At least nine students were admitted to hospital after they became ill due to a gas leak on the premises of a private coaching institute in Jaipur.

The alleged escape of Ali Mamlouk, a senior Syrian intelligence officer and confidant of former president Bashar al-Assad to Beirut has raised several questions in Lebanon, Lebanese newspaper Nidaa al-Watan reported in recent days. Nidaa al-Watan reported that Mamlouk is hiding at a luxury hotel in the southern suburbs of Beirut under Hezbollah’s protection rather than facing prosecution. This is despite him being wanted by Lebanese authorities for his involvement in the 2013 bombings of the Al-Taqwa and Al-Salam mosques in Tripoli.Lebanon’s caretaker Interior Minister, Bassam Mawlawi, denied the reports, stating, “According to the information from security agencies, Mamlouk is not in Lebanon and did not enter through legal border crossings.” n18oc_world n18oc_crux

Israel says the move is necessary following the takeover of neighbouring Syria by an Islamist-led rebel alliance. 

​Israel says the move is necessary following the takeover of neighbouring Syria by an Islamist-led rebel alliance.