Feminists and human rights activists in Lebanon are speaking out against attempts to impose increasing restrictions on their lives in the name of "conservative values". This follows an attack on a woman at a beach in the southern city of Sidon, when an Islamic cleric and his followers told Mayssa Hanouni she didn't have the right to wear a bathing suit there before getting violent.
Iran has reopened its embassy in Saudi Arabia. The move comes following a thaw in relations between them brokered by China. The rapprochement between these two regional powerhouses has officials in the United States and Israel taking notice.
