More than 800 people have been arrested in Russia for taking part in anti-government protests.
It comes after authorities warned people in Moscow that the demonstrations were illegal.
They're protesting the exclusion of opposition politician Alexei Navalny, who has been jailed by the Kremlin.
Prominent activist Lyubov Sobol was among the hundreds who were arrested on Saturday.
Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei as new supreme leader
Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as supreme leader as the week-old US-Israeli war with Iran pushed oil above $100 a barrel.
Lebanon parliament extends its own mandate for two years as war intensifies
Lebanon’s parliament extended its own mandate for two years on Monday, a statement from the speaker's office said, pushing back elections that were meant to take place in May of this year.
32 civilians injured in Iranian drone attack in Bahrain's Sitra
At least 32 civilians have been injured after Iranian drones targetted Bahrain's Sitra region on Monday morning.
Indonesia searches for five missing after landfill collapse kills four
Rescuers are still searching for five missing people after a large stack of garbage collapsed at Indonesia's biggest landfill site over the weekend, killing at least four people, an official said on Monday.
India's Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has postponed exams scheduled for Class 12 students from Thursday, March 12, in the UAE and the Middle East till Monday, March 16.
The UAE air defence systems intercepted 12 ballistic missiles and 17 drones on Monday, according to figures released by the Ministry of Defence.
Dubai Police have warned about the dangers of illegally stopping on the hard shoulder after a man was fatally run over on Sheikh Zayed Road while inspecting damages to his car from an earlier collision.
