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

Canada charges former Syrian intelligence officer in rendition, torture case

CIA, US special forces launch drone campaign in Syria: Report

Video shows Austrians offering food and water to refugees on a packed train

Thousands of Icelanders offer to shelter Syrian refugees in their homes

Satellite images confirm destruction of famed temple in Syria's Palmyra: UN

Shaker Aamer: The prisoner they’re too ashamed to release

Moazzam Begg

Garden inaugurated in Damascus for North Korean founder

Protesters block road to Damascus airport

IN PICTURES: Syrian refugee children brave voyage to Europe

Islamic State moves closer than ever to centre of Damascus

Trains carrying Syrian refugees arrive in Austria, Germany

Football fans in Germany raise banners welcoming refugees to the country