Mohammed Bin Salman: Saudi prince’s controversial invitation to the Queen’s funeral
Craig TaylorHuman rights campaigners say it is a stain on Queen Elizabeth II’s memory. BBC News – Middle East
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Fury in Iran as young woman dies following morality police arrest
Mahsa Amini, 22, died days after her arrest for allegedly not complying with rules on head coverings. BBC News – Middle East
Lebanese woman holds up bank to access frozen savings as anger boils
The second such incident in weeks comes as anger at restricted access to savings boils over. BBC News – Middle East
Syria cholera outbreak serious threat to region – UN
It is believed to be linked to people drinking unsafe water from the drought-hit River Euphrates. BBC News – Middle East
Israel defence minister’s cleaner jailed for trying to spy for Iran-linked hackers
The man offered to pass information on the defence minister to an Iran-linked group for money. BBC News – Middle East
‘I want to see the rainbow flag raised in Iran’
One of two lesbians sentenced to death in Iran had spoken to the BBC about her hopes for the future. BBC News – Middle East