Ecuador is going to open a diplomatic mission in the West Bank, more than two years after the South American country recognized Palestine an independent state.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says Palestinians will not accept a state with temporary borders.
Jordan is going to host a major military drill with the participation of more than 15,000 soldiers from 18 countries, a Jordanian military official says.
Lebanon’s Hezbollah Movement has strongly condemned rocket attacks that hit a southern neighborhood of capital Beirut.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Seyyed Abbas Araqchi rejects allegations leveled by the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) in its annual report, saying the body is still affected by “negative and unconstructive” policies.
Jordan is going to deploy missiles near its borders with Syria as US Senate voted in favor of bill that authorizes arming militants in the war-torn country, raising fears of more instability in the region.
Syrian army has taken complete control over the al-Hamidiyeh district in the countryside of the western town of al-Qusayr which has been scene of heavy clashes during the past week, Al-Alam reports.
Iran Majlis (parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani has criticized the Turkish foreign minister’s remarks about Tehran, saying supporting extremists only fuels tension in the region and intensifies the Syria crisis.
Iraqi politicians have asked their government to act on Turkey’s hostile moves against Iraq, referring to Ankara’s hosting of a recent conference on using force to topple the government in Baghdad.
Suspected al-Qaeda gunmen riding a motorcycle have shot dead a Yemeni special forces captain in the south of the country as he was leaving his home, the ministry of defense says.