Syria

Syria after Assad

A deadly raid tests a revolutionary town’s faith in Syria's new government

Five people were killed in the town of Rankous after a government raid on alleged Islamic State sympathisers
Syria after Assad
Why is Syria considering joining the Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan defence pact?
Inside Iraq
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
Economy
The resilience of the world economy is built on illusion - it's time the West woke up
Marco Carnelos
Yemen War
Houthi forces warn against use of Saudi airports following Riyadh attack
Yemen War
Attacks by 'Iran’s proxies' pushing region into spiral of violence, says EU on Riyadh airport strike
Inside Lebanon
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
Islamic State
Thousands transferred from Syria to Iraq face possible execution over alleged IS links, HRW says
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Trump's cabinet is a recipe for all-out Middle East war
David Hearst
Diplomacy
Israel's foreign minister calls for ties with Kurds and other minorities in Middle East
Syria War
Trump wants troops out of northern Syria, says Robert F Kennedy Jr
US Elections 2024
Trump has a choice: Obliterate Palestine or end the war
David Hearst
Israel's genocide in Gaza
How Arab autocrats enabled Israel's Gaza genocide
Maged Mandour
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Unrwa is a constant reminder of Israel's crimes. That's why they want it gone
Shahd Safi
Syria Camps
Canadian woman who escaped from Syrian camp dies in Turkish detention centre
Gaza Under Attack
An ever expanding Israel will pave the way for its demise
David Hearst
PKK
Turkey's pro-Kurdish party demands a line to PKK leader Ocalan before new talks
Israel's genocide in Gaza
War on Gaza: Israel wants to finish the job Washington started after 9/11
Jonathan Cook
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Netanyahu's 'new Middle East' has arrived - but it's not what he envisioned
Sansom Milton
Israel's war on Lebanon
The chaos Israel is sowing across the Middle East could come back to haunt it
David Hearst