Turkey scrambles fighter jets to intercept Syrian helicopter
Turkey scrambled two fighter jets to intercept one Syrian helicopter that was approaching its southern border, said a Turkish military statement on its website Friday.
Car bombing kills 10 in southern Syria: activists
At least 10 people were killed Friday when a suicide car bomb went off in a town in the southern Syrian province of Daraa, activists said.
Syrian army kills 24 rebels in Homs
As many as 24 rebels were killed Friday during clashes with the Syrian troops in the central province of Homs, the official SANA news agency reported.
Iran concerned over growth of extremism in region: speaker
Iran is concerned over the growth of extremism in region, especially in Islamic world, Iran's Majlis (parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani said on Friday, Press TV reported.
29 prisoners escape during attack on Yemen's central prison
Yemen's interior ministry said Friday that 29 prisoners, most of them Al-Qaeda inmates, escaped during attacks on the central prison in the capital Sanaa on Thursday night, which left seven people dead and four wounded.
Israeli army opens fire at Palestinians sabotaging border fence: statement
The Israeli military said Thursday that soldiers on border with Gaza opened fire at several Palestinians who entered a closed security zone and began sabotaging the border fence, but it could not confirm reports that one Palestinian was killed in the confrontation.
Israeli right-wing politicians take part in demonstration against peace talks
Thousands of Israeli right-wing protesters, among them parliament members and ministers, gathered in the West Bank Thursday to encourage settlements construction and to protest against the ongoing peace talks, local media reported.
Security Council 'outraged' by terrorist attack on UN convoy in Somali capital
The Security Council on Thursday said that it is "outraged" by a terrorist attack on a UN convoy near the international airport of Mogadishu, the Somali capital, reiterating its determination to combat all forms of terrorism.
UN Security Council welcomes resumption of South Sudan peace talks
The UN Security Council on Thursday welcomed the resumption of peace talks between South Sudan's warring parties, urging them to adhere to a cease-fire deal signed last month.
Anger floods Israel over EU water comments
Israeli newspapers bristled on Thursday after the European Parliament president criticized the Gaza Strip blockade and suggested that Israelis received four times more water than Palestinians.