U.S. President Barack Obama called Iranian President Hasan Rouhani on Sept. 27, the first direct talks between a U.S. and Iranian leader since 1979, The New York Times reported.
Clashes broke out between supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and residents of the al-Asafrah district of Alexandria on Sept. 27, Egyptian state-run Channel One television reported.
Russia is willing to ensure security and help guard the facilities where Syria's chemical weapons would be destroyed, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Sept. 26, AP reported.