Anti-terrorism is priority of Lebanon's new cabinet: minister
Lebanon's Information Minister Ramzi Jreij stressed Saturday that the new government's priority is to preserve security and confront terrorism, local radio Voice of Lebanon reported.
Al-Qaida-linked group claims blast targeting Lebanon army checkpoint
An al-Qaida linked group claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that rocked an army checkpoint in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa town of Hermel on Saturday, which killed three people and injured ten others, the LBCI TV reported.
UN resolution on Syrian humanitarian aid 'positive': NCB
A leading figure of Syrian domestically-based oppositional National Coordination Body (NCB), said Saturday that the recent UN resolution to facilitate humanitarian access to all Syrian cities is "positive" and could be conducive to bringing the violence in the country to an end.
Iran says nuclear talks with world powers proceed in desired direction
Nuclear talks between Iran and world powers proceed in a desired direction, a spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) was quoted as saying by Press TV on Saturday.
Syrian army kills Arab fighters on western coast
The Syrian army on Friday killed some rebels, many of them foreign Arabs, in the countryside of the western coastal city of Latakia, the official SANA news agency reported.
Turkey aims at self-sufficiency in defense industry: PM
Turkey has set the goal to be self- sufficient in the defense industry by 2023, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday at an aircraft delivery ceremony.
Iraqi forces retake town seized by gunmen, 48 killed
Iraqi security forces retook control of a town in Iraq's province of Salahudin, which had been seized by gunmen about a week ago, an army commander said Friday, adding 48 gunmen were killed and 37 others arrested.
US not entitled to scrap Iran's missile program: cleric
The United States is not entitled to pressure Iran to scrap its missile program in the context of nuclear talks, an Iranian senior Iranian cleric said on Friday.
Musharraf denied military trial
A special court in Pakistan hearing treason charges against ex-ruler Pervez Musharraf on Friday rejected his plea for trial in a military court and set a date next month to indict him.
Libyan military plane crashes in Tunisia, 11 killed
A Libyan military rescue plane crashed early Friday in Grombalia city in Tunisia's Nabeul governorate, some 60 km north of the capital Tunis, killing 11 people on board, a spokesman of the Tunisian defense ministry said.