Qatar blockade: Iran sends five planeloads of food
Craig TaylorFive planeloads are sent to ease shortages caused by a blockade led by regional rival Saudi Arabia. BBC News – Middle East
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Raqqa: US-backed forces advance in IS ‘capital’
The Syrian Democratic Forces say they are now fighting the militants on a second front inside Raqqa. BBC News – Middle East
Qatar vows ‘no surrender’ in row with Arab states
Isolating Qatar threatens the stability of the entire region, its foreign minister says. BBC News – Middle East
Iran attacks: ‘IS’ hits parliament and Khomeini mausoleum
Parliament and the Ayatollah Khomeini mausoleum are hit in the first attack in Iran claimed by IS. BBC News – Middle East
Qatar row: Calls for diplomatic talks to end Gulf crisis
As Gulf rivals isolate Qatar and restrict airspace, the country seeks a way out of the dispute. BBC News – Middle East
Mosul battle: ‘Dozens of civilians killed’ fleeing IS-held district
Reporters found the bodies of men, women and children in a street held by so-called Islamic State. BBC News – Middle East