One careful step at a time through Lebanon’s minefields
Craig TaylorIt’s dangerous and painstaking work, and even a momentary lapse of concentration could prove fatal. BBC News – Middle East
Middle East
Iran protests: ‘No going back’ as unrest hits 100 days
Anger swells despite a fierce crackdown as the regime faces its biggest challenge in decades. BBC News – Middle East
Iran protests: Activist Narges Mohammadi details ‘abuse’ of detained women
Narges Mohammadi writes to the BBC with fellow inmates’ accounts of physical and sexual abuse. BBC News – Middle East
Palestinian fears heightened as Israeli far right heads to power
“Since the Israeli elections, attacks have grown more fierce,” a Palestinian in Hebron tells the BBC. BBC News – Middle East
Israel’s most right-wing government agreed under Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu is backed by an anti-LGBT party and one whose leader was convicted of racism. BBC News – Middle East
Jordanian police die in shootout with commander’s suspected killer
Three officers were killed during a raid on the hideout of the suspected killer of a police chief. BBC News – Middle East