TRIPOLI/TUNIS -- Libyan security on Sunday freed 14 Tunisian workers kidnapped by gunmen a few days ago in the western city of Zawiya, some 45 km west of the capital Tripoli.

"The security directorate of the city of Zawiya managed to free the Tunisian workers. Communication is underway with the concerned authorities to ensure they return safely to their families," said Zawiya security directorate. (Libya-Tunisians-Kidnapping)

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UNITED NATIONS -- Yemen's warring parties have agreed on the first phase of troop withdrawal from the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, said the United Nations on Sunday.

Representatives of the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels met in the UN-facilitated talks in Hodeidah on Saturday and Sunday, and reached agreement on phase 1 of the troop withdrawal, said the press office of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. (UN-Yemen)

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JERUSALEM -- The Israeli army said on Sunday that it fired artillery shells at two Hamas posts in the northern Gaza Strip after a soldier was injured during clashes along the border fence.

According to a military statement, a "violent riot" started in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday night, during which dozens of protesters "hurled explosive devices and rolled burning tires at IDF soldiers and the security fence." (Israel-Palestinians-Clashes)

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BAGHDAD -- Iraqi President Barham Salih on Sunday said that the elimination of terrorism requires an international commitment to supporting the affected countries and reconstruction.

A statement by his office said that Salih's comments came as he received in his office in Baghdad the U.S. Army General Joseph Votel, head of the U.S. Central Command, and his accompanying delegation. (Iraq-US-Terrorism) Enditem

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