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

Mass grave containing dozens of women found in Syria's Baghouz, says SDF

Belgium not obliged to repatriate Islamic State supporters and their children, court rules

From Lebanon to Iraq: US-Iran escalation shows no sign of abating

Lina Khatib

'Citizenship can be weaponised': What does Shamima Begum's case say about 'Britishness' and identity?

Assad meets Khamenei in Syrian president's first public visit to Iran since war began

Art and photography

Syria’s fugitive theatre-maker still making drama about peace and freedom

'I wish we had all died together': How Idlib's siege is devastating families

Swiss ex-sergeant convicted for leading Christian militia against IS in Syria

In northern Syria, a society prepares for war against Turkey

'Paki bashing' to citizenship-stripping: Begum case an identity issue for British-Bangladeshis

Trump exerting 'too much power' by barring IS supporter from returning, lawyer says

US to keep about 400 troops in Syria, senior Trump administration official now says