BEIRUT -- Eleven people were killed and 17 others injured Sunday evening in Israeli airstrikes targeting different areas in Lebanon, according to Lebanese official and military sources.

According to the Ministry of Health, six people were killed and 13 others injured in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in the village of Kayfoun in Aley district, Mount Lebanon Governorate. (Lebanon-Israel-Attacks)

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TUNIS -- Exit polls showed that Tunisian President Kais Saied is expected to win the presidential election on Sunday, Tunisian State TV reported.

According to the estimated results of a poll by Sigma Conseil, a Tunisian survey company, Saied won 89.2 percent of the vote, followed by Ayachi Zammel with 6.9 percent and Zouhair Maghzaoui with 3.9 percent. (Tunis-Election-Polls)

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CAIRO -- Egyptians commemorated on Sunday the 51st anniversary of its victory in the October War, also known as the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, while expressing hopes for an end to the deadly conflicts taking place in the region.

President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said that Egypt's victory in the war will remain a turning point in the country's contemporary history, and a symbol of its pride and dignity. (Egypt-Arab-Israeli War)

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ISLAMABAD -- At least six people were injured Sunday night after a huge blast near the Jinnah International Airport in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, police said.

A police officer told Xinhua that the blast took place near a crossroad leading to the airport, adding that the nature of the blast is not known yet. (Pakistan-Karachi-Blast-Airport) Enditem

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