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The Hamas police on Tuesday repressed a rally held in southern Gaza in protest of recent Israeli airstrikes against Syria.
Iranian authorities opened the registration process on Tuesday for candidates in the June 14 presidential vote that will pick a successor to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cut the ribbon for a coffee shop on Tuesday.
China calls for all relevant parties in Syria to launch political dialogue and carry out political transition as soon as possible.
Few Iranian presidential elections have been so unpredictable but the next few days will at least narrow down who will stand in the ballot on June 14.
Recent airstrikes on Syria carried out by Israel are not likely to spark an imminent war anytime soon, but Israel has to make full preparations of eventuality of war anytime.
Syrian rebels have used the deadly nerve agent sarin in their fight against President Bashar al-Assad's government, according to evidence from victims and doctors.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas talked to reporters on Monday night before wrapping up his three-day visit to China on Tuesday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday made a four-point proposal for the settlement of the Palestinian question.
Israeli strikes hit a military target outside Damascus on Sunday, the Jewish state's second reported raid on Syria in three days.
The Syrian army has pinpointed targets inside Israel to hit in case of further Israeli attacks against Syria, the state TV said.
Syrian Foreign Ministry charged Sunday that the Israeli airstrike that targeted military positions overnight is an indication to the coordination between Israel and the radical groups.