Iran tanker row: Gibraltar rejects US request to detain ship
Craig TaylorThe oil tanker is due to leave Gibraltar later on Sunday, Iran’s ambassador to the UK says. BBC News – Middle East
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Rashida Tlaib rejects Israel’s offer of ‘humanitarian’ visit
Rashida Tlaib said permission to see family in the West Bank was subject to “oppressive conditions”. BBC News – Middle East
The 1975’s Matt Healy protests against Dubai anti-gay laws with kiss
The British singer kisses a fan on the lips during a gig in the UAE, where homosexuality is illegal. BBC News – Middle East
Kameel Ahmady: British-Iranian academic ‘arrested in Iran’
The social anthropologist’s alleged detention comes amid high tensions between Iran and the UK. BBC News – Middle East
Detroit man who lived his life in the US dies after deportation to Iraq
Man who came to the US as a child was deported over criminal convictions amid a crackdown. BBC News – Middle East
Yemen conflict: Southern separatists seize control of Aden
The move, by southern rebels, risks splintering a Saudi-led coalition that back the government. BBC News – Middle East