At least 4 killed in car bombs in Baghdad
At least four people were killed and 29 wounded in car bomb explosions in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Wednesday, a police source told Xinhua.
Syria submits revised plan to ship all chemicals by April: UN
Syria has shipped out about a third of its chemical weapons stockpile and has submitted a new plan to ship its most dangerous chemicals abroad by April, a UN spokesman said here on Tuesday.
Israeli PM urges more sanctions against Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday reiterated his long-held distrust of Iran over its nuclear program and called for more pressure against the Islamic republic.
Netanyahu's demand of Jewish state recognition meant to kill time: Palestinian official
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's insistence to get a Palestinian recognition of Israel as a Jewish state is meant to evade making comprehensive peace with the Palestinians, a spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday.
Yemeni military chief survives assassination attempt
A high-ranking officer of the Yemeni navy forces escaped an assassination attempt that killed two members of his entourage and seriously wounded another in the southeastern province of Shabwa on Tuesday evening, a local security official told Xinhua.
Turkey’s Gul orders audit to assess capacity to combat corruption
President Abdullah Gul ordered state auditors on Tuesday to assess Turkey’s ability to combat corruption, including in the construction sector, amid a graft investigation that has implicated senior elected officials.
Netanyahu at odds with Obama
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu bluntly told Barack Obama on Monday that he would never compromise on Israel’s security even as the US president sought to reassure him on Iran nuclear diplomacy and pressure him on Middle East peace talks.
Iraq to hold int'l anti-terrorism meeting
Iraq will hold an international conference to discuss means to eliminate terrorism, officials said on Tuesday.
Hamas rejects Egypt's court of banning its activities in Cairo
Islamic Hamas movement on Tuesday rejected an Egyptian court's ruling to ban all its activities on the Egyptian territory.
Palestinians urge for anti-Israeli settlement actions
The Palestinian government on Tuesday urged the international community to take actions to stop Israel building settlements in the West Bank, as a means to save the wavering Middle East peace process.