Amnesty Intl. accuses US, Saudis allies of supporting terror groups in Syria

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

• Two teenagers are beaten up outside a New York mosque, in the latest hate crime incident directed towards Muslim Americans. According to the Council on American Islamic Relations-New York, the attacker shouted slurs at the victims. The Muslim advocacy group has called for an investigation into the incident.
• Amnesty International accuses the United States and some of its regional allies including Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey of supporting terror groups in Syria. The London-based rights group called on these governments to stop providing arms or other forms of support to any group involved in war crimes or other violations.
• At least four Saudi security guards have been killed in an explosion close to the Prophet Muhammad’s Mosque in the holy city of Medina. The bombing followed two other explosions in the Shia city of Qatif. Earlier on Monday, another blast injured two security guards in the city of Jeddah.
• The Iraqi national security adviser says the military has liberated around seventy percent of the territory occupied by Daesh terrorists over the past few months. Faleh al-Fayad noted that current military operations against Daesh in the western and northern regions of Iraq were moving smoothly.
• The Iranian Foreign Minister has denounced Monday's deadly bombings in Saudi Arabia. Mohammad Javad Zarif, on his twitter page, said there are no more red lines left for terrorists to cross. He warned that Sunni and Shia Muslims would both remain victims unless they stood united against the menace of terrorism.
• Bahraini people continue their sit-in in front of the residence of Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim denouncing Manama’s decision to revoke his citizenship. The protesters in the village of Diraz called on the Al Khalifah regime to review what they called the unfair decision.
• French president Francois Hollande says the UK’s decision to leave the European Union will not impact western Balkan nations seeking the bloc's membership. Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia are all eyeing EU accession, despite Britain’s vote to leave the bloc.
• Award-winning Iranian film director Abbas Kiarostami has died in Paris at the age of seventy-six. The celebrated Iranian director had traveled to Paris to undergo treatment for his cancer. The death of Kiarostami whose Taste of Cherry won the Cannes film festival top prize in 19-97, has sparked international condolences.

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