Syria conflict: US diplomats press for strikes against Assad
Craig TaylorMore than 50 US diplomats sign an internal memo sharply criticising US policy on Syria and urging military strikes against President Assad’s government. BBC News – Middle East
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Syria conflict: Report says UN has lost impartiality
More than 50 humanitarian organisations operating in Syria accuse the UN of breaching its principles by effectively letting the government control aid deliveries. BBC News – Middle East
Qatar convicts Dutch woman held ‘after being raped’
A court in Qatar convicts a Dutch woman charged with having sex outside marriage after she told police she had been raped. BBC News – Middle East
CIA chief Brennan: Secret US report on 9/11 ‘will absolve Saudi’
The publication of classified parts of a US report into the 9/11 attacks will clear Saudi Arabia of any responsibility, CIA chief John Brennan says. BBC News – Middle East
Syria: Bombings rock Damascus suburb Sayyida Zeinab
Bomb attacks hit a Damascus suburb which is the site of Syria’s holiest Shia shrine, killing at least 12 people, state media reports. BBC News – Middle East
Syria conflict: Food aid reaches besieged Darayya
The first deliveries of food aid since 2012 reach the besieged Damascus suburb of Darayya. BBC News – Middle East