Afghan forces discover Taliban weapon cache
Security forces have discovered a weapon cache of Taliban militants in the eastern Kapisa province, a statement of National Directorate for Security (NDS) or the country's intelligence agency released here on Sunday said.
Rebels leave Palestinian refugee camp in Syrian capital
A Damascus-based Palestinian group said Sunday that "foreign" rebels evacuated the Yarmouk camp for Palestinian refugees in the Syrian capital of Damascus, as part of an agreement concluded lately to neutralize the camp from the raging Syrian conflict.
Iraq's Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr quits politics
Iraq's firebrand Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Sunday announced that he is leaving political life and closed his offices in order to stop the "evil acts" by some people under the name of his Sadr family.
US welcomes formation of new government in Lebanon
The United States on Saturday welcomed the formation of a new government in Lebanon and looked to it to address the country's needs amid growing regional violence.
UN chief hails formation of new Lebanese government
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Saturday welcomed the formation of a new government in Lebanon and called for a successful presidential elections in the Middle East country.
Lebanese new PM confident to meet constitutional deadlines
Lebanon's new Prime Minister Tammam Salam showed Saturday his confidence that his newly-formed cabinet is able to meet constitutional deadlines, local media reported.
Gaza leader says not to accept peace deal between PNA, Israel
The Hamas chief in the Gaza Strip said on Saturday that his movement will not accept any framework peace agreement between Israel the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) based in the West Bank.
Iran set to launch advanced air-defense shield in two years
Iran would launch an advanced air- defense system in the next two years, a senior Iranian commander announced on Saturday.
Iran's IRGC to stage drills next week: commander
Basij militia force of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) will stage two-day drills in Iran's northwestern province of West Azerbaijan next week, a senior military commander was quoted as saying by semi-official Fars news agency on Saturday.
Second round of Geneva II concludes without tangible results
The second round negotiations of the Geneva II international conference on Syria concluded on Saturday noon without achieving tangible results, said UN-Arab League Special Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi.