Covid-19: Israel plans to give fourth dose of vaccine to over-60s
Craig TaylorA second booster would be offered to over-60s and medics as Israel prepares for an Omicron wave. BBC News – Middle East
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Yemen war: Funding crisis forces UN to cut food assistance
Eight million people going hungry in the war-torn country will get barely half of the daily ration. BBC News – Middle East
The princess, the sheikh and the £550m settlement
A UK court publishes a ruling in the divorce case of Sheikh Mohammed and his ex-wife Princess Haya. BBC News – Middle East
Alaa Abdel Fattah: Leading Egyptian activist jailed for five years
Alaa Abdel Fattah is convicted of spreading false news after a trial called a sham by rights groups. BBC News – Middle East
Saudi Arabia allows free thinkers to talk to students
Young men and women meet leading philosophers in a country criticised for intolerance of dissent. BBC News – Middle East
Israeli PM vows to catch W Bank ambush killers
Troops search for suspected Palestinian gunmen after an Israeli is shot dead and two others wounded. BBC News – Middle East