Gen Khalifa Haftar’s forces have been besieging the capital for more than a year.

US Navy veteran Michael White is released by Iran, where he had been detained since 2018.

The girls were cut after their father said they were receiving a coronavirus “vaccine”, officials say.

Officials report 3,574 new Covid-19 infections – higher than the country’s peak in late March.

Donors pledge $1bn less than the UN says it needs to stop cuts to the world’s largest aid operation.

There were more than 3,000 war crimes allegations made against British troops relating to the conflict.

Iran and the US deny Sirous Asgari, cleared of trying to steal secrets, is part of a prisoner swap.

Hundreds attend the funeral of Iyad Halaq, who was shot dead while walking in Jerusalem’s Old City.

Hundreds of worshippers entered mosques in Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem, as restrictions were eased.

Cannabis residues have been found on an altar in an ancient desert temple in Israel.