Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Chairman Al-Hajj Murad Ebrahim has welcomed the ratification of the Bangsamoro Law — a key piece of legislation for expanded autonomy in a region of the southern Philippines.

At least 14 people have been killed in Iraq in two weeks of protests over corruption and lack of public services, a member of the state human rights commission said Monday.

Writing a letter to the most influential Iraqi Shia cleric, Iranian Sunni leader asked him to use his influence for decreasing Iranian Sunnis’ problems and constitution of a multi-ethnic government in Iraq.

Israel will reopen its only goods crossing with the blockaded Gaza Strip on Tuesday if calm is maintained, a minister said, after having closed it July 9 partly over kites carrying firebombs.

A suicide bombing has killed a candidate in Pakistan’s general election in the northwestern town of Dera Ismail Khan, the latest in a series of deadly attacks targeting the polling process.

Three separatists were killed in a gun battle with troops in India-held Kashmir early on Sunday, police said.

Hundreds of people were evacuated Friday from Syria’s southwestern Quneitra province to opposition-held parts of Idlib, in line with an agreement between the Assad regime and armed opposition groups.

The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques in Saudi Arabia has unveiled its two-month plan for the upcoming Hajj season, stretching from the current month till the end of August.

Four Palestinians were killed Friday by Israeli forces in two separate incidents near the Gaza-Israel buffer zone, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.

Two Turkish non-governmental organizations began a campaign to help Rohingya refugees during the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha (feast of sacrifice).