
SAUDI ARABIA
Saudis urge release of political prisoners
Saudis in the eastern city of Awamiyah hold a march to demand the release political prisoners.

Saudis in the eastern city of Awamiyah hold a march to demand the release political prisoners.

Pope Francis describes Muslims and Christians as 'brothers and sisters' and urges them to live peacefully together.

Boko Haram militants attack a village in southeast Niger, killing at least four people and burning some 50 homes.

Obama has discussed climate change and other issues with the Chinese president on the sidelines of a climate summit in France.

A senior Iranian official says growing terrorist activities in Yemen are concerning.

British junior doctors are poised to go on a strike in protest at controversial contracts that will lead to pay cuts and longer working conditions.

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump takes his anti-Muslim rhetoric to a whole new level.

Azerbaijan Republic says one of its soldiers has been killed in clashes with Armenian forces in Karabakh.

A senior Iranian official urges an independent presidential election in Lebanon.

Severe shortages of food and vaccines leave millions of children at risk of disease or death in Nepal, says UNICEF.

Turkey’s PM says Ankara will never apologize over the downing of a Russian jet near Syrian border.

Obama has held a closed-door meeting with Putin, urging him to de-escalate tensions with Turkey after it downed a Russian jet.

Greece owes Iran $800 million in an outstanding debt for the oil which it has bought before 2012 , Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh says.

The death toll from a prison fight at a Guatemalan prison has risen to 16.

US Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham represent the most extreme political class in Washington, a political analyst says.

The Labour Party has confirmed that it will offer its MPs a free vote on the Tory government’s proposal for UK airstrikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria.

A top Iranian military commander says Russia’s anti-Daesh campaign is a 'praiseworthy' move.

Yemeni army backed by Ansarullah fighters take control of three military sites in Saudi Arabia's southwestern Najran region.