Yemen identifying dead ‘militants’
Craig TaylorYemen is carrying out DNA tests to identify suspected militants killed in air strikes in recent days, amid reports they include al-Qaeda leaders. BBC News – Middle East
Middle East
Egypt’s Sisi to face sole poll rival
Left-winger Hamdeen Sabahi will be the only challenger to ex-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Egypt’s presidential election, as registration ends. BBC News – Middle East
Syria-held French journalists freed
Four French journalists held captive in Syria for months have been freed and are in “good health”, says President Francois Hollande. BBC News – Middle East
US freeing Iran funds as deal ‘kept’
The United States is to release frozen Iranian funds, saying Tehran has kept commitments made under an interim deal over its nuclear programme. BBC News – Middle East
Mid-East peace talks meeting delayed
A meeting between Palestinian and Israeli peace negotiators has been postponed in the wake of a killing of an Israeli in the West Bank. BBC News – Middle East
Iran complains to UN over envoy ban
Iran complains to the United Nations over the decision by the US to refuse a visa for its newly appointed permanent representative. BBC News – Middle East