Israelis stage giant protest against Netanyahu court reform
Craig TaylorThe latest Tel Aviv rally against the hard right government is one of Israel’s biggest in recent years. BBC News – Middle East
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Lebanon MPs sit in as 11th vote for president fails
The MPs, who spent the night without electricity, vow to stay put until the crisis is solved. BBC News – Middle East
Israel’s Supreme Court blocks appointment of key Netanyahu ally
Supreme Court judges disqualify Aryeh Deri from being a minister due to a tax fraud conviction. BBC News – Middle East
Irish-French man on hunger and water strike in Iran jail
Bernard Phelan, from Tipperary, was arrested in October during a wave of anti-government protests. BBC News – Middle East
Siamak Namazi: American jailed in Iran begins hunger strike
Siamak Namazi tells President Biden he is protesting against the failure of the US to bring him home. BBC News – Middle East
Alireza Akbari: Widespread outrage after British-Iranian executed
The UK described the Iranian regime, which sentenced Alireza Akbari to death for spying, as “barbaric”. BBC News – Middle East