A senior Egyptian official on Tuesday blamed an unusual source for the Middle East’s spiraling violence and radicalism: Tom and Jerry cartoons.

Jordan recalled its ambassador from Iran, Al Arabiya News Channel reported on Monday, saying the diplomat had been called back for consultations over what it described as Tehran's interference in Arab affairs.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s general staff of the armed forces proposed on Monday to hold an urgent meeting with U.S. representatives to agree on the mechanism of controlling the ceasefire in Syria, saying it would act unilaterally starting from March 22 if it gets no response.

The Arab League has declared Lebanese movement Hezbollah a "terrorist" group, only days after the Gulf Cooperation Council adopted the same stance.

The protesters, mostly women and children, took to the streets on Wednesday in rebel-held Darayya, which has been encircled by President Bashar al-Assad's troops for more than three years.No aid has entered Darayya since the beginning of its siege.The town continued to witness heavy bombardment until a US-Russia brokered ceasefire came into force on February 27.The opposition Media Centre in Darayya said that the reason the protest was attended mainly by women and children was to dispel the regime's ...

CNN - A vulture that flew into Lebanon from an Israeli nature reserve has been captured on suspicion of spying, according to local media reports.

BBC - Jordan has acknowledged that thousands of Syrian refugees are stranded in a remote desert area on its northern border with Syria awaiting entry.

Reuters - Islamic State threatened to destroy Saudi Arabian prisons holding jihadists after Riyadh's execution of 47 people including 43 convicted al Qaeda militants.

Սիրիայի տարածքում Ռուսաստանի օդուժի իրականացրած ռմբակոծությունների արդյունքում առնվազն 200 խաղաղ բնակիչ է զոհվել: Այս մասին ամփոփիչ զեկույցով է հանդես եկել Amnesty International գործակալությունը:

BBC - Iraqi government forces have advanced into the centre of the city of Ramadi, which is controlled by jihadist group Islamic State (IS), officials say.