China offers talks with Philippines on S China Sea
Reuters, Shanghai
China is ready to start negotiations with the Philippines on South China Sea-related issues if Manila ignores an arbitration ruling expected next week on their long-running territorial dispute, the official China Daily reported on Monday..
The Philippines brought the case to the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague and a ruling is expected on July 12.
Muslim doctor shot at near Houston mosque
Reuters, Houston
A Muslim doctor heading for morning prayers on Sunday at a Houston mosque was shot in an attacked by three men, police said. The motive for the attack was unclear, but comes a day after another Muslim man was beaten outside a Florida mosque.
The victim of the Texas incident, Dr. Arslan Tajammul, an eye specialist in his 30s, was undergoing surgery and was expected to survive, according to Mustafaa Carroll, executive director of the Houston branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
S Arabia intercepts ballistic missile
Reuters, Dubai
The Saudi Arabian air force intercepted a ballistic missile over the city of Khamees Mushait in the kingdom’s southwest, Saudi-owned Arabiya TV reported on Monday.
The television channel did not identify from where the missile had been fired.
However, Houthi forces in Yemen, in which Saudi Arabia has led a war against the Iran-backed group, have previously fired missiles towards Saudi Arabia.
