Rights group Amnesty International has said Egyptians are facing an unprecedented attack on freedom of expression.

Greek police fired teargas to disperse crowds gathered outside parliament on Thursday to protest against a deal over the name of neighboring Macedonia, as an at times angry parliamentary debate spilled into a third day.

Iran’s top judge said Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei would grant amnesty to a large group of prisoners on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution’s victory.

The US Senate and House of Representatives voted unanimously on Friday to end a 35-day partial federal government shutdown with legislation to temporarily fund many agencies, but without the $5.7bn President Donald Trump had demanded this year to help build a wall on the US-Mexico border.

Rights groups have called on Saudi Arabia to grant them access to detainees in the kingdom a day after British parliamentarians threatened to publish their own report detailing allegations of mistreatment unless Riyadh allows them in by next week.

The European Commission has added Saudi Arabia to a European Union draft list of countries that pose a threat to the bloc because of lax controls against "terrorism financing" and "money laundering", sources told Reuters news agency.

Press TV anchor Marzieh Hashemi has condemned her detention in the United States, warning anyone can be subject to such illegal behavior of the US government.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has strongly rebuked France for threatening to impose new sanctions against Tehran over its missile program, saying the country’s missile program is non-negotiable.

Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian man in the Gaza Strip as thousands took part Friday in the 44th March of Return protest along the border.

Iran's Chargé d’affaires to the United Nations in a statement criticized the United Nations Security Council for addressing issues which are out of its responsibility scope, IRNA reported.