Iraqi security authorities warn of imminent and dangerous terrorist movements in the country’s western regions.

Israel is preparing to begin negotiations with the US on a new 10-year “security agreement” aimed at extending Washington’s military support, the Financial Times reported.

Iraq’s parliament has postponed a scheduled vote to elect the country’s next president, after the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) failed to reach agreement on a nominee.

The Israeli military has opened an internal investigation into a soldier accused of fabricating the kidnapping of a Palestinian detainee in an attempt to extort money from the man’s family in the occupied West Bank.

Iraq’s Coordination Framework, the Arab country’s largest parliamentary bloc, announces that it has nominated Nouri al-Maliki for the post of prime minister.

The Israel regime is reportedly seeking to limit the number of Palestinians re-entering Gaza through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt.

An Israeli tank reportedly opens fire on a Lebanese army unit as it carries out a joint field mission with UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon.