RAMALLAH -- Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday that it is planning to file a complaint to the International Criminal Court (ICC) against U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, who said annexing parts of the West Bank is Israeli right.

In its press statement, the ministry described Friedman's remarks as a reflection of the U.S. bias toward the Israeli occupation. (Palestine-U.S. Ambassador)

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DAMASCUS -- Battles continued to rage in the central province of Hama on Sunday between the Syrian army and the rebel groups, killing at least 13, a war monitor reported.

With the backing of ground shelling and airstrikes, the Syrian army managed to capture a town in northern Hama on Sunday, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. (Syria-Hama-Battles)

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SANAA -- Yemen's Shiite Houthi rebels said they launched a drone attack on a military airport in Saudi Arabia's border city of Jizan on Sunday.

"The attack targeted a hangar containing Saudi military drones," the rebels said in a statement aired by the group's TV al-Masirah. (Iran-Air Defense System)

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ALGIERS -- Algerian courts on Sunday summoned former Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia and former ministers for investigations into corruption charges that began a couple of months ago, the Algeria Press Service (APS) reported.

Ouyahia is now under investigations by the prosecutor of Sidi Amhamad Court in Algerian capital Algiers, APS said. (Algeria-Justice) Enditem

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