Iran sentences four journalists to jail
A media advocacy group condemns the sentencing by a court in Iran of four reformist journalists to between five and 10 years in prison. BBC News – Middle East
A media advocacy group condemns the sentencing by a court in Iran of four reformist journalists to between five and 10 years in prison. BBC News – Middle East
Thousands of supporters of the Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr protest in Baghdad at the continuing political crisis and lack of reform. BBC News – Middle East
US President Barack Obama rules out US ground troops for Syria and tells the BBC military efforts alone cannot solve the country’s problems. BBC News – Middle East
President Obama and UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura warn that a fragile truce in Syria is in danger of collapsing. BBC News – Middle East
The largest aid convoy so far in Syria has entered the besieged rebel-held town of Rastan in Homs province, the Red Cross says. BBC News – Middle East
The Lebanese authorities release on bail an Australian mother and a TV crew accused of kidnapping two children in a custody dispute. BBC News – Middle East