Another bomb attack occurred near Manama, capital of Bahrain, on Sunday, luckily with no casualties. The Kingdom of Bahrain has been suffering from bombs and other "terrorist" acts since 2011, when the Shi'ite-led protests have been repressed there.
On late Saturday, the US Justice Department's appeal to restore President Trump's immigration ban was denied by the US appeal court.
A meeting between Australia's army chief Angus Campbell, Indonesian military chief Gatot Nurmantyo and Indonesian army chief of staff Mulyono is due on Wednesday, February 8, in Jakarta.
On Sunday, the executives of some Chinese firms that exported goods to the Middle East do not agree with the US sanctions, as they did not export anything illegal.
Visa holders from countries affected by travel ban are rushing to board US-bound flights, fearing they might only have a short period of time to enter the country.
Russia will deliver the second batch of 10 Su-35 fighter jets to China this year after supplying 4 jets the previous year, reports The Information Telegraph Agency of Russia.
The Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen reaffirmed commitment to the one-China policy, telling "we support the one-China policy and respect China's sovereignty".
Libya's coast guard intercepted hundreds of refugees attempting to reach Europe over a course of a week.
The Romanian government plans to withdraw a decree that would have protected politicians from prosecution for corruption, following days of mass protests in the country.
A commander of Iranian Revolutionary Guards vowed to use missiles in case the country's security would be under threat.
On Saturday, just after a phone call with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Donald Trump stated that he would work with both Ukraine and Russia in order to resolve the recently sparked conflict in the eastern Ukraine.
On Saturday, the US President Donald Trump said that the Justice Department is going to win an appeal of a Seattle judge's order, which led to debarring of citizens of seven majorly-Muslim countries.
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would welcome a free trade deal between the EU and South America, which could include agriculture and energy.
The UK Prime Minister Theresa May faces a revolt from as many as 27 lawmakers in the Conservative Party, who wish to "wreck" the Brexit law.
Romania's government bowed to pressure to massive protests and vowed to scrap changes to criminal legislation that fuelled concerns they would roll back anti-corruption efforts.
The US President Donald Trump criticised a judge's ruling that blocked the order banning people from seven Muslim-majority countries, saying that the decision was ridiculous.
The US authorities rolled backed travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority nations after a judge James Robart ruled there were legal grounds to suspend it.
French far-right leader Marie Le Pen launched her presidential campaign with a promise to protect voters from globalisation and make France "free".
The PBOC unexpectedly lifted lending rates to banks, widely regarded as a shift to neutral monetary policy, while the government promised to better adjust money supply and adapt to changes in monetary tools.
The biggest bank in Italy, UniCredit, sealed a deal with trade unions to cut 3,900 jobs in the country as the bank prepares for a 13M euro share issue next year.
US authorities instructed Royal Jordanian to allow the previously banned countries' residents to board their flights if they are in possession of the visas required.
Google was ordered to turn over the e-mails of customers based outside of the US, unlike Microsoft, which did not have to comply with such demands in an analogous case.
According to Xinhua news agency, in China, where child trafficking is at an extremely high level, a mobile application helped the authorities to retrieve hundreds of children that went missing during the previous year.
On Saturday, the US-backed military alliance in Syria stated that it took a new step in its campaign against the ISIL-held city of Raqqa, expecting to surround and ultimately retake the city.