Three al Qaeda militants and two Yemeni soldiers died May 24 in a firefight in the southern Yemeni province of Bayda, a security official said, AP reported.
Five security professionals were injured when riots erupted in Jordan's Zaatari refugee camp, which is home to hundreds of thousands of displaced Syrians, al Ghad reported May 24.
Fighters loyal to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula seized control of villages near Mukalla, a port city in Yemen's Hadramawt province, on May 24, the Yemeni Interior Ministry and local residents said, AFP reported.
Syria has agreed in principle to attend an international peace conference proposed by Russia and the United States, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said May 24, Reuters reported.
Tunisia is talking to Qatar regarding a deposit in Tunis' central bank with what Prime Minister Ali Larayedh called easy conditions, Larayedh said May 23, Reuters reported.
