1. The leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution says the mass march towards Iraq’s shrine city of Karbala to mark Arba’een is a divine ritual.
2. The leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution slams Israel's state terrorism as the root cause of Palestinians’ sufferings over the past six decades.
3. Iraqi forces have completely besieged the ISIL held western city of Ramadi. Army troops have also managed to cut all supply lines to the terrorists.
4. The Yemeni army and allied Ansarullah fighters have taken control of three military sites in Saudi Arabia's Najran region.
5. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Tel Aviv will not return a single meter of the occupied territories to Palestinians.
6. Turkey has arrested a journalist with the Huriyet daily on slander charges. Ertugrul Ozkok was arrested for allegedly criticizing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
7. A UN conference on climate change has opened in Paris. World leaders and negotiators from 195 countries will try to reach a deal within two weeks on reducing global carbon emissions.
8. The British Medical Association says talks with health officials to avert strike actions by junior doctors have failed to produce a conclusive outcome.