Syria war: ‘Chlorine attack’ on besieged Eastern Ghouta
Craig TaylorMedics say they are treating people with breathing difficulties, as Russia offers rebels a way out. BBC News – Middle East
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Syria war: Aid enters Eastern Ghouta despite air strikes
Forty-six UN trucks have started entering rebel-held Eastern Ghouta, despite deadly air strikes. BBC News – Middle East
Syria war: Pro-Assad forces recapture 10% of Eastern Ghouta, monitors say
Fighting has intensified in Syria’s rebel-held Eastern Ghouta, where food supplies are dwindling. BBC News – Middle East
Egypt arrests mother of woman at centre of BBC report
She is accused of spreading “false news” after telling the BBC of her daughter’s disappearance. BBC News – Middle East
N Korea ‘providing materials for Syria chemical weapons’
Pyongyang has been sending acid-resistant tiles, valves and pipes to the country, a UN report finds. BBC News – Middle East
Syria war: Shelling and strikes despite Eastern Ghouta ‘pause’
It appears that no civilians were able to leave during the first five-hour truce in the Eastern Ghouta. BBC News – Middle East