Palestinians say Israel must meet demands if peace talks extended
As the ongoing US-mediated peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians continue to falter, a Palestinian official said Sunday that any extension of the negotiations must include demands on Israel.
Military helicopter crash-lands in southeast Yemen
A Yemeni military helicopter carrying 10 people made an emergency landing in the southeastern province of Hadramout on Sunday afternoon, a government official told Xinhua.
Iranian FM says sanction lift conducive to final nuclear deal
Lifting all sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program will help Tehran and world powers reach a final agreement regarding the issue, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Sunday.
Iranian official heads to Russia for talks on Syria
An Iranian foreign ministry official headed to the Russian capital of Moscow to discuss the latest developments in the region, particularly in Syria, with Russian officials, Press TV reported on Sunday.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews hold mass anti-draft rally in Jerusalem
Hundreds of thousands of ultra- Orthodox Jews are rallying Sunday in Jerusalem to protest a government plan to enlist their young men into the military.
Iran keen on joint air drills with neighbors
Iran's air force is ready to conduct joint military exercises with neighboring states, Lieutenant Commander of Iran's air force Brigadier General Alireza Barkhor was quoted as saying by semi-official Fars news agency on Sunday.
Palestinian Fatah Party condemns terrorist attack in China
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party on Sunday denounced the terrorist attack at a train station in China's Yunnan province that killed at least 29 people.
Pakistan bombs militant hideout after Taliban cease-fire
The Pakistani military said it had bombed the hideout of a militant leader on Sunday, killing five insurgents, only a day after the Taliban declared a one-month cease-fire to pursue stalled peace talks with the government.
Israel PM pledges to resist ‘pressures’
Israel’s prime minister pledged Sunday to resist “pressures” as he left for Washington on a visit expected to center on peace talks with the Palestinians and the Iranian nuclear dispute.
Blast targets gas pipeline in Syria, causing losses
A blast targeted a gas pipeline stretching between eastern and central Syria, causing fire and halt of gas pumping, the official SANA news agency reported Sunday.