Supporters of the deposed President Mohamed Morsi in Egypt continued to rally following an apparent call by the army chief to crack down on dissenters.
The Egyptian army chief's call for Friday rallies to justify a crackdown on potential violence has brought about debates among analysts as some fear the move would stir up a "civil war".
The Syrian information minister has lashed out at Saudi Arabia, saying Riyadh is responsible for his country's conflict.
Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah says the EU decision of blacklisting the resistance group was the result of US and Israel’s pressures on European countries.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the United States of stalling chances for peace in Syria by pressing ahead with plans to arm foreign-backed militants.
Iran’s parliament (Majlis) has issued a statement censuring the killing of a Syrian priest by the foreign-backed militants as a Western hypocrisy.
The Syrian army has succeeded in clearing vast areas of the old city of Homs of the presence of foreign-backed militants, al-Alam reports.
Dozens of employees of the Israeli Ma'ariv daily have gone on strike to protest job conditions and layoffs.
The Egyptian army has urged people to hold demonstrations on Friday to condemn violence and terrorism.
Syria’s army has found several cars with American number plates in al-Qaboun neighborhood in the capital Damascus, al-Alam reports.