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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'
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Violence, trauma and rising crime rates: How Israel's wars of aggression are hitting home
Abed Abou Shhadeh
Syria after Assad
Smart borders, military gates and land seizures: How Israel is encroaching in southern Syria
Arms Trade
'Next Iran'?: Turkey accelerates 60,000-tonne aircraft carrier amid Israel tensions
War on Iran
Iran taught me what love is. So if I die tomorrow, I have lived well
Ghazal Tanhaei
Syria after Assad
Syria begins trial of first Assad-era official in Damascus
War on Iran
How the war on Iran is rewriting regional trade routes
Ahmed Alqarout
Occupation
Israeli settlers cross into Syria and Lebanon calling for new settlements
Syria after Assad
Amjad Youssef, key perpetrator of Tadamon massacre, arrested in Syria
Turkey At War
Turkey opposition MP jailed for 25 years for 'spying'
Human Rights
Civilians paying price of urban battles in Middle East wars: Red Cross
Syria War
UN: 300 dead in 'staggering' civilian toll from US-led air strikes in Raqqa
Iraq War
Syrian army chiefs in Iraq for talks on joint anti-IS operations
Variety
Why Mark Twain’s trip to the Middle East 150 years ago still resonates
Peter Speetjens
Syria War
US rocket artillery deployed to southern Syria for first time
Islamic State
Islamic State calls for attacks across world during Ramadan
Syria War
Syrian civilians protest as rebel infighting turns deadly
Media
Arabic press review: Qatar has 'no stomach' for a food fight
Gulf Tensions
Qatari ransom for kidnapped royals remains unspent, says Iraq
Syria War
US-backed Syria force advances into Raqqa, battles for base
Diplomacy
Russia says it told US not to strike pro-government Syrian forces again