A series of car and roadside bombs have exploded in commercial areas of Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, killing at least 19 people, local police and medical sources said.
Two days of clashes between Houthi fighters and tribesmen fighting alongside hardline Salafists in northern Yemen have left at least 23 people dead.
The Israeli regime’s Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has said that he would oppose any deal with the Palestinians if it includes the right of return "even for one person."
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said Washington will help Baghdad fight al-Qaeda-linked militants, but it is not planning to send troops back to the Arab country.
Israeli soldiers have arrested a 15-year-old girl wearing a shirt in support of Palestine in al-Quds (Jerusalem).
People continue to hold anti-government demonstrations across Bahrain as the Al Khalifa regime steps up its crackdown on protesters and activists.
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said that Iran could be helpful in finding a solution to the conflict in Syria on the sidelines of negotiations in Geneva later this month.
Thousands of migrants from Sudan and Eritrea have held a protest rally in Levinsky Park in south Tel Aviv to declare a nationwide general labor strike.
Syria’s foreign-backed militants have given rivals from an al-Qaeda affiliate 24 hours to surrender, according to activists in the country.
Iraqi Sunni tribesmen and Shias have joined the army in the fight against al-Qaeda-linked militants in the western province of al-Anbar.