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| Mubarak arrives in court for retrial |
| Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak appeared in court on Saturday to face a new trial over his involvement in the deaths of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ousted him. |
| Strong quake causes damage, injuries in southern Iran |
| A strong earthquake of 6.2 magnitude hit southern Iran early on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, with local media reporting of damaged villages and at least 20 people injured. |
| Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes Oman |
| A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck in the Gulf nation of Oman on Saturday near the northern city of Al Khasab, the US Geological Survey said. |
| Cleric Abu Qatada may leave Britain voluntarily |
| Radical cleric Abu Qatada will return to Jordan voluntarily if the Jordanian parliament ratifies a deal with Britain that ensures he will receive a fair trial, the cleric’s lawyer said on Friday. |
| Assad must step down, says Kerry |
| ROME — US Secretary of State John Kerry insisted on Thursday Syrian President Bashar Al Assad will have to step down as part of any political solution in Syria, as he held a third day of talks on the bloody conflict. |
| Israeli detention of Jerusalem mufti sparks demonstration |
| AMMAN — A group of angry Jordanian youths demonstrated overnight near the Israeli embassy to protest against the Jewish state’s detention of the mufti of occupied Jerusalem, police and organisers said on Thursday. |
| Israel generates poverty for Arab kids in Jerusalem |
| GENEVA — Israeli “segregation policies” have caused deep economic isolation and left more than 80 per cent of Palestian children in occupied east Jerusalem wallowing in poverty, the UN said in a report published on Thursday. |
| Turkey sends team to screen Syria chemical weapons |
| Turkey has sent a team of eight experts to the border with Syria to test wounded victims of the country’s civil war for traces of chemical and biological weapons, the state-run Anatolian news agency said on Thursday. |
| Italian journalist untraced in Syria |
| The Italian government has no information on the 62-year-old war reporter Domenico Quirico, who vanished in Syria in April, Foreign Minister Emma Bonino said Thursday. |
| Terrorism has no religion, says Bahraini King |
| His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain stressed that terrorism has no religion and has the same ugly face around the world. |
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