How the search for Iraq’s secret weapons fell apart
Craig TaylorTwenty years after the Iraq war, controversy still rages over whether “weapons of mass destruction” (WMDs) ever existed. BBC News – Middle East
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Israel: Protesters take to streets in one of the biggest protests in its history
Protests against plans for a radical overhaul of the judicial system have been running for 10 weeks. BBC News – Middle East
Israeli mass protests against reforms block roads and airport
Demonstrators converge on Ben Gurion airport to try to stop the prime minister flying to Rome. BBC News – Middle East
Bernard Phelan: Irishman sentenced to six-and-a-half years in Iran prison
Bernard Phelan, 64, from Tipperary, is accused of providing information to an enemy country. BBC News – Middle East
Six Palestinians killed in Israeli army raid in Jenin
Israel’s prime minster says a militant who killed two Israeli brothers is among the dead. BBC News – Middle East
Iraq alcohol ban: Christian political party appeals, saying it is undemocratic
Officials have been told to enforce a law ending the import and sale of alcohol. BBC News – Middle East