The several explosions heard in Arbil on Sept. 29 were reportedly the result of four car bombs being detonated, killing at least six people, unnamed officials said, Reuters and Al Jazeera reported.
Israel has arrested Ali Mansouri, an Iranian-Belgian citizen suspected of spying for Iran, the Shin Bet internal security service said in a statement Sept. 29, World Bulletin reported.
The Lebanese army took control of Baalbek on Sept. 29 in response to clashes between Hezbollah fighters and Syrian rebels, the city's mayor said, RIA Novosti reported.
Rebel fighters, including foreign Islamists, took control of a military post on Syria's southern border with Jordan on Sept. 28 after four days of fighting with government forces, activists said, Reuters reported.
An Egyptian soldier was shot and killed in the Sinai Peninsula town of Sheikh Zuweid, near the border with the Gaza Strip, on Sept. 21, security officials said, Reuters reported.
Tunisia's Islamist-led government agreed Sept. 28 to resign after negotiations that could begin in the upcoming week between the ruling Ennahda and secular opponents to form a caretaker administration and prepare for fresh elections, an Ennahda party official said, Reuters reported.
At least three people were killed, including two Hezbollah militants, and another five people were wounded in a firefight in Baalbek on Sept. 28, Lebanese security officials said, AFP reported.
