Syria conflict: Boy beheaded by rebels ‘was not fighter’
Craig TaylorA Palestinian boy who was filmed being beheaded by Syrian rebels on Tuesday was not a fighter, a pro-government Palestinian militia says. BBC News – Middle East
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Morocco asks to rejoin African Union after 32 years
Morocco formally announces its wish to rejoin the African Union, 32 years after leaving over a dispute about Western Sahara. BBC News – Middle East
Bahrain’s main Shia opposition group, Wefaq, ‘dissolved’
A court in Bahrain orders the Sunni Muslim-ruled country’s leading Shia opposition, Wefaq, dissolved and its assets seized, reports say. BBC News – Middle East
IS takes responsibility for Nice attack
Five people are in custody suspected of links to the man who killed 84 people in Nice, prosecutors say, as IS claims he was one of its followers. BBC News – Middle East
Assad: No talks with Russia about leaving power
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad says Russia has never talked to him about leaving power as part of any deal to end the conflict in his country. BBC News – Middle East
Turkey PM Yildirim hints at mending ties with Syria
PM Binali Yildirim says Turkey will try to develop good relations with Syria, in an apparent U-turn aimed at securing “regional stability”. BBC News – Middle East