The Casbah

Polls closed in the last nine governorates voting in Egypt’s first democratic parliamentary elections, with few incidents reported.

Israeli and Palestinian leaders meet for the first time in over a year, even as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas threatened “new measures” against Israel.

The commander of the Free Syria Army, an armed rebel group, says his forces will step-up attacks against the government.

Outperforming expectations in Egyptian elections, the Salafists defend push for Islamic law.

A spokesman for Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood said the movement is not opposed to granting immunity to Egypt’s army officers for killing protestors in recent weeks.