Five million Syrian children in need
Craig TaylorThe number of Syrian children in need has more than doubled in the past year to 5.5 million, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) says. BBC News – Middle East
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Assad forces ‘starving’ refugee camp
Starvation of civilians is being used as a weapon of war by Syria, Amnesty International says, with 128 dying as a result in Yarmouk camp in Damascus. BBC News – Middle East
Brotherhood ‘terrorists’, say Saudis
Saudi Arabia designates the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organisation, along with two jihadist groups fighting with the Syrian rebels. BBC News – Middle East
Niger extradites Gaddafi’s son
The Libyan government says former leader Col Muammar Gaddafi’s son, Saadi, has been extradited from Niger and is now in custody in Tripoli. BBC News – Middle East
Israel halts ‘Iran weapons shipment’
Israel says it has seized a ship carrying advanced Iranian weapons made in Syria that was heading towards the Gaza Strip. BBC News – Middle East
Syria ‘to ship chemicals by April’
Syria submits a new plan for the removal of its chemical weapons, months after the expiry of the deadline set by the international community. BBC News – Middle East