Syria

War on Iran

Is Iran the new regional superpower?

The US-Israeli war has upended the power balance in the Middle East, as Tehran finds itself with significant global leverage
Syria after Assad
Syria's government begins to return Alawi lands, while maintaining its hold over others
Syria after Assad
Syria says missing chess champion’s six children likely killed under Assad
Syria after Assad
Euphrates flooding displaces thousands in Syria's Deir Ezzor
Israel's war on Lebanon
Israel's colonisation of south Lebanon is already under way
Paul Khalifeh
Sahel
In Mali, every foreign intervention failed - and jihadists adapted
Omar Ashour
War on Iran
Iran has won the war. Trump and Netanyahu now face a reckoning
David Hearst
Human Rights
How can you look at the horrors in Palestine and feel nothing?
Anas Altikriti
Heritage
The Renewal of Islam: An Oxford academic's antidote to bigoted narratives
Israel's war on Lebanon
Lebanon’s talks with Israel test fragile relationship with Syria
Inside Israel
Israeli minister says Turkey should be treated as 'enemy state'
Syria War
UN deal to restart Syria cross-border aid not going far enough: Aid groups
Syria War
UN Security Council passes resolution to resume humanitarian aid to Syria
Syria War
Syria refugee camps in northeast suffer 700 deaths, UN says
Diplomacy
Turkish officials believe France's anger is all about losing influence
Covid-19
Coronavirus: First confirmed case in Syria's Idlib ignites fear of outbreak
Syria War
'Where is the constitution?': Syria's Makhlouf bemoans woes in latest post
Syria War
Russia fails at UN in bid to cut Turkey border aid access to Syria
Iran Tensions
Iran signs military deal with Syria to boost air defences, counter US 'pressure'
Islamic State
Italy seizes $1bn worth of amphetamines
Syria War
Syrian, Russian air strikes in Idlib amount to war crimes: UN
Islamic State
Syria war: Dozens killed as Islamic State group clashes with government forces
US Protests
Arab-Americans tackling anti-Blackness in the Middle East