Uri Avnery: Veteran Israeli peace activist who met Arafat dies
Craig TaylorHe pushed for a Palestinian state and stoked controversy by meeting Yasser Arafat in Beirut in 1982. BBC News – Middle East
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Egypt internet: Sisi ratifies law tightening control over websites
New laws mean websites can be blocked if deemed a security threat, but critics say they crush dissent. BBC News – Middle East
‘I met my IS captor on a German street’
A Yazidi teenager sold into slavery by IS tells of her horror at meeting her captor in a German street. BBC News – Middle East
Nabeel Rajab: UN experts call for release of Bahraini activist
Nabeel Rajab, who has been detained since 2016, was convicted of “spreading fake news” last year. BBC News – Middle East
Israel reopens Gaza cargo crossing after calm
Israel had shut Kerem Shalom for all but humanitarian deliveries in response to Palestinian attacks. BBC News – Middle East
Yemen war: Mass funeral held for children killed in bus attack
Thousands attend the funeral for 40 children who died in a Saudi-led air strike on a bus. BBC News – Middle East