Hamas said it will press ahead with the uprising against Israeli violations after the occupation forces arrested 36 people in the West Bank, 24 of whom were Hamas members.
Air strikes by Syrian government war planes have killed dozens of IS fighters in central Syria, activists say amid an ongoing major Russian military build.
Two Tunisian journalists purportedly killed by the Libyan branch of the Islamic State are alive, Tunisia's foreign minister has said, raising more questions about their fate.
Copenhagen's right-wing, anti-migrant government has placed advertisements in Arabic-language newspapers in Lebanon telling refugees not to seek asylum in Denmark.
Moroccans go today to the polls to vote in the first local and municipal elections since 2011. The elections will test the Islamist-led government's popularity, turn-out being a key determinant
Analysis: For decades, citizens of oil-rich Gulf countries have enjoyed some of the world's highest standards of living - but low oil prices could change all that.