New cabinet formed in Lebanon
A new government led by new prime minister Tammam Salam was formed in Lebanon on Saturday, after a 10-month deadlock.
Iraqi PM visits battlefield in Anbar province
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki on Saturday started a surprise visit to the country's battlefield in Anbar province, where the security forces and allied tribal fighters have been fighting insurgent groups for weeks, an official television reported.
Thai delegation to visit Iran eyeing trade boost
A trade delegation from Thailand, grouping officials of the country's food, car, electronics, and shipping industries, will travel to Iran on Sunday for discussing cooperation with Tehran, Tehran Times daily reported on Saturday.
17 soldiers, policemen killed by gunmen in attacks across Iraq
Seventeen soldiers and policemen were killed and 12 others wounded in separate overnight attacks targeting the security forces across Iraq, police said on Saturday.
Second round of Geneva II conference extends into Saturday
The second round of Syria peace talks will extend into the sixth day on Saturday, an UN official confirmed on Friday night.
13 Palestinians wounded in clashes with Israeli soldiers in eastern Gaza
A total of 13 Palestinian demonstrators were injured on Friday during clashes with Israeli soldiers near the border between northeast Gaza Strip and Israel, Gaza medics said.
Turkish women demand more justice against violence
Turkish women on Friday raised their voice for more justice and protested violence against women by performing a dance in Istanbul as part of the global campaign " One Billion Rising."
Syria talks move on
International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi plans to take Syrian peace talks into a third round, an opposition official said on Friday, as negotiations neared the end of a second round with no sign of progress.
Russia condemns attempts to provoke Syrian government to leave Geneva
Attempts to provoke the Syrian government to "slam the door" at the Geneva II peace conference are wrong and illogical, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday.
No progress made in 2nd round of Geneva talks: Syrian deputy FM
Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said Friday that the second round of the Geneva II negotiations between the Syrian government and the opposition has made no progress.