russian opposition leader lex and avani has held a rally in his home town after being jailed after being released from jail he served a twenty day term in moscow for organizing what officials call an authorized protest of ali has held numerous rallies across the country since announcing his intention to stand in next year's election against president vladimir putin. iraq and saudi arabia have founded a joint cooperation council in a move aimed at improving bilateral diplomatic relations tensions between the two has been high in the past iraq has a shia majority population and close ties to saudi arabia's regional rival iran hundreds of hardline buddhists have marched in myanmar to protest against their government's plan to allow up to six hundred thousand rohinton refugees back into the country now many members of myanmar's goodies to adroitly view their role hinge as illegal migrants even though they have lived in the country for generations they were forced to flee up to myanmar as military began reading and burning their villages in the country's capital thousands gathered to throw th