Wagner, shadowy Russian military group, ‘fighting in Libya’
Craig TaylorThe private military group has up to 1,200 members supporting a renegade general, a leaked UN report says. BBC News – Middle East
Middle East
New Iraq prime minister after five months of deadlock
Former intelligence chief Mustafa al-Kadhimi has been sworn in as the new prime minister. BBC News – Middle East
Egypt says jailed filmmaker who mocked Sisi died from alcohol poisoning
Shady Habash, whose video mocked the president, “mistook hand sanitiser for water”, prosecutors say. BBC News – Middle East
Iranian airline ‘spread coronavirus’
An investigation by BBC News Arabic has found how one Iranian airline contributed to the spread of the virus around the Middle East. BBC News – Middle East
Coronavirus: Yemen medics braced for ‘unspeakable’ crisis
“You can see the fear in their faces,” says medic as health workers in Yemen brace for Covid surge. BBC News – Middle East
Islamic State militants kill ten Iraqis in ‘fierce clashes’
The country’s prime minister-designate vows to pursue those responsible for the ten deaths. BBC News – Middle East