Saudi media: Criminal court sentences columnist to 5 years in prison for insulting royal court, king and crown prince

Iranian police say they have detained 29 women they described as "deceived" who removed their obligatory Islamic veils in protest

Social media postings show at least five women in Iran protesting the obligatory Muslim headscarf by taking theirs off and waving them on sticks

In Iran, a government push for a so-called 'halal' internet means more control after protests

AP Analysis: With one challenger after another leaving presidential race, Egypt's vote is starting to resemble the past

An audio recording of Benjamin Netanyahu's wife raging at an aide has further embarrassed Israel's embattled leader

Egyptian state media say 4 fishermen die off Libya's coast due to bad weather

Several thousand Turkish Cypriots marched against what they say is Turkey's unwanted influence that has emboldened hard-right groups to try and silence opposing views

A senior worker at the campaign of Egyptian presidential hopeful Khaled Ali says they are holding an emergency meeting to assess their position following the arrest of another hopeful

The editor of a left-wing Turkish Cypriot newspaper has accused Turkey's president of instructing supporters to launch a violent attack against his publication's offices over criticism for Ankara's military offensive into Syria