Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has criticized Wests bull-in-a-china-shop-like policies in the Middle East affairs especially in Syria.
The US says it can have a "willing partnership" with Iran, after President Hassan Rohani was inaugurated in Tehran.
Hassan Rohani has taken the oath of office as the new president of Iran at the Iranian Parliament, one day after being endorsed by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
An Egyptian court has set a trial date for Muslim Brotherhood leaders in a move likely to enrage supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.
Iraqi security forces have hunted for militants and weapons in the Baghdad area, while attacks have killed six people, including three soldiers and a judge, officials say.
Iranian President Hassan Rohani has called on Western governments to stop using the language of sanctions to address the Islamic Republic.
Saudi Arabia has denied permission for a plane carrying Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to cross its airspace for the swearing-in of Iran's new president, Khartoum says.
Iran's new President Hassan Rohani says Tehran condemns any foreign interference in the ongoing crisis in Syria.
Iran's President Hassan Rohani has taken the oath of office, following his endorsement by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
A Saudi intellectual has warned more than 10 million Saudi civilians live below poverty line.