Egypt has freed prominent dissident journalist and politician Khaled Dawoud after more than 18 months in detention.
Muslims travel to the holy site of Mecca to mark the commencement of Ramadan.
The Holy month of Ramadan has commenced, with millions of Muslims across the world observing the month-long fast.
Four Yemeni journalists have been sentenced to death by the Houthis.
Egypt and Lebanon have announced that the holy month of Ramadan will begin on Tuesday.
An Egyptian court sentenced a man to eight years in prison for sexually harassing three minors and drug possession, in a case that sparked outrage on social media.
The prosecution put the blame on the drier and his assistant regarding the train crash that killed 20 and injured 199 last month in Egypt.
The International Monetary Fund raised its 2021 MENA growth forecast because of early inoculation of the vaccine, while saying inequalities are deepening between countries.
Pope Francis celebrated a mass with prisoners, refugees from Syria, Nigeria and Egypt, and nursing staff from a nearby hospital.
Sudan slammed Ethiopia's offer as containing 'suspicious selectivity' on which information will be shared.