IS ‘trapping 200 families’ in last bastion in Syria
Craig TaylorThe UN says women and children are apparently being actively prevented from leaving Baghuz. BBC News – Middle East
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Yemen war: Parties agree Hudaydah port withdrawal plan
The government and Houthi rebels agree on the first phase of a redeployment of forces from Hudaydah. BBC News – Middle East
Islamic State: ‘Thousands of civilians’ still trapped in Baghuz
US President Donald Trump had said on Friday the defeat of IS would come “over the next 24 hours”. BBC News – Middle East
Abdul Fattah al-Sisi: Egyptian president may rule until 2034
Rights groups condemn parliamentary moves to extend the president’s term in office by 12 years. BBC News – Middle East
Iran suicide bombing ‘kills 27 Revolutionary Guards’
A Sunni militant group says it was behind the attack on a bus in the south-east of the country. BBC News – Middle East
Yemen war: Grain stores in Hudaydah ‘at risk of rotting’
The UN cannot access the plant in Hudaydah, which holds food to feed 3.7 million people for a month. BBC News – Middle East