A political observer dubs the February 21 presidential election in Yemen as a “selection” and an “absolute affront” to the people of Yemen, Press TV reports.

China asserts that it maintains an unbiased position on the unrest in Syria and is trying to resolve the issue through dialog with all the involved parties.

The former Saudi ambassador to the United States and the former US ambassador to Lebanon devised a plot in 2008 to overthrow the Syrian government, reports say.

An armed terrorist group has killed an attorney general, a judge and their driver in Syria’s northwestern city of Idlib, according the country’s state media.

The Western powers are pushing for another war in the Middle East in order to target Russia and China, a political analyst tells Press TV.

A political analyst says the Syrian government has the legal right to target the US military and intelligence drones operating over Syria, Press TV reports.

Yemen’s Republican Guards have shelled the northern province of Arhab with heavy artillery and tanks.

The US Congress has acknowledged that al-Qaeda “terrorists” and “killers” are an integral part of the Syrian opposition, an analyst tells Press TV.

A new report reveals that the US military has dispatched a number of unmanned military and intelligence drones for operations in Syrian skies.

Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Zhai Jun says Beijing is seeking to "play a positive role" in finding a peaceful solution to the ongoing unrest in Syria.

Jordanian people have staged protest rallies across the country, calling for political and economic reforms, constitutional amendment and resignation of Prime Minister Awn Al-Khasawneh.

A US official has said that outgoing Yemeni ruler Ali Abdullah Saleh will not return home until after the country’s February 21 presidential election.

At least three people have been killed and many others have been wounded in terrorist attacks in the restive Syrian city of Homs.

Terrorists have blown up a gas pipeline in the restive Syrian city of Homs, where armed groups are fighting against the government of President Bashar al-Assad.

Many Yeminis have taken to the streets in the capital city of Sana'a to encourage participation in the upcoming presidential elections, with others saying no vote must be held unless all remnants of Ali Abdullah Saleh's regime are gone Press TV reports.

Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah says the United States, Israel, and some Arab states, as well as al-Qaeda, seek to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Press TV reports.

The United Nations General Assembly has adopted an Arab League-sponsored resolution on Syria for what it calls the government's crackdown on opposition protests.

Jordanian public school teachers continue their nation-wide strike as Amman refuses to meet the protesters’ demands for higher pay and better annual bonuses.

Moscow will not back a UN General Assembly draft resolution over the month-long unrest in Syria, an unnamed Russian source has revealed.

Foreign intervention in the internal affairs of Syria could lead to “catastrophe” across the Middle East and affect the global economy, a major Chinese daily reports.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the Syrian parties that have discouraged a dialogue with the government of President Bashar al-Assad are responsible for the unrest in the country.

Al-Qaeda has called on Syria's neighboring countries, including Lebanon, to support efforts to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government, Press TV reports.

The Syrian ambassador to Russia has accused the West and its Arab allies of fueling unrest in the country by arming and funding terrorist groups rebelling against the government.

At least two people have been killed and nine others injured in a terrorist attack in the central Syrian city of Homs, Press TV reports.

An oil pipeline has been exploded in an attack carried out by "armed terrorist groups" in Syria’s western city of Homs, Syria's state news agency says.

The Syrian government has declared February 26 as the date for a referendum on the country's new draft constitution, Syrian state news agency says.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) says the 57-nation body is against any military intervention in Syria over the ongoing unrest in the Middle Eastern county.

Jordanian teachers have held a demonstration in front of the office of the prime minister in the capital Amman to demand better pay and full annual bonuses.

The only power plant in the Gaza Strip has stopped generating electricity due to lack of fuel, causing serious difficulties for the Palestinian residents of the area, Press TV reports.

Public transportation has become risky in the western Syrian city of Homs as unknown armed groups threaten vehicles carrying passengers in the area, Press TV reports.

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has announced his country is committed to preventing war and chaos in the crisis-hit Syria.

Yemeni scholars have held a conference in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, and called on all Yemenis to vote in the upcoming presidential election, Press TV reports.

Syria says the UN human rights Chief Navi Pillay’s report about the situation in the country does not reflect the reality since it is based on testimonies by members of the opposition and armed groups.

Russia says that a joint Arab-UN mission can only deployed in Syria after the Damascus government agrees with the plan.

The Syrian ambassador to Egypt says a new Arab League proposal to send UN troops into Syria shows the “hysteria and confusion” of the Arab member states.

Al-Qaeda’s number one, Ayman al-Zawahiri, has called on anti-government elements in Syria to push for regime change in the country as the Arab League (AL) vows to boost support for the Syrian opposition.

The Arab League has drafted a resolution on Syria that calls on the United Nations Security Council to send a joint UN-Arab League force into the country.

A news blackout on the stay of Yemen’s Ali Abdullah Saleh in the US continues amid protests in the Middle Eastern country demanding his return for trial, Press TV reports.

A terrorist group has assassinated the head of a hospital in Syria’s capital Damascus, Brigadier General Issa al-Kholi, the Syrian state media say.

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across Yemen, calling for an end to the regime of Ali Abdullah Saleh and vowing to continue their protests until the fulfillment of their demands.