The Turkish TV series that caused a diplomatic standoff between Israel and Turkey is set to be aired starting Saturday on MBC1 at 1:00 pm GMT.

Israeli media on Monday said the U.S. is pressing Israel to scrap a contentious east Jerusalem building project, as a major pro-Israel U.S. lobby group warned early Monday that recent U.S. administration remarks about bilateral ties with Israel were "of serious concern."

Two Malaysian girls aged 10 and 11 who were wed to middle-aged men have been separated from their husbands as their cases are investigated, religious officials said Monday.

Indonesia's largest Islamic organization on Monday condemned protests by hard-line groups against U.S. President Barack Obama's planned visit to the mainly Muslim country.