Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said cautioning citizens against trips to Turkey does not spell “abnormal” relations with the northwestern neighbor, adding, however, that Turkish officials are expected to behave more gracefully in their stances on Iran. “The (recommendation that Iranians) avoid traveling to Turkey does not mean abnormal ties. ...
A number of Bahraini clerics urged the people of the Persian Gulf country to join anti-regime rallies and march toward the house of Sheikh Isa Qassem, the spiritual leader of Bahrain’s Shiites, in the restive town of Diraz in support of the top cleric. In a joint statement, the clerics ...