Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, May 22

MOSUL, Iraq -- Up to 1,000 bodies were retrieved under the debris of devastated buildings in western Mosul in Iraq over the past several days, a police source said Tuesday.

"Only on Monday and Tuesday, a team from the Iraqi civil defense police retrieved 150 decomposed corpses. Some of them were of women and children," Lieut. Col. Rabie Ibrahim, head of the team, told Xinhua. (Iraq-Mosul-Bodies)

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ISTANBUL -- Tea was brewing in pot over a built-in stove while a washing machine was working quietly in the corner. Meeting the eye are cupboards and a vintage sunglass collection. Some antique pieces and a drum kit enhance the view of a large kitchen.

Two young women were having their hairs cut in front of a large mirror fixed directly opposite the kitchen counter. The barber and his apprentice were chatting with the ladies while a secretary sitting next to the fridge was trying to schedule appointment requests for the day. (Turkey-Hairdresser)

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ALGIERS -- A senior terrorist official activating in the Sahel region surrendered to the Algerian military authorities on Monday, according to Algerian Defense Ministry statement on Tuesday.

"As part of the fight against terrorism and thanks to the efforts of the National People's Army, a dangerous terrorist senior official at one of the terrorist organizations activating in the Sahel region, laid down his arms on Monday to the military authorities in the southernmost province of Tamanrasset," reads the statement. (Algeria-Terrorist)

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CAIRO -- Egypt's Suez Canal revenues rose to 479.3 million U.S. dollars in April compared to 463 million dollars in March, the Suez Canal Authority said in statement on Tuesday.

A total of 48 ships transited the Suez Canal on Tuesday, with the cargo of 3 million tons, according to the authority. (Egypt-Suez Canal-Revenues) Enditem