The American flag was lowered at the United States consulate in Chengdu on Monday (July 27), days after Beijing ordered it to close in retaliation for the shuttering of the Chinese consulate in Houston.

China orders the closure of the US consulate in the South Western city of Chengdu, in a tit-for-tat escalation between the two countries.

The US consulate in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu has been making final preparations for its closure.

The Chinese Consulate in Houston has been ordered shut by the US, as the United States pointed its finger towards China accusing it of intellectual property theft, and visa fraud.

China has ordered the closure of the US consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu, in retaliation for Washington’s decision to shut down a Chinese consulate in Houston earlier this week.

Washington has ordered Beijing to close China's consulate in Houston.

The United States ordered China to close its consulate over accusations of spying operations.

A high-ranking UN official says Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is a prime suspect in the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

A number of Saudi dissidents dismiss Khashoggi murder death sentences, calling Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman the primary culprit in the case.

A day after rioters set fire to Iran's consulate in the Iraqi city of Najaf, the Saudi envoy to Cairo has threatened the Islamic Republic with "worse."