US ambassador to Egypt Anne Patterson has left the country after the end of her term in Cairo.
The chief of staff of the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) has been prevented by militant group of Ayesha Brigade of entering the western coastal province of Latakia.
Lebanese Hezbollah resistance group has declared a state of alert and began deploying troops to the country’s south, as the possibility of a U.S.-led strike on Syria was publicly weighed.
Turkish political opposition parties have strongly rejected any military strikes in Syria, arguing that they have doubts about whether it was the Syrian army that used chemical weapons against people.
Israel plans to soon begin deporting migrants from Eritrea and Sudan, who number more than 50,000, back to Africa via Uganda, officials said.
UN inspectors investigating apparent deadly poisonous gas attacks in Syria headed to a military hospital Friday on the last day of their probe.
President Barack Obama says had not yet decided whether to strike Syria, but expectations of US military action hardened when Washington said a bid for a last-minute UN mandate was futile.
UN inspectors have inspected a second site on the outskirts of the Syrian capital suspected of being hit by chemical weapons attack last week.
Iraq's highest court on Monday overturned controversial term limits on senior posts, clearing the way for Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to chase a third term in elections next year.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Western nations calling for military action against Syria have no proof that the Syrian government is behind the alleged chemical weapons attack.