Saudi Arabia on Tuesday asked a U.S. judge to dismiss 25 lawsuits claiming that it helped plan the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and should pay damages to victims.

Ebrahim Sharif said Bahrain's foreign currency reserves witnessed a sharp decline, as it is no longer enough to cover the country's imports for two consecutive months.

The Saudi-backed Yemeni government will not allow its Houthi foes to keep the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, the information minister said, underlining its intention to remove the vital aid delivery point from the control of the Iran-aligned group.

Militant group Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on the Iraqi embassy in Kabul on Monday that began with a suicide bomber blowing himself up at the main gate, allowing gunmen to enter the building and battle security forces.

A senior Iraqi general predicted a relatively easy victory for his forces in the upcoming battle for the Islamic State haven of Tal Afar as up 2,000 fighters and their families there are "worn out and demoralised".

Qatar Airways is expected to have access to three contingency routes over international waters in early August, after a UN-led meeting on Monday discussed air corridors for Doha following a rift with its neighbors, a source familiar with the matter said.

Qatar filed a wide-ranging legal complaint at the World Trade Organization on Monday to challenge a trade boycott by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates, the director of Qatar's WTO office Ali Alwaleed al-Thani told Reuters.

Former Minister Mansour bin Rajab paid 72000 BD pursuant to a court’s decision to immediacy pay the fine or else he will face imprisonment. However, it was not known whether he was released or is going to serve his 6-year jail term in cases related to checks without balance.

Bahrain strongly condemned the terrorist bombing that targeted the Iraqi embassy in Afghanistan. Bahrain condemned this sinful act and affirmed the support of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Republic of Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in their fight against terrorism and their efforts to confront various terrorist organizations that threaten peace and security.

The Bahraini police executed yesterday night an arrest warrant against former minister Mansour bin Rajab over charges of denying to pay the fees for the auction of his deceased son’s belongings that amounted to 145,000 BD. Mansour was referred this morning to the execution judge (judge Adeela Habib) who bound him to pay 72,000 BD as a fine for the auction of his son’s estates immediately or else he will face a one week imprisonment.

An official at King Fahd Causeway denied the news of raising crossing fees from 2.5 BD to 3.5 for cars, according to Al-Ayam daily.

The Qatari authorities have accused Saudi Arabia of jeopardising the annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca of Qatari pilgrims by refusing to guarantee their safety.

Nearly 90,000 Iranians are expected to attend the haj in Mecca this year, and were due to start arriving on Sunday, after Tehran boycotted the pilgrimage last year amid tensions with Saudi Arabia.

Iran on Saturday condemned new sanctions passed by the US Congress against its missile program, which President Donald Trump is set to sign into law, and vowed to continue it.

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain, which have tried to isolate Qatar, said on Sunday they would allow Qatari planes to use air corridors in emergencies, but Doha denied it, saying they were spreading "false information".

Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa met the British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Simon Martin, stressing that the strong ties that bind the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United Kingdom, which span over centuries, led to many achievements between the two countries in all fields.

A Saudi police officer was killed and six others wounded when a patrol came under attack in the town of Awamiya in eastern Saudi Arabia on Sunday morning, the interior ministry said.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday that U.S. Navy ships came close to their vessels in the Gulf and shot flares.

The Saudi Press Agency said that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received in Jeddah on Sunday (July 30, 2017) leader of the Sadrist movement Moqtada Al-Sadr.

The Bahraini authorities prevented on Sunday (July 30, 2017) member of Bahrain Center for Human Rights and activist Hussein Radhi from leaving the country.