The ruler of Dubai has announced the names of two astronauts from the United Arab Emirates who will be heading to the International Space Station, a first for the Gulf nation.

Iraq’s newly-elected parliament is meeting for the first time as rival factions compete over the right to name a new government.

Libya’s police say some 400 prisoners have escaped from a jail in the capital amid fighting between rival militias.

British ex-Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has slammed Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit policy, a move likely to fuel speculation that he is seeking to oust her.

Iranian state media says Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has arrived in Syria to meet with President Bashar Assad as Syrian forces and their allies prepare for an assault on the last opposition stronghold in the country.

Yemen’s official news agency says President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi has travelled to the United States for regular medical tests.

Thousands of travelers have been stranded on Greece’s islands due to a strike by ferry crews seeking higher pay and tax breaks.

Turkey’s central bank said it would re-adjust its monetary policy at its next meeting, after Turkey’s annual inflation rate increased to nearly 18 percent in August.

Judges at the United Nations’ highest court are listening to arguments in a case focused on the legality of British sovereignty over the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean, including Diego Garcia, where the U.S. has a major military base.

A migrant was convicted Monday of murdering his 15-year-old German ex-girlfriend and sentenced to 8.5 years in prison, the German news agency dpa reported.