A semi-official news agency in Iran is reporting that the daughter of the late President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been sentenced to six months in prison for "spreading lies against the judiciary."

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has directed fresh verbal attacks at the Netherlands amid their growing diplomatic spat, holding the country responsible for Europe's worst mass killing since World War II

Turkey announced a series of political sanctions against the Netherlands for its refusal to allow two Turkish ministers to campaign there, including halting high-level political discussions and closing Turkish air space to Dutch diplomats

Turkey says it is halting all high-level political discussions with the Netherlands in the wake of the Dutch government's decision to bar two cabinet ministers from campaigning in the country

Bahrain has approved a constitutional change allowing military courts to try civilians, a move widely criticized by activists

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has appointed a prime minister for the first time since the 1989 coup that brought him to power, choosing a close confidante who could potentially succeed him if he fulfills a vow to not seek re-election in 2020

Turkey's deputy prime minister says it is the democratic right of Turkish leaders to stage campaign rallies in European countries in advance of a national referendum

Iran's former hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump, discussing immigration, America's wars in the Middle East and other topics