Egypt halts football after deaths
The Egyptian authorities suspend football league matches indefinitely after clashes at a Cairo stadium leave at least 22 people dead. BBC News – Middle East
The Egyptian authorities suspend football league matches indefinitely after clashes at a Cairo stadium leave at least 22 people dead. BBC News – Middle East
People in the Iraqi capital Baghdad dance in the streets as the curfew is lifted after 12 years despite continuing bomb attacks. BBC News – Middle East
Yemen’s Shia Houthi rebel movement announces it is taking over the government and dissolving parliament. BBC News – Middle East
Jordan’s King Abdullah II vows to fight back against Islamic State, a day after an IS video shows a Jordanian pilot being burnt alive. BBC News – Middle East
Jordan confirms the death of pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh after a video published online by Islamic State (IS) claims to show him being burned alive. BBC News – Middle East
Australian journalist Peter Greste, freed from prison in Egypt on Sunday, will not rest until two colleagues are also released, his family says. BBC News – Middle East