Hundreds of angry Afghan Muslims have taken to the streets to protest the NATO-led forces move to storm a mosque and desecrate copies of the Noble Qur’an in Saidabad district in Afghanistan’s central Wardak Province.

Iraq’s prime minister has urged residents and tribes in Fallujah to drive out al-Qaeda-linked fighters to avoid an all-out battle in the besieged city, a sign that the government could be paving the way for an imminent military offensive.

A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 767 has made an emergency landing in the city of Medina, injuring 29 people, three of them seriously, officials say.

The Iraq government has lost control of the strategic city of Fallujah, west of Baghdad, say officials and witnesses.

Palestinian organizations Wadi Al-Hilwa and Silwan Information Centre have released the figures of Palestinians arrested in Al-Quds (Jerusalem) in the year of 2013.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed at a press conference in Istanbul’s Dolmabahce Palace on Saturday that he had received a letter from the Hizmet Movement calling him for compromise.

Al-Qaeda-linked fighters have advanced into new areas of Iraq’s Ramadi city and have managed to hold part of Fallujah despite efforts from the country’s army and tribesmen to regain control.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has reversed a decision to withdraw soldiers from Anbar cities and ordered reinforcements to the mainly Sunni Arab province to tackle attacks by armed groups.

The special court formed to try Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf on Jan 2 resumed its hearing and ordered the former military dictator to appear in court before 11:30 and warned that warrants for his arrest would be issued in case of failuer to comply with the court’s orders, DawnNews reported.

        A Palestinian diplomat has been killed in an explosion at his home in the Czech capital, Prague, in what police say appears to have been an accident.