A Cairo court adjourned Sunday the trial of Egypt's former president Mohamed Morsi over charges of espionage to Feb. 23, official news agency MENA reported.
Bangladesh said on Sunday it will look into the recent "al-Qaida threat" to wage an intifada in the country that sparked a war of words among political parties.
An Egyptian criminal court decided to delay the trial of ousted President Mohamed Morsi and 130 others over the 2011 jailbreak to Feb. 22, state television reported on Tuesday.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden held telephone talks Sunday with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, underscoring American support for Iraq in its fight against an al-Qaida-linked group.
The al-Nusra Front in Lebanon and the Marwan al-Hadidi Brigades claimed responsibility Saturday for rocket attacks on Lebanon's east Bekaa city of Hermel.
U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Saturday discussed increasing cooperation in the ongoing fight against resurgent al-Qaida militants in the Arab nation.
Libyan defense minister's son has been freed after being held by kidnappers for four months, a spokesperson of the Defense Ministry said on Monday evening.
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Sunday called for a "transparent" constitutional referendum in Egypt to ensure all voters cast their vote "freely" on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Iraqi security forces backed by Sunni tribes battled al-Qaida militants Sunday in Anbar as hundreds of families left their homes in the restive western province, police source and officials said.
Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said Sunday that the Syrian government will participate in the upcoming Geneva II peace conference and will convey the "directives" of President Bashar al-Assad, the state- run SANA news agency reported.
Lebanon's Foreign Ministry received Tuesday a request from the Saudi embassy in Beirut for the repatriation of the body of Majed al-Majed, a leader of an al- Qaida-linked terrorist group who was arrested in Lebanon.
Syria's Education Ministry announced Monday to include Russian as a second foreign language in the country's education system starting next year.
France on Monday expressed concerns over the situation in Iraqi cities of Fallujah and Ramadi after a fresh wave of violent clashes overshadowed several Anbar's cities.
Iran is ready to provide military aid to the Iraqi army to help it in the fight against al-Qaida affiliated groups if the Arab country asks for Tehran's help, the deputy chairman of Iran's Joint Chiefs of Staff was quoted as saying by Tehran Times daily on Monday.
The United States on Sunday voiced support for Iraq's ongoing efforts to combat an al-Qaida affiliate as the group has taken control of a big city in the western province of Anbar.
A total of 55 al-Qaida-linked militants were killed on Saturday in their clashes with security forces and local Sunni tribesmen in western Iraq, state-run al- Iraqiya television reported.
The Israeli Supreme Court rejected an appeal by an al-Qaida operative against his detention without any trial, a Court Authority statement revealed Tuesday.
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