US media say the unannounced visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the States could have lasting consequences for him. The Washington Post has quoted unnamed officials as warning that Netanyahu's visit that was publicized through a surprise announcement by House Speaker John Boehner is already straining US-Israeli ties. They say the White House is specifically upset because neither Boehner nor Netanyahu gave the administration any notice of the visit. They also warned that playing politics with Israel-US relationship could blunt Secretary Kerry's enthusiasm for being Israel's primary defender. The Obama administration has already said the president will not meet Netanyahu, who has been invited to the US by Boehner without asking the White House permission. Boehner announced that he invited the Israeli premier to address Congress on Iran.

In Egypt, regime crackdown on anti-government protesters continues with at least one protester dead on Friday. A young female demonstrator was shot dead by security forces in the northern port city of Alexandria. The rally was called by the outlawed group, the Muslim Brotherhood, ahead of the fourth anniversary of a popular revolution that toppled long-time dictator Hosni Mubarak. Similar demonstrations have been held in the capital Cairo and other cities, including Kafar el-Sheikh in Nile Delta governorate.

The body of former Saudi Arabian monarch, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, has been laid to rest. He died in the early hours of Friday at the age of 90. Abdullah's body was buried at al-Od public cemetery in the capital Riyadh. Leaders and dignitaries from different countries attended the ceremony. Citizens were invited to pledge allegiance to the new King Salman at the royal palace. Before the funeral, King Salman clarified the chain of succession by naming Prince Mohammed bin Nayef as the country's interior minister and the deputy crown prince. He also appointed his own son, Mohammad bin Salman, to succeed him as defense minister and also to the powerful position of head of the king's royal court, replacing Abdullah's long-time chief.

Tens of thousands of Greeks have taken to the streets of Athens to show their support for opposition party SYRIZA. The demonstrators say they are determined to oust the conservative New Democracy party in favor of the anti-austerity SYRIZA. In an address to the protesters, the leader of the leftist party, Alexis Tsipras, promised to put aside the traditional parties that have ruled Greece for four decades. Live @ http://www.presstv.ir/live.html Twitter @ http://twitter.com/PressTV LiveLeak @ http://www.liveleak.com/c/PressTV Facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/PRESSTV Google+ @ http://plus.google.com/+VideosPTV Instagram @ http://instagram.com/presstvchannel

Prominent Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab says the Manama regime has created an apartheid system in the country. He also denounced what he called a hypocritical West for turning a blind eye to the rights violations in the Persian Gulf kingdom. Live @ http://www.presstv.ir/live.html Twitter @ http://twitter.com/PressTV LiveLeak @ http://www.liveleak.com/c/PressTV Facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/PRESSTV Google+ @ http://plus.google.com/+VideosPTV Instagram @ http://instagram.com/presstvchannel

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has died at the age of 90 in hospital. Saudi state TV says 79-year-old Crown Prince Salman has now officially become king. Prince Muqrin Bin Abdulaziz is the new crown prince. The late monarch had been in hospital for several weeks, suffering from a lung infection. King Abdullah came to power in 2005 and suffered ill health in recent years. The late king's funeral ceremony will be held on Friday afternoon. Live @ http://www.presstv.ir/live.html Twitter @ http://twitter.com/PressTV LiveLeak @ http://www.liveleak.com/c/PressTV Facebook @ http://www.facebook.com/PRESSTV Google+ @ http://plus.google.com/+VideosPTV Instagram @ http://instagram.com/presstvchannel

In eastern Ukraine, shelling has killed at least 13 people and injured some twenty others in a Donetsk bus stop. The Defense Ministry of the self-proclaimed Republic of Donetsk said the attack hit a tram and a bus in Bosse district. Meanwhile, at least ten Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in fighting over Donetsk airport in the past 24-hours, 6 of them on Thursday. Ukraine’s defense ministry said more than a dozen troops were also injured in the clashes that have left the airport in ruins. It also added that Ukrainian forces have now left the airport which has been the scene of intense fighting in the past days. The site is of strategic importance for both Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian militias.

Religious leaders from the Muslim world have long been warning about increased efforts and plots aimed at inciting Islamophobia in the West. The anti-Islam campaign seems to be getting worse in recent months as the ISIL terrorist group, which portrays itself as an Islamic group, commits horrific atrocities. Now, the Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution has urged young people in the West not to consider recruited terrorists as representatives of Islam.

Thousands of Germans have held a demonstration in the city of Leipzig against a recent wave of far-right anti-Islam rallies. The protesters chanted slogans against a group calling itself Patriotic Europeans against the Islamization of the West, or PEGIDA. The anti-PEGIDA protesters also called for tolerance and described the ideas of the extremist movement as unfounded. The demonstrators shouted that refugees are welcome in Germany. PEGIDA demonstrations have swelled in recent weeks. However, the group's anti-immigrant and anti-Islam protests have been widely condemned by the church, political leaders and businesses.

Yemen's president has reached an agreement with Ansarullah fighters to end the country’s tensions and crisis. Yemen’s state media says the agreement is the result of President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi's meeting with representative of Houthi fighters Saleh al-Sammad. According to the new deal, armed Ansarullah fighters will pull out from the presidential compound. The agreement calls also for them to release Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, an aide to President Hadi. The deal also includes a clause that would answer Houthi’s demands to amend the constitution and expand their representation in the parliament and in state institutions. The agreement follows clashes between Houthi fighters and government forces in Sana'a, which have resulted in the deaths of nearly three-dozen people.