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

Newborn son of British Islamic State teenager Shamima Begum dies

Female Arab directors: 11 films that you need to see

British citizens are being deprived of their nationality because of racism, not terrorism

Moazzam Begg

EXCLUSIVE: British aid worker was blackmailed by Islamic State over gun photos

'White Helmets' volunteers speak up for aid worker stripped of UK citizenship

No pressure to set date for US troop withdrawal from Syria, top general says

Art and photography

Pulitzer-winning photographer Yannis Behrakis, who captured key moments in Middle East, dies

In pictures: Thousands flee the battle for Baghouz

Syrian army attacks Islamic State targets in eastern desert area

Aid agencies warn of 'dire conditions' at Syria camp for those fleeing Islamic State

Exporting America's gun problem? The proposed rule that has monitors up in arms

Germany announces measures to strip Islamic State fighters of citizenship