‘Ransom offer’ for killed US hostage
The stepmother of journalist Luke Somers, killed in a rescue bid in Yemen, says there were negotiations for his release and an offer to pay a ransom. BBC News – Middle East
The stepmother of journalist Luke Somers, killed in a rescue bid in Yemen, says there were negotiations for his release and an offer to pay a ransom. BBC News – Middle East
More than 5,000 people worldwide died in November as a result of jihadist violence, a BBC investigation reveals. BBC News – Middle East
Israeli air strikes on high-rise buildings in this summer’s conflict in Gaza amounted to war crimes, Amnesty International says, in a report criticised by Israel. BBC News – Middle East
The UN asks for $ 16.4bn for its aid operations in 2015, much of it for Syria, in its biggest-ever annual request. BBC News – Middle East
Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, detained in Iran for more than four months, is formally charged with unspecified crimes. BBC News – Middle East
Rights group Amnesty International criticises the world’s wealthiest nations for taking in a “pitiful” number of Syria’s most vulnerable refugees. BBC News – Middle East