Unknown assailants have shot dead a leader of the Yemeni Shia Houthi group in Sana’a while driving to attend the final session of reconciliation talks aimed at tackling the country's political and security challenges.
Israeli troops have killed an Islamic Jihad activist, officials say, with the Palestinian resistance movement confirming his death.
Armed terrorists from the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) have reportedly assassinated a 20-year-old Syrian student inside his house in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.
Tunisia has faced a general strike after gunmen shot dead a leading opposition figure in a killing that brought thousands of protesters onto the streets and sparked international condemnation.