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

Making sense of a senseless war

Ghada Ageel

The Chapel Hill murders: The beast of New Atheism?

CJ Werleman

Obama’s admission not enough: US spin on Middle East violence must change

Ramzy Baroud

US vows 'lasting defeat' against IS, says killed 8,500 militants

Pentagon vows 'lasting defeat' against IS as France deploys aircraft carrier

Turkey honours Suleyman Shah's remains at ceremony

Hundreds of Turkish soldiers evacuate Syrian tomb, one killed

Syria's southern rebels seek backing in the shadow of Islamic State

Why I don't criticise Islam

CJ Werleman

Institutionalised McCarthyism: We are the guinea pigs in CTS Act

Moazzam Begg

New Aleppo offensive: Is Assad afraid of French and Turkish retribution?

Edward Dark

UN calls for end to Syria barrel bombs, sieges on civilians