Saudi Arabia arrests an Iranian, a Lebanese and 16 Saudis accused of being part of a "spying cell for a state", officials say.
MPs overwhelmingly reject the terms of a eurozone bailout deal with zero votes in favour, 36 against and 19 abstentions.
رئيس حكومة المعارضة المؤقتة، غسان هيتو، يقول خلال حفل تنصيبه إن نظام الأسد "عصابة دمرت البلد ولن ندخل في حوار معه"، متعهدا بإسقاط النظام.
Syrian rebels and the government accuse each other of firing chemical weapons, reportedly killing 25 people, but there is no evidence to support either claim.
An estimated 15,000 Syrians are taking refuge in Lebanese border town of Arsal and many locals oppose the Assad regime.
The majority of Zimbabweans vote in favour of new draft constitution, paving the way for new elections this year.
Egyptian police in Cairo arrest Ahmed Gaddaf al-Dam, a close aide and cousin of the late Libyan leader, Col Muammar Gaddafi.
Foreign ministry in Moscow says opposition is responsible for attack that reportedly killed 16 people and injured 100.