Middle East

As Saudi Arabia opens its doors to tourists for the first time, i24NEWS correspondent Henrique Cymerman visits the kingdom and reports back on how it is changing.

"They killed our elites and replaced them with clerics," scores of protesters chant after the downing of the plane carrying 176 people, some them Iranian students.

“We are speaking about the start of a phase, about a new battle, about a new era in the region," says Hassan Nasrallah.

"George Washington killed Indians because they were Muslims," says Hamas legislator according to a clip shared by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI).

 Days after Iran fires missiles on US base to avenge death of Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, President Hassan Rouhani warns of a "very dangerous response" if the US makes "another mistake"

Some 24,000 Syrian youngsters are eager to study Russian in order to travel there or work in Russian companies they expect to appear in Syria in the future.

However, the US “will immediately impose additional punishing economic sanctions on the Iranian regime” in response to Iran's retaliation for the assassination of arch-terrorist Qassem Soleimani, US President Donald Trump says.

Iranian official does not specify whether box would be given to other countries, but the shunning of the US manufacturer appears to be in retaliation to US economic sanctions.