Both sides ‘will respect’ Yemen truce
Both sides in the conflict in Yemen say they will respect a UN-backed ceasefire, which came into force on Monday. BBC News – Middle East
Both sides in the conflict in Yemen say they will respect a UN-backed ceasefire, which came into force on Monday. BBC News – Middle East
Egypt rejects Italy’s request for phone records relating to the death of Italian student Giulio Regeni in Cairo earlier this year. BBC News – Middle East
Syrian rebels have seized control of the strategically important northern town of al-Rai from so-called Islamic State (IS). BBC News – Middle East
Government forces in Syria launch a counter-offensive to retake a village south of the city of Aleppo recently captured by jihadist militants. BBC News – Middle East
State media in Syria accuse militants from so-called Islamic State of using mustard gas against government forces in the north-east. BBC News – Middle East
The spokesman for the al-Qaeda linked al-Nusra Front is among 20 or so jihadists killed in an air raid in Syria, activists report. BBC News – Middle East