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

VIDEO: Rise of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq

Kurdish fighters chase IS from key base near Raqqa

IS ties two youths to pole for eating during Ramadan: Monitor

Wounded Syrian dies as Druze attack Israeli ambulance: Police

Syrian army advances west of IS-controlled Palmyra

Afghan fighters an increasingly significant player on Syrian battlefield

Syrian rebels split over coalition al-Qaeda links

Prison torture video in Lebanon leads to arrests, protests

ANALYSIS: Can Syrian Kurds maintain momentum after IS defeat in Tal Abyad?

Leaks from Saudi ministry appear to show extent of influence over regional media

Putin says willing to 'push' Syria's Assad on reform

'The saddest museum director in the world': documenting Syria’s lost antiquities