US hostage ‘appears in Yemen video’
Al-Qaeda militants based in Yemen have published a video purporting to show a British-born US hostage and threatening to kill him. BBC News – Middle East
Al-Qaeda militants based in Yemen have published a video purporting to show a British-born US hostage and threatening to kill him. BBC News – Middle East
Iran has made air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq in recent days, though not in co-ordination with the US, the Pentagon says. BBC News – Middle East
The UN’s World Food Programme suspends a critical food aid scheme for more than 1.6 million Syrian refugees because of a funding crisis. BBC News – Middle East
Fighting intensifies in the besieged Syrian border town of Kobane, as Islamic State launches at least four suicide attacks against Kurdish defenders. BBC News – Middle East
At least two demonstrators die in Egypt as Islamist anti-government protesters clash with police in Cairo. BBC News – Middle East
Israel says it has uncovered a Hamas cell in the West Bank that was planning to carry out a series of attacks in Jerusalem, including one on a stadium. BBC News – Middle East