A plane flying between the UAE and Israel lands in Saudi Arabia after an en route "incident".

An international anti-jihadist coalition led by the United States is concluding its military mission in Iraq. The coalition originally intervened in 2014 to assist in neutralizing the threat posed by the Islamic State (EI) during the group's peak in Iraq and Syria. The withdrawal of these foreign troops marks the end of a multi-year operation aimed at eliminating the extremist presence in the region.