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

The siege of Damascus: Everyday life in Syria’s savage war

Meet the volunteers of Belgrade helping to care for refugees in Serbia

Syrian Kurdish fighters welcome Russian strikes, demand weapons for anti-IS fight

Love in the time of revolution

Kurdish fighters say IS is retreating

Russia airstrike on Homs kills 36 civilians: Syria opposition

First Russian airstrikes in Syria hit opposition, not IS, says US official

ANALYSIS: Russian strikes in Syria again expose US disarray

Syrian government, Russian strikes kill 27 civilians in Homs: Monitor

Rouhani's dual messages and Iran’s security strategy

Gareth Porter

High civilian casualty rate fuelling Syria’s refugee crisis: Report

Greece and Middle East refugees: Between a rock and a hard place

Charalampos Tsitsopoulos