Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has launched a private visit to Morocco amid reports that the octogenarian monarch's health was deteriorating, state news agency SPA reported.
Iraq has witnessed the worst violence in May since 2008, raising fears of all-out sectarian strife, local media reported.
An imminent water crisis threatens the besieged Gaza Strip, due to Israeli regime’s apartheid blockade of the impoverished territory, according to a report published by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Four rockets fired by foreign-backed militants in Syria have hit Lebanon's eastern Bekaa region.
The UN refugee agency says the number of Syrian refugees sheltered in neighboring countries including Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq has passed 1.6 million.
Iraqi Shiite and Sunni Muslims have held “unity prayers” for the second time in capital Baghdad, in a bid to encourage solidarity and denounce sectarian rifts in the country.
Remains of hundreds of Palestinians killed in Israel’s 1948 brutal war against Palestinians have been discovered in a Muslim cemetery in Tel Aviv’s Jaffa district, reminding sad days of occupation for Palestinians.
Hundreds of foreign-backed militants have been sent to Syria’s al-Qusayr to fight against the army which already has control over major parts of the town.
Lebanon's parliament has voted to postpone elections due in June because of security concerns over the conflict in Syria, officials say.
At least twelve people have been seriously injured and hundreds suffered respiratory problems after police attacked protesters with tear gas and water cannon in an attempt to break up an Occupy Gezi Park rally in central Istanbul.