Syria

Nato to set up new corps in Turkey as Ankara eyes regional deterrence

While plans for a multinational corps predate recent tensions, Ankara is looking to deepen its defences in the region

War on Iran: How Israel is demolishing the myth that once shielded it

Gabriel Polley

Syria after Assad

Syria walks back Damascus alcohol ban after outcry from residents

Syria after Assad

Rebuilding Syria’s northeast: Damascus’ toughest test yet

Who are the Kurds and what does Trump want from them?

Damascus authorities ban alcohol sales in non-Christian areas

Israeli commentator says Iran war will lead to ‘Sykes-Picot 2026’

Israel planned this war on Iran for 40 years. Everything else is a smoke screen

Jonathan Cook

How Iran war may accelerate the fall of US empire

Soumaya Ghannoushi

Turkey stops foreigners from settling in 16 provinces, including refugees

Syrian refugee Omar Alshogre reunited with his sister in Turkey after six years apart

From King Abdullah to Mubarak's sons, here are the Middle Eastern figures in the Credit Suisse leaks

How Oman became the chief architect of Arab normalisation with Syria

Lebanon economic crisis

Explained: The illegal trafficking of Captagon pills in the Middle East

Lawyers call on ICC to probe Iran's responsibility for war crimes in Syria

Syria: Civilians killed in attack on oil company in restive north-west

Russia's defence minister arrives in Syria ahead of naval drills

Syrian soldier killed in rare Damascus bombing

Syria: Six-year-old boy kidnapped for months reunited with family after ransom paid

At least six killed in Syria government shelling of Idlib, says monitor

Syria: Protests mount amid anger over 'unfair' cuts to government subsidies