The men who hijacked a Turkish plane Saturday morning surrendered themselves to the Turkish officials later in the day.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is due to discuss security, political and economic issues with Syrian officials during a three-day visit to Damascus starting from Monday, a Syrian official said.

Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi said that government encourages and supports foreign investments in Iran, specially by Muslim countries, adding that the world of Islam is in need of such participation and partnership.