Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, March 25

DAMASCUS -- A total of 3,708 rebels and their family members evacuated Syria's Eastern Ghouta area on Sunday, as the second batch to leave areas under the control of Failaq al-Rahman militia, state TV reported.

The rebels and members of their families were transported by 52 buses from the outskirts of the town of Arbeen in Eastern Ghouta toward rebel-held areas in northwestern Syria. (Syria-Evacuation)

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CAIRO -- The Egyptian police killed six terrorists on Sunday during an anti-terror raid in Beheira province north of the capital Cairo, the Egyptian Interior Ministry said in a statement.

The anti-terror police raid came hours before Egypt's 2018 presidential election kicks off on Monday morning, in which incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi is expected to easily win a second four-year term. (Egypt-Police-Terrorism-Election)

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JERUSALEM -- Israel's army said a fire that triggered its Iron Dome anti-rocket system on Sunday night was not due to rocket launching but machinegun firing in Gaza.

Earlier in the night, sirens were heard in several cities in southern Israel and a military spokesperson said that Iron Dome intercepted several rockets that were fired from Gaza towards Israel. (Israel-Rocket)

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SANAA -- Yemenis Houthi rebels fired several long-range ballistic missiles toward four Saudi international airports on Sunday midnight, said a statement posted on the Houthi-controlled Saba news agency.

One ballistic missile was fired toward King Khaled International Airport north of the Saudi capital Riyadh. (Yemen-Saudi Arabia) Enditem