Syria

Syria after Assad

A deadly raid tests a revolutionary town’s faith in Syria's new government

Five people were killed in the town of Rankous after a government raid on alleged Islamic State sympathisers
Syria after Assad
Why is Syria considering joining the Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan defence pact?
Inside Iraq
Can Baghdad finally resolve the crisis in Sinjar?
Israeli Elections
Eisenkot or Netanyahu: No matter who forms government, democracy is dead
David Hearst
Syria after Assad
US envoy accuses Druze sheikh of using its backing to persecute other members of the community
Economy
The resilience of the world economy is built on illusion - it's time the West woke up
Marco Carnelos
Yemen War
Houthi forces warn against use of Saudi airports following Riyadh attack
Yemen War
Attacks by 'Iran’s proxies' pushing region into spiral of violence, says EU on Riyadh airport strike
Inside Lebanon
US and Lebanon hosting Syrian general wanted for war crimes: Report
Syria after Assad
Supporters of Druze faction raise Israeli flags in Sweida on 7 October anniversary
Islamic State
Thousands transferred from Syria to Iraq face possible execution over alleged IS links, HRW says
Politics
Trump's national security plan declares end to Middle East wars. But is it for real?
Marco Carnelos
Syria after Assad
How Israel's overreach in Syria could be its downfall
David Hearst
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Will anyone stop Israel and the UAE sowing chaos across the region in 2026?
Mohamad Elmasry
Occupation
Israeli troops light Hanukkah candles in occupied Syria, West Bank and Gaza
Inside Syria
Three US personnel killed in Islamic State attack on convoy in central Syria
Syria after Assad
UK faces mounting pressure to repatriate British nationals held in Syria
Syria after Assad
Israeli minister says war ‘inevitable’ after Syrian troops chant for Gaza
Syria after Assad
Syria’s recovery under al-Sharaa is vital for Turkey, and Israel poses the biggest danger
Ali Bakir
Syria after Assad
The fall of Assad was like 'the Middle East's Berlin Wall'
Syria after Assad
How Turkey helped engineer Ahmed al-Sharaa's rise to power
Syria after Assad
Tom Barrack says 'benevolent monarchies' work best in Middle East
Syria after Assad
‘We got rid of a tyrant’: Syria’s tumultuous first year without Assad