Protests in Turkey continue for the third consecutive day despite security measures and the use of tear gas, sound bombs and water cannons against protesters. Some Turkish parties have called on Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to resign.
Lebanon's President Michel Sleiman has instructed the country's foreign minister to file a complaint with the United Nations over Israeli violations of Lebanese airspace.
Egypt's highest court has invalidated the upper house of parliament and a panel that drafted the country's constitution.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has expressed hope that the recent unrest in Turkey would be resolved in a peaceful manner.
The UN’s torture watchdog has slammed the British government for its human rights abuses.
Several Jordanian militants fighting against the government in Syria have returned to their country.
Israeli warplanes have illegally entered Lebanon’s airspace, flying at a low level over capital Beirut, Al-Alam reports.
A helicopter carrying Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a group of executive officials has made an emergency landing in a mountainous area in northern Iran due to technical malfunction.
Turkish police have arrested more than 900 people, while 79 were injured during two days of protests, the most sustained anti-government outburst for years.
The Red Cross has expressed alarm over the situation in the Syrian town of Qusayr, and has appealed for access to deliver aid.