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

Syria after Assad

Deadly clashes erupt in Tartous and Latakia as hundreds take to the streets

Israel normalisation deals

Why Arab normalisation with Israel means more colonisation

Joseph Massad

Syria after Assad

Exiled Assad loyalists plot to destabilise Syria's new government, report says

Bombing in Alawi mosque in Syrian city of Homs kills at least eight

Arrogance, hubris and ideology: How 2025 capped a quarter century of US failures

David Hearst

Journalist Bilal Abdul Kareem arrested in Syria

Syria after Assad

Kurdish-led SDF and the Syrian government agree to stop deadly fighting in Aleppo

How the Middle East can escape the cycle of conflict in 2026

Seyed Hossein Mousavian

US bombs Islamic State targets in Syria after attack on personnel

Trump's national security plan declares end to Middle East wars. But is it for real?

Marco Carnelos

Syria after Assad

How Israel's overreach in Syria could be its downfall

David Hearst