Tunisians poised to elect president
Tunisians are set to vote for their first freely elected president in a run-off election seen as a landmark in the country’s move to democracy. BBC News – Middle East
Tunisians are set to vote for their first freely elected president in a run-off election seen as a landmark in the country’s move to democracy. BBC News – Middle East
Kurdish forces in northern Iraq say they have broken Islamic State’s siege of Mount Sinjar, claiming their biggest victory yet against the militants. BBC News – Middle East
A draft resolution setting out a Palestinian timetable for a peace deal with Israel is submitted to the UN Security Council by Jordan. BBC News – Middle East
At least 25 people, among them 15 children, have been killed in twin car bomb attack in the central Yemeni province of Bayda, reports say. BBC News – Middle East
Al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria and allied rebel groups have taken control of two key army bases in the northern province of Idlib, activists say. BBC News – Middle East
Several suspected al-Qaeda militants, disguised as fully veiled women, are reportedly shot dead by Yemeni security forces near the Saudi border. BBC News – Middle East