DAMASCUS -- Two explosions rocked Syria's rebel-held Idlib city on Monday, killing and wounding tens of people, a war monitor reported.

The explosions are believed to have been carried out by two explosive-laden vehicles, which tore through the al-Qusor area in the central part of Idlib, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. (Syria-Explosions)

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JERUSALEM -- A planned summit of Eastern European countries in Jerusalem was canceled Monday, Israel's Foreign Ministry confirmed, following a remark by Israeli minister on Poles' accomplice with the Nazi Holocaust.

The summit was scheduled to be held on Monday and Tuesday with prime ministers of the Visegrad Group, which includes Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. (Eastern Europe-Israel)

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TRIPOLI -- Libya's eastern-based army on Monday allowed resumption of civilian flights in southern Libya after declaring the region a no-fly zone recently.

According to the army's spokesman Ahmad al-Mismari, the army permitted resumption of civilian flights "taking into account humanitarian and social conditions." (Libya-Civilian Flights)

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TEHRAN -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) dismantled terror cells in southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province and arrested several suspects linked to the recent deadly terrorist attack on border guards, official IRNA news agency reported on Monday.

In the operation on Sunday night, "three terrorists were arrested, and 750 kilograms of explosives and some ammunition were seized from them," according to the report. (Iran-Arrest of suspects-IRGC)

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CAIRO -- An Egyptian court on Monday has upheld placing 241 elements of Wilayat Sinai group, which is loyal to the Islamic State organization, on terror list for five years.

The Court of Cassation, Egypt's top court that gives final verdicts, rejected the appeal of the defendants. (Egypt-Court-IS) Enditem

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