Syria convoys attacked
There were two attempted attacks on Syrian convoys transporting chemical weapons in late January, Syrian authorities told the international mission overseeing the removal and destruction of its toxic arsenal, according to a UN report on Thursday.
Syrian warplanes raid Lebanese border town
The Syrian air force raided Friday morning the outskirts of Lebanon's eastern Bekaa town of Arsal, with no casualties reported, the National News Agency (NNA) said.
13 killed in clashes between army, Shiite rebels in NE Yemen
Clashes erupted on Friday between the Yemeni army and Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen's northeastern province of al-Jawf, leaving at least 13 people dead and several others wounded, tribal sources said.
Helping handout
An undated handout picture made available on Wednesday by the United Nation Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) shows Palestinian and Syrian residents of Yarmuk Palestinian Refugee Camp crowding into a destroyed street as food is distributed, in Damascus, Syria.
Syria reiterates pledge to eradicate chemical weapons
Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al- Moallem reiterated Thursday his country's pledge to eradicate its chemical arsenal, according to the official SANA news agency.
24 killed in violent attacks across Iraq
Twenty-four people were killed and 16 others wounded in separate violent attacks across Iraq on Thursday, police said.
NATO, counterparts review Afghan mission progress
NATO defence ministers and counterparts from ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) partner nations on Thursday reviewed Afghan mission progress and NATO's relationship with Afghanistan after 2014 at the ongoing defence ministerial meeting.
Israeli forces kill suspected terror attacker in West Bank
Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian in the West Bank on Thursday. The military and police said the killed was plotting terror attacks.
11 killed, 35 wounded in bombing attack in Iraq's capital
At least 11 people were killed and 35 others wounded in a deadly bombing attack in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad on Thursday, police said.
Netanyahu, eyeing US visit, vows to hang on "vital interests"
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who's scheduled to visit the United States next week, said on Thursday he will continue to keep Israel's "vital interests" amid pressure to accept a draft framework agreement with the Palestinians.