Mastermind of deadly 2016 Baghdad bombing caught, Iraq says
Craig TaylorGhazwan al-Zawbaee is allegedly behind a 2016 attack on a shopping centre that killed 300 people. BBC News – Middle East
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: British-Iranian aid worker loses court appeal in Iran
Her family has told the BBC that they fear she could be returned to jail at any time. BBC News – Middle East
Beirut port blast: Day of mourning in Lebanon after bloodshed at protest
Seven people were killed and dozens injured in the worst violence for years in Beirut on Thursday. BBC News – Middle East
Beirut port blast: Gunfire erupts at protest against judge leading probe
At least six die as protesters come under fire, sending people fleeing for cover in the street. BBC News – Middle East
The children of IS: ‘It’s a disaster we cannot deal with’
Inside IS detention camps in Syria, officials say violence and radicalisation are a growing problem. BBC News – Middle East
Iraq claims capture of IS financial chief in operation abroad
Sami Jasim al-Jaburi was allegedly a deputy leader of the jihadist group under Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. BBC News – Middle East