US lets Boeing sell parts to Iran
Craig TaylorThe US Treasury grants plane manufacturer Boeing a licence to export some commercial parts to Iran, in its first public dealings since 1979. BBC News – Middle East
Middle East
Israel cancels prisoner release
Israel cancels the release of a group of Palestinian prisoners because of the Palestinian leadership’s pursuit of further recognition at the UN. BBC News – Middle East
‘Million Syria refugees’ in Lebanon
The number of refugees who have fled Syria and registered in Lebanon has surpassed the “devastating milestone” of one million, the UN refugee agency says. BBC News – Middle East
US ‘may free Israel spy Pollard’
The US may consider releasing Jonathan Pollard, an American convicted of spying for Israel, in an effort to save Middle East peace process. BBC News – Middle East
Israel’s Olmert convicted of bribery
Israel’s former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been found guilty in a bribery trial in a case which forced him to resign to office in 2008. BBC News – Middle East
Soldiers killed by Lebanon car bomb
A suicide car bomber attacks a Lebanese army checkpoint near the Syrian border, killing three soldiers and wounding four others, reports say. BBC News – Middle East