Strikes hit Yemen ahead of ceasefire
Saudi-led coalition aircraft carry out fresh air strikes on Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, hours before a five-day ceasefire is set to begin. BBC News – Middle East
Saudi-led coalition aircraft carry out fresh air strikes on Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, hours before a five-day ceasefire is set to begin. BBC News – Middle East
Yemen’s Houthi rebels vow to respond “positively” to a Saudi humanitarian truce offer, as the plight of civilians caught in fighting worsens. BBC News – Middle East
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to three years in jail on corruption charges after a retrial. BBC News – Middle East
Al-Qaeda in Yemen says a US air strike has killed Nasser al-Ansi, a militant who claimed January’s attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. BBC News – Middle East
Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu agrees an 11th-hour deal to form a new coalition government, seven weeks after winning the general election. BBC News – Middle East
Civilians in the Syrian city of Aleppo are suffering unthinkable atrocities, with war crimes committed on a daily basis, Amnesty International says. BBC News – Middle East