Syria war: Car bomb kills 19 civilians in rebel-held town
Craig TaylorIt is not yet known who was behind the blast, near a bus station in the northern town of al-Bab. BBC News – Middle East
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Beirut blast was ‘historically’ powerful
The port area of Beirut was destroyed by one of the biggest non-nuclear explosions in history. BBC News – Middle East
Fariba Adelkhah: French-Iranian academic temporarily released in Iran
Fariba Adelkhah has come out of jail and is with her family in Tehran, her lawyer says. BBC News – Middle East
Beirut blast: Lebanon seeks arrest of ship owner and captain
Interpol is asked to detain the owner and captain of the ship which brought the deadly cargo. BBC News – Middle East
Lebanon and Israel to hold ‘historic’ maritime border talks
The US says it brokered the “historic agreement” between the two nations, which are formally at war. BBC News – Middle East
Kuwait Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Sabah dies aged 91
Sheikh Sabah had ruled the oil-rich Gulf state since 2006 and shaped its foreign policy for decades. BBC News – Middle East