Yemen war: Many feared dead after fire at migrant detention centre
Craig TaylorAs many as 30 people may have died at the facility, which was holding migrants mostly from Ethiopia. BBC News – Middle East
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Pope Francis visits regions of Iraq once held by Islamic State
The Catholic leader delivers a message of hope in the former Islamic State stronghold of Mosul. BBC News – Middle East
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: The five years separated from her family
The day before Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is due for release, her husband talks of his hopes and fears. BBC News – Middle East
Pope Francis on Iraq visit calls for end to violence and extremism
On his first foreign trip since Covid, Pope Francis urges a more prominent role for Iraq’s Christians. BBC News – Middle East
ICC opens ‘war crimes’ investigation in West Bank and Gaza
Israel rejects the court’s decision to probe alleged war crimes, while the Palestinians praise it. BBC News – Middle East
Syria war: ‘This is the price we had to pay for freedom’
Syrian civilians describe the devastating impact 10 years of war has had on them. BBC News – Middle East