital Baghdad on Wednesday, police said.
Israel lobbying Syrian rebels to protect its interests
Israel's recent moves in the occupied Golan Heights, including providing medical treatment for Syrian rebels and repositioning its troops in a border town near Syria, have given a sign that the country is trying to repeat a scenario in 1980s when it used pro-Israel Lebanese militia as a defense line to protect its own interests, analysts say.