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An Israeli paramilitary policeman shot dead a Palestinian who had stabbed a soldier in the occupied West Bank on Oct. 29, police and the army said, as a month-long spate of attacks showed no signs of abating.

A round table that sought to raise awareness of traditional Islam vs. religious extremism in Kosovo saw harsh accusations made at the expense of the Islamic Community of Kosovo, the BIK.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Iraq's Deputy Foreign Minister Nazar al-Khairalla will attend international talks on the Syrian crisis taking place on Oct. 30 in Vienna.

Iran, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's closest regional ally, is also expected to attend following a request from Moscow for wider participation.

Iran will be invited to participate in talks in Vienna on Oct. 30 to discuss ending the conflict in Syria, a dialogue aimed at finding a framework for political transition in Damascus, the U.S. State Department said on Oct. 27. 

Two people were killed on Oct. 26 in a suicide bombing at a mosque in the Saudi city of Najran that was claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which has repeatedly targeted Shiites in the Sunni-ruled kingdom.

A Saudi prince and four others were detained on Oct. 26 in Lebanon in the largest drug bust in the history of the Beirut airport, a security source said.

Saudi prince Abdel Mohsen Bin Walid Bin Abdulaziz and four others were detained by airport security while allegedly "attempting to smuggle about two tons of Captagon pills and some cocaine," a security source told AFP.    

Chief of Turkish General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar has departed for Spain to attend a seventh gathering of the coalition fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) announced Oct. 26. 

US Secretary of State John Kerry and King Salman of Saudi Arabia on Oct. 24 called for greater international efforts to restore stability to Syria without President Bashar al-Assad at its helm.

Top diplomats from Russia, the US, Saudi Arabia and Turkey fail to make any major breakthrough on how to end the Syrian conflictTop diplomats from Russia, the U.S., Saudi Arabia and Turkey on Oct. 23 failed to make any major breakthrough on how to end the Syrian conflict, with the sides sharply at odds on the future of Bashar al-Assad.

A quartet of key actors in the Syria quagmire meet in Vienna to discuss the future of the country and President Bashar al-AssadThe United States, Russia, Turkey and Saudi Arabia met Oct. 23 to explore a political solution to the Syrian civil war despite basic disagreements over Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's fate and disputes over the ongoing strikes in the war-ridden country.