
SAUDI ARABIA
Blaze engulfs Saudi hotel in Mecca
A huge fire sweeps through a Saudi hotel in Mecca.

A huge fire sweeps through a Saudi hotel in Mecca.

Iran says a Bahraini court’s decision to dissolve the al-Wefaq bloc is unconstructive.

A police officer is killed and two are injured as gunmen storm a police headquarters in Armenia.

John Kerry says US Congress’ unwillingness to cooperate with Barack Obama hurdles the fight against Daesh.

The 42nd flotilla of the Iranian Navy to set off for high seas.

Two Israeli soldiers are killed in a grenade explosion in the occupied Golan Heights in Palestine.

Iran’s Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian says he expects deals with global engineering giants Siemens and Rolls-Royce over investments in the country’s power sector.

SNP urges Theresa May to delay parliamentary vote on expanding Trident.

Israel claims to have fired missiles at a drone flying over the occupied Golan Heights near Syria.

At least three police officers have been fatally shot in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the same city where a black man was killed by white officers earlier this month.

Saudi Arabia executes a man convicted of murder in Mecca.

Iran is sending planes to Turkey to bring its nationals home after a abortive military coup in the country.

Greek prosecutors charge Turkish officers who had landed in the country after a failed coup attempt.

Australian people hold rallies in Melbourne and Sydney over the killings of two African Americans in the US.

The United States has prohibited all American airlines from flying between the US and Turkey after a failed coup attempt.

India closes newspaper offices in Kashmir as part of a crackdown on news outlets following a week of unrest.

A senior Iranian official slams the US for its failure to remain committed to the nuclear agreement with the Islamic Republic.

Russia’s Putin condemns the military coup in Turkey, hopes stability would return to Turkey soon.