A group of Iraqi hackers has reportedly targeted dozens of Israeli websites, including that of Sderot municipality in a major cyber attack.

The Iranian foreign minister has called on Saudi authorities to free an Iranian citizen who was detained during the Hajj pilgrimage.

Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada Sadr has called on his supporters to continue a sit-in inside the parliament until his demands are met, days after they breached Baghdad's heavily fortified "green zone" and occupied the country's legislature.

The United Nations has called on different political factions in Iraq to set aside their differences and look for "urgent solutions" to the Arab country’s protracted political crisis.

Turkish warplanes target an area in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of northern Iraq under the pretext of fighting Kurdish PKK militants.

Iraqi and French foreign ministers have expressed support for the continuation of fence-mending talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia in order to ensure security and stability in the Middle East.

Iraqi Shia cleric Sayyed Ammar al-Hakim calls for constructive dialogue between the country’s political rivals, urging all factions to reach a common ground.