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
Occupation
Golan Heights: Why the Israeli-occupied Syrian territory matters
US Elections 2024
JD Vance could be president in four years. This is bad news for the Middle East
Marco Carnelos
Refugees
Dead Calm: The Greek tragedy that exposes Europe's border brutality
Inside Syria
Kurdish authorities release 180 Islamic State-linked prisoners in Syria's Hasakah
Inside Iraq
US shrugs off Baghdad's bid to broker Turkey-Syria talks
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Israel's war on Gaza: What is Unrwa and why has its funding been cut?
Syria War
Why Turkey is doing a U-turn on Syria
Kamal Alam
Israel's genocide in Gaza
Why Israel may have killed Syrian businessman as ‘warning’ to Assad
Syria War
Putin opposes Iraq as venue for Erdogan-Assad meeting
PKK
PKK establishes drone workshops to fend off Turkish operations in Iraq
Syria War
Passports belonging to millions of Syrians leaked in Turkey
Israel's genocide in Gaza
How Israel's disastrous response to 7 October destroyed its aura of invincibility