Syria

Turkey says new Israeli government will test whether hostility outlasts Netanyahu

Turkish intelligence chief says Ankara does not seek a conflict with Israel but new government should seek to defuse tensions

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

The resilience of the world economy is built on illusion - it's time the West woke up

Marco Carnelos

Houthi forces warn against use of Saudi airports following Riyadh attack

Attacks by 'Iran’s proxies' pushing region into spiral of violence, says EU on Riyadh airport strike

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

IS blows up Arch of Triumph in Syria's Palmyra

Russia says its Syria airstrikes led 600 IS militants to flee to Europe

Obama warns of Russian 'recipe for disaster' in Syria

Saudi Human Rights

Two held in Saudi over suspected suicide bombing plot

ANALYSIS: Turkey remains at odds with EU over refugee crisis

Leaders call on Russia to halt Syrian airstrikes against civilians, rebels

The misery of Calais Jungle shows bankruptcy of Western moral values

Dilly Hussain

Fresh riot breaks out at German refugee shelter, as tensions rise

Russian lawmaker: Airstrikes in Syria could last 3 to 4 months

What made Turkey change its Syria policy?

Trump says he will send all Syrian refugees home if he is US president

Hundreds of Iranian soldiers in Syria for major ground offensive: Report