Syria

US-Iran tensions: How Trump was dragged into war

The erratic leader is being propelled into a full-blown war that neither Washington nor Israel will have any capacity to control

Syria's Roj camp to be closed soon, report says

Syria after Assad

Islamic State calls for attacks on Syrian government

Saudi-UAE Tensions

How Saudi Arabia plans to reshape the Middle East

David Hearst

Inside Saudi Arabia

Exclusive: Riyadh wants to replace Israel with Syria for Greece fibre-optic cable route

Saudi Arabia starts Ramadan on Wednesday, but many others to begin a day later

Turkey Politics

Ocalan announces first phase of PKK dissolution is complete

Australian families released by SDF forced to 'head back' to camp in Syria

Why Israel's expanding occupation in Syria presents a critical legal test

Wesam Sharaf

Venezuela crisis

With Maduro's abduction, the 'rules-based world order' is officially dead

Marco Carnelos

By standing up to Abu Dhabi, Riyadh could reshape the Middle East

David Hearst

Syria after Assad

Syrian army shells Kurdish areas of Aleppo declared 'closed military zones'

Yemen war: Is a new order emerging in the Red Sea?

Taqadum al-Khatib

Israeli and Syrian officials hold 'positive' talks over security agreement

From Sudan to Yemen and Gaza, Middle East wars top the list of conflicts to watch in 2026, report says

Syria after Assad

Senior Assad commander reveals plan to destabilise Syria to 'fake Israeli agent'

UK: Shabana Mahmood vows to 'defend' decision to strip Shamima Begum of citizenship

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Gaza is an early warning. Will the world heed it?

Ammiel Alcalay

Turkey plans offshore energy exploration deal with Syria in 2026

Turkey: Islamic State militants and police officers killed in clash