TEHRAN -- "The death of Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi should end U.S. interventions in the Middle East," Iran's government Spokesman Ali Rabiee was quoted as saying by Press TV on Monday.

"Washington's policies are the main reason for the proliferation of terror outfits in the region," Rabiee said. (Iran-IS)

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TEHRAN -- Iran said Monday that despite the death of the Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the ideology of the IS is still "alive" in the region, state IRIB TV reported.

The terrorist and extremist ideologies, like that of the IS, have served as the instruments by countries like the United States to their own ends, Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi told IRIB. (Iran-IS)

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TUNIS -- Tunisian President Kais Saied received visiting German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Monday, stressing cooperation, according to a statement by the presidency.

"President Saied expressed pride in the long-standing friendship between Tunisia and Germany and stressed the importance of further work to develop areas of cooperation at the bilateral level and within the framework of the European Union," read the statement. (Tunisia-Germany)

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BAGHDAD -- Thousands of Iraqi students took to the streets Monday in Baghdad and other Iraqi cities to join the new wave of nationwide protests over unemployment, corruption and lack of public services.

An Interior Ministry source anonymously told Xinhua that hundreds of students in Baghdad rallied since Monday morning at al-Nusour Square in the western part of the Iraqi capital to show their support to the ongoing anti-government protests. (Iraq-Protests) Enditem

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