Ceremony in the Iranian capital of Tehran is held to tribute top military officer and missile architect, brigadier general Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam and 265 martyrs of aerospace activities held in Tehran.

The last town held by the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq has fallen, marking the end of the militant group's territorial control in the country.

Russia has vetoed Friday night a Japan-draft UN resolution to extend the mandate of international investigation into chemical attack on Syria’s town of Khan Sheikhun.

Prince Miteb bin Abdullah, the son of the late King Abdullah who was once considered a future crown prince, was beaten and tortured, along with five other princes, when he was arrested and interrogated in Riyadh during the ongoing political purge in the kingdom, Middle East Eye has confirmed.

Doha has accused Saudi Arabia of bullying small countries into submission and sparking crisis in the Middle East months after Riyadh and allies have imposed blockade on the emirate.

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has left Saudi capital of Riyadh for France two weeks after his resignation was publicized on Saudi television, Lebanon’s Future TV announced.