Hundreds of relatives of passengers on a ferry that sank in the Red Sea attacked the offices of the ship’s owners in Safaga, Egypt, day, throwing furniture into the street and burning the company’s sign. Riot police fired tear gas to restore order.

A Ramadan marked by violence in the Middle East drew to a close across most of the region, and Muslims were preparing for the three-day Eid el-Fitr – a holiday associated with family gatherings over lavish meals and gifts for children.

An al-Qaida commander warned the terror network was about to stage major attacks in Saudi Arabia in an e-mail just a day before the deadly suicide bombings in Riyadh, an Arab magazine has reported.