8 Nov 2021

Middle East correspondent Sebastian Usher

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 8 November 2021

Sebastian has the latest on Lebanon's crisis with Gulf countries over war in Yemen that Saudis are still fighting, and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has survived an assassination attempt, after his home was targeted with an explosive-laden drone.

File photo taken on August 28, 2021, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi speaks during a joint press conference with the French President.

Photo: ELIOT BLONDET/ABACAPRESS.COM/AFP

Sebastian Usher is a BBC Middle East analyst, editor and reporter.