Iranian FM to visit Turkmenistan for economic cooperation
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad- Javad Zarif will visit Turkmenistan to attend the 13th session of the Iran-Turkmenistan Joint Economic Commission, Iran Daily reported on Saturday.
Clashes in Iraq's Anbar persist as residents flee hometown
Clashes and bombardments continued Saturday in Iraq's western province of Anbar, as hundreds of families left their homes in battlefields in the provincial capital city of Ramadi and the restive city of Fallujah, a local police source said.
3 Afghan youths killed in Taliban rocket attack in Kandahar
Three Afghan youths were killed while four others wounded when a rocket fired by the Taliban landed in Maiwand district of southern Kandahar province Saturday evening, sources said.
Al Qaida extends ransom deadline for S. African hostage
Al Qaida-linked kidnappers in Yemen have extended the ransom deadline for freeing a South African teacher, it was reported on Saturday.
Iranian diplomat dies of wounds in Yemen's hospital
An Iranian diplomat who was shot by unknown gunmen died in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Saturday afternoon, Yemen's official Saba news agency said.
Iran condemns deadly terrorist attack on diplomat in Yemen
Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham condemned the deadly terrorist attack on an Iranian diplomat in Yemen on Saturday, semi-official Fars news agency reported.
Syria declares ceasefire proposal as goodwill sign
The ceasefire proposal declared by Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem is seen by local analysts and experts as the government's goodwill sign ahead of the upcoming peace talks in Geneva, better known as Geneva II conference on Syria's crisis.
Relief aid enters besieged Palestinian camp in Damascus
A first batch of relief aid has entered a main camp of the Palestinian refugees in Syria on Saturday, after several unsuccessful attempts to deliver food aid to the trapped people inside the besieged camp in Damascus.
Rasmussen condemns attack in Kabul
The Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Saturday condemned in strongest terms the barbaric attack on Friday in Kabul.
Syria's Assad warns against growing religious radicalism
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Saturday that the Syrian society will not tolerate the radical religious mentality, warning that of the impact of the growing extremism on the region's country, according to the official SANA news agency.