Japan hostage Goto ‘killed’ – video
A video is released online purporting to show the beheading by Islamic State militants of Japanese hostage Kenji Goto. BBC News – Middle East
A video is released online purporting to show the beheading by Islamic State militants of Japanese hostage Kenji Goto. BBC News – Middle East
Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi cuts short a visit to an African Union summit to deal with attacks that killed at least 32 in the Sinai peninsula. BBC News – Middle East
Japan says it is investigating a purported new voice recording of hostage Kenji Goto, who is being held by Islamic State. BBC News – Middle East
Three Egyptian activists lose their final appeal against three-year prison sentences they were given last year for violating an anti-protest law. BBC News – Middle East
The two sons of Hosni Mubarak are released from jail, a day after the fourth anniversary of the uprising that ousted the former Egyptian president. BBC News – Middle East
World leaders gather in Saudi Arabia to offer condolences after the death on Friday of King Abdullah at the age of 90. BBC News – Middle East