TEHRAN -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Sunday separately summoned the Danish and Swedish charges d'affaires in Tehran over the recurrent "desecration" of the Quran in the two Nordic countries, semi-official Mehr news agency reported.

In the meetings, the ministry strongly condemned the continuing "rude" insults to the Quran in the two countries, stressing that Iran holds the Swedish and Danish governments fully accountable for the acts against the Islamic holy book, said the report. (Iran-Quran Desecration-Condemnation)

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CAIRO -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen discussed on Sunday the latest developments in Syria.

During a phone conversation, Shoukry and Pedersen discussed the outputs of the first meeting of the Arab Ministerial Liaison Committee on Syria, which was held in Cairo on Aug. 15, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. (Egypt-UN-Syrian Crisis)

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TEHRAN -- U.S. helicopters were forced to return to a cruiser in the Strait of Hormuz after receiving warnings from Iran, in a recent encounter between the two sides after the U.S. started to build up its military presence in the strait, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported on Sunday.

The Navy of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Iran's elite force, released footage of the incident on Saturday night at a gathering of the IRGC commanders in the Iranian capital Tehran, Fars reported. (Iran-U.S.-Military Encounter)

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RABAT -- Moroccan King Mohammed VI has pardoned 653 prisoners on the anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People, the Ministry of Justice said in a statement on Sunday.

Some of the inmates were granted freedom, some had their prison terms shortened, while others had their fines reduced or annulled, according to the statement. (Morocco-Pardon-Prisoners) Enditem

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