Pilgrims from Qatar won't be able to visit Mecca this year, as the Qatari Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs hasn't received information on travel logistics and security guarantees from its Saudi counterpart.
The ninth annual summit of BRICS hosted by China on September 3-5 will contribute to improving relations between the member nations.
Starting October this year, only users with verified accounts should be allowed to make comments on the Internet, the Cyberspace Administration of China says.
Hundreds of people were arrested and more than 300 trains were cancelled following the conviction of the self-declared "godman" Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.
The White House adviser Sebastian Gorka, an ally to the ousted senior strategist Steve Bannon, is no longer working for the President Donald Trump.
China is strongly against any unilateral sanctions imposed outside the framework of the United Nations Security Council, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying says.
The Cabinet of Japan imposed new unilateral sanctions on Chinese companies and individuals in a bid to further pressure North Korea over its nuclear missile program.
France would assist in reconciliation and reconstruction efforts in post-IS Iraq, the French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Saturday.
North Korea launched several short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Saturday, a week after the country was praised by the US for showing "restraint" in its weapons program.
The Iraqi military forces captured several neighbourhoods of Tal Afar, a city in the northwestern Iraq previously controlled by the Islamic State.
Victims of the latest attack on a Shiite mosque in Kabul accuse the Afghan government of failing to protect them.
The British police reported on Saturday about a knifeman who was arrested after the assault on two police officers outside Queen Elizabeth II's Buckingham Palace residence in London.
The funeral for Kian Loyd delos Santos where participated more than a thousand people turned into the largest single demonstration against the President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal drug war.
Indian authorities reported they have cancelled about 300 trains and arrested hundreds of people after a deadly "godman" protests where at least 29 people died.
The government of Sweden pulled two tax increase proposals in order to prevent potential no-confidence waves and gain a budget that would be accepted before next year's election.
The Deputy Assistant to the US President Donald Trump Sebastian Gorka has been forced out of his position at the White House, sources close to the matter reported.
On Saturday, thousands of Australians rallied in support of same-sex marriage in the country's second largest city of Melbourne ahead of the upcoming postal survey on legalising same-sex marriage.
North Korea launched several missiles from its eastern coast into the sea on Saturday, as the US and South Korea began annual military exercises.
On Saturday, France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and the country's Defence Minister Florence Parly arrived in Baghdad to discuss with Iraq's leaders the war against the Islamic State.
The Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani discussed possible solutions to the Gulf crisis with the UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Friday.
The hurricane Harvey hit South Texas as a category 4 storm with life-threatening winds and the likelihood of flooding, leaving thousands without power.
A US Black Hawk helicopter crashed off the southern coast of Yemen during a training mission with one service member missing following the incident.
Thailand's former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra fled to Dubai, facing a possible 10-year jail term in the home country.
The Philippines transport regulator stated that it would cancel a one-month Uber suspension, if the company pays a fine of $3.7M, which is 20 times higher than Uber offered before.