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• Muslim world leaders unite for Palestine's decade-long call for independence

  Indonesian government spearheaded the special summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) which highlighted the Palentine's call for independence.

• Top Thai hospital treats first MERS case, South Korea outbreak levels off

  One of Thailand's leading hospitals, known for treating medical tourists, said on Friday it had received the country's first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), as authorities said it had taken nearly four days to confirm the illness.

• U.S. sends six Yemeni prisoners from Guantanamo to Oman for resettlement

  Six Yemenis held for more than a decade at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo have been flown to Oman for resettlement, the Pentagon said on Saturday, the latest step in President Barack Obama's slow push to close the facility.

• Arab air strikes pound Yemen amid reports of progress toward talks

  Political sources on Monday reported progress in efforts to convene a dialogue among Yemen's warring factions as warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition carried out air strikes on Monday against Yemen's Houthi group across the country.

• Yemen's former president says exiled leader Hadi no longer relevant

  A former president of Yemen said on Friday exiled President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi no longer had a place in Yemeni politics.

• Bill Clinton defends his charity's foreign government donors

  Former U.S. president Bill Clinton on Saturday defended donations his family's charity receives from foreign governments after renewed criticism that they would create conflicts of interest should his wife, Hillary Clinton, run for president.

• Five Yemenis transferred from U.S. custody at Guantanamo: Pentagon

  The Pentagon transferred five Yemenis held at Guantanamo prison to foreign custody on Wednesday in the first handover of detainees in 2015, sending four to Oman and one to Estonia despite Republican calls for a moratorium on the resettlements.

• UAE lists Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist group

  The United Arab Emirates has formally designated the Muslim Brotherhood and local affiliates as terrorist groups, state news agency WAM reported on Saturday citing a cabinet decree.