Another weekend of trouble seems to be on the cards in Hong Kong.
Pro-China groups have torn down the city's “Lennon Walls” of anti-government protest messages.
The move has increased the possibility of further clashes with democracy supporters.
The mosaics of colorful messages call for democracy and denouncing perceived Chinese meddling in the former British colony.
WHO chief says fast-moving Ebola epidemic outpacing response efforts
The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday that the fast-moving Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda was outpacing response efforts, giving the latest number of suspected deaths as 220.
Trump links Abraham Accords to Iran deal
US President Donald Trump said on Monday it should be mandatory for countries including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan and Turkey to join the Abraham Accords en masse as part of an effort to reach a deal with Iran.
Iran and US play down hopes for imminent breakthrough in war
Iran and the US played down hopes for an imminent breakthrough in efforts to end their three-month-old war on Monday, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying Washington will either get a good agreement or deal with the country in "another way".
Philippine rescuers racing against time a day after deadly building collapse
Philippine rescuers were racing against time on Monday in a search for possible signs of life more than 24 hours after the collapse of a building under construction in the city of Angeles, with crews carefully removing rocks and surrounding debris by hand.
His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, has approved a housing benefits package worth AED1.54 billion for 1,074 citizens in the capital, ahead of Eid Al Adha.
Dubai Police are urging the public not to deal with beggars or unlicensed itinerant butchers, especially during holidays and festive periods.
The foreign ministers of the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, Indonesia and Pakistan have jointly condemned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over the treatment of detainees linked to a Gaza-bound flotilla.
