CAIRO -- The Egyptian police arrested 13 members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group over attempts to revive the group's activities and incite anti-state chaos and instability, the Interior Ministry said in a statement Tuesday.

"The group's leaders abroad assigned their affiliates inside the country to revive the group's activities to carry out a plot based on spreading rumors to incite the citizens and urge them to protest, cause a state of chaos and undermine internal stability," the ministry said in the statement. (Egypt-Police-Brotherhood)

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ISTANBUL -- A Turkish court on Tuesday released two Greek soldiers from prison who were arrested in Turkey's northwestern province of Edirne in March over a border crossing incident, local media reported.

The Hurriyet daily said the soldiers, who have been accused of "attempting military espionage" and "entering into a military forbidden zone," were released from the jail in Edirne, pending trial. (Turkey-Greek-Release)

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JERUSALEM -- A soap factory dating back to the 19th century has been unearthed, along with large underground chambers, in the old city of Jaffa, said a report published Tuesday by Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA).

The discoveries were revealed at the Uri Geller Museum, now under construction and expected to be opened to the public in a few months. (Israel-Discovery)

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TEHRAN -- The private sector should play an important role in countering the "economic war" launched against Iran by the U.S. administration, a top security official said here on Tuesday.

Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said that current economic war is "more complicated than the military war," emphasizing that the private sector can be of great help in economic policy-making. (Iran-U.S.-Economic War) Enditem

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