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A conference on national reconciliation in Yemen concluded in the Saudi capital Riyadh Tuesday with a declaration on the future of the war torn country.

People in Yemen reflect on the ceasefire which came into force Tuesday, and the fears that this is just a lull in the violence.

Houthi rebels fired rockets and mortars into Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, killing at least three people and purportedly capturing five soldiers, amid growing concern for Yemeni civilians.

Syrians who left the country "illegally" will be able to obtain new passports, or renew old ones, without going through intelligence clearance.

Egypt says it and Saudi Arabia had discussed holding a "major military manoeuvre" in Saudi Arabia with other Gulf states, as the war in Yemen rages.

The UN Security Council imposed an arms embargo Tuesday on leaders of Yemen's Houthi rebels and their key supporters, ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh and his son.

UN is seeking to secure safe passage into Yarmouk camp to deliver much-needed aid. Syrian government weighs military offensive.

Forces loyal to Syria's regime repel an attack by rebel fighters likely from the Islamic State group in battle over regional airport. Talks in Moscow, meanwhile, seem moribund.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says that he is "neither for nor against" the nuclear accord between Iran and the P5+1 and attacks the Saudi-led air campaign in Yemen.

Counter-terrorism police are investigating the murder of a Syrian Imam described as an opposition activist who was shot dead in the British capital on Tuesday.