Libya eastern commander Haftar declares Benghazi ‘liberated’
Craig TaylorThe leader of the self-styled Libyan National Army says the eastern Libyan city has been liberated. BBC News – Middle East
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Qatar crisis: Restrictions to continue, Saudi Arabia says
Saudi-led bloc attacks Qatar’s response to demands that it shut Al Jazeera and make other changes. BBC News – Middle East
US-backed Syrian forces breach Raqqa’s wall in IS fight
Parts of the Old City wall are destroyed in air strikes amid fierce clashes in IS’ ‘capital’. BBC News – Middle East
Syria conflict: Damascus bomber strikes after car chase
Police were chasing three suspected suicide attackers – one blew himself up after being surrounded. BBC News – Middle East
Lebanon refugee camps hit by five suicide bombers
A girl was killed and seven soldiers hurt in blasts during a raid against militants, the army says. BBC News – Middle East
Syria crisis: UN watchdog says Sarin used in Khan Sheikhoun attack
A watchdog concludes the banned nerve agent was used in an attack on Khan Sheikhoun in April. BBC News – Middle East