Aid for starving Syrian village delayed
Aid for the besieged Syrian village of Madaya, a rebel-held village near the Lebanese border, has been delayed until Monday by last-minute hitches. BBC News – Middle East
Aid for the besieged Syrian village of Madaya, a rebel-held village near the Lebanese border, has been delayed until Monday by last-minute hitches. BBC News – Middle East
Gunmen open fire on hotel in Egyptian resort of Hurghada, injuring at least one tourist, reports say BBC News – Middle East
Oil prices tumbled to below $ 33 a barrel on Thursday as a result of rising US energy stockpiles and China’s weakening currency. BBC News – Middle East
Kuwait says it is recalling its ambassador to Iran as a regional row over the execution of a Shia cleric in Saudi Arabia deepens. BBC News – Middle East
Saudi Arabia’s allies cut or downgrade their diplomatic ties with Iran, after the Saudi embassy in Tehran is attacked over a Shia cleric’s execution. BBC News – Middle East
The US warns that Saudi Arabia’s execution of a prominent Shia cleric could worsen sectarian tensions in the Middle East. BBC News – Middle East