Syria

Turkey says new Israeli government will test whether hostility outlasts Netanyahu

Turkish intelligence chief says Ankara does not seek a conflict with Israel but new government should seek to defuse tensions

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

The resilience of the world economy is built on illusion - it's time the West woke up

Marco Carnelos

Houthi forces warn against use of Saudi airports following Riyadh attack

Attacks by 'Iran’s proxies' pushing region into spiral of violence, says EU on Riyadh airport strike

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

Rights group hopes new evidence of Islamic State 'justice' bureau can identify perpetrators

'Massacre' in Idlib despite ceasefire

UN says around 350,000 people have fled Syria's Idlib since 1 December

More than 500 people, mainly children, died in Syria's al-Hol camp in 2019: Medics

Syrian and Russian jets pound Idlib province, violating fragile ceasefire

Road trip to Damascus 'will fix' Trump, Assad and Putin joke on video

Qassem Soleimani

For Afghans caught up in Syria's war, Soleimani's death is a relief

Israel strike reportedly kills three Iran-backed fighters in Syria

Syrian army strikes on Idlib kill at least 17 on day before ceasefire to take effect

Turkey asks Russia to persuade Libya's Haftar to accept truce

Syria's economy goes from very bad to worse as Lebanon's crisis hits

Idlib's muddy football match