Syria: Russia again blocks extension of chemical attacks probe
Craig TaylorMoscow uses its 11th UN veto since the Syria conflict began to block an investigative body. BBC News – Middle East
Middle East
Saad Hariri: Lebanon PM ‘can go to France when he wants’
The Lebanese PM and his family were invited to France after his shock resignation caused a crisis. BBC News – Middle East
Iran-Iraq earthquake: Rouhani vows action over collapsed buildings
Visiting the region, Iran’s president finds private buildings fared better than state housing. BBC News – Middle East
Iran-Iraq border earthquake is deadliest of 2017
Rescue efforts are under way, after hundreds were killed in the 7.3-magnitude earthquake. BBC News – Middle East
Lebanon Hariri crisis: President Aoun demands Saudi answers
President Aoun speaks out amid claims that Lebanon’s prime minister is being held in Riyadh. BBC News – Middle East
Saudis ‘declared war on Lebanon’ – Hezbollah leader
The leader of Hezbollah says Lebanese PM Saad Hariri has been held against his will by Saudi Arabia. BBC News – Middle East