In the UK and international press today, most papers report that the Iranian parliament has voted on a bill to cut diplomatic ties with Britain because of sanctions against Tehran due to its nuclear programme. The Telegraph and Independent note that the Arab League voted for an unprecedented package of sanctions against Syria. The Times carries a piece on a Wikileak that puts the lives at risk of a few remaining Jews in Baghdad. Reuters reports that the Egyptian pipeline that supplies gas to Israel and Jordan was sabotaged and blown up in Sinai for the ninth time this year.

Over the weekend, the papers reported on the Iranian parliamentary vote to cut diplomatic ties with the UK. The papers also reported on the ongoing protests in Egypt ahead of the elections that take place on Monday. All papers also noted that the Arab League imposed sanctions on Syria due to the regime’s crackdown on protesters and civilians and refusal to allow observers into the country.

In the Israeli press, the Jerusalem Post and Israel Hayom lead with the Egyptian elections that take place today despite a week of protests and clashes against the military-ruled government. The front page of Haaretz notes that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu postponed the construction work at the Mugrabi Bridge by the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem due to warnings from Jordan and Egypt of renewed violence and unrest over the activity.

The papers note that the Iranian parliament voted in favour of a bill to downgrade diplomatic ties with the UK. The papers also report that saboteurs blew up Egypt’s pipeline that supplies gas to Israel and Jordan for the ninth time this year. The Jerusalem Post reports that the sanctions imposed on Syria by the Arab League have failed to stop government violence against protesters. Haaretz reports that a Ministerial committee rejected a bill to limit access to Israel’s High Court. The paper also reports that at a weekly cabinet meeting, PM Netanyahu said he would act against bills that could impair the independence of Israel’s court system.