US warns Israel over talks failure
Craig TaylorPresident Barack Obama warns Israel of ‘international fallout’ if it does not endorse a US framework for a peace deal with the Palestinians, as Israel’s PM visits Washington. BBC News – Middle East
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Isis ‘retreating’ in northern Syria
Reports from northern Syria say the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis) is pulling back following an ultimatum from the Nusra Front. BBC News – Middle East
US rights report focuses on Syria
A worldwide human rights report by the US singles out Syria’s civil war as a tragedy that “stands apart in its scope and human cost”. BBC News – Middle East
Syrian forces ‘kill many rebels’
Syrian government forces ambush and kill a large number of Islamist rebels in the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus, reports say. BBC News – Middle East
Egypt minister to form new cabinet
Egypt’s president asks outgoing housing minister Ibrahim Mahlab to form a new government, after the surprise resignation of the interim cabinet. BBC News – Middle East
Egypt cabinet resigns unexpectedly
Egypt’s military-backed interim government has resigned, Prime Minister Hazem Beblawi announces on state television. BBC News – Middle East