Syria

Inside Turkey

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
Syria after Assad
A deadly raid tests a revolutionary town’s faith in Syria's new government
Syria after Assad
Why is Syria considering joining the Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan defence pact?
Inside Iraq
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
Economy
The resilience of the world economy is built on illusion - it's time the West woke up
Marco Carnelos
Yemen War
Houthi forces warn against use of Saudi airports following Riyadh attack
Yemen War
Attacks by 'Iran’s proxies' pushing region into spiral of violence, says EU on Riyadh airport strike
Inside Lebanon
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
Energy
How Islamist rebels engineered Israel’s oil grab in Syria
Nafeez Ahmed
Islamic State
Why, Sajida?
Dania Akkad
Inside Lebanon
Israel and Hezbollah cannot afford war
Sharif Nashashibi
Islamic State
'Tens' of IS militants infiltrate Saudi Arabia after border attack: Blogger
Syria War
US rejects concerns it has abandoned Syria rebels
UN Security Council meets on Israel-Lebanon flare-up
Islamic State
IS remains strong despite 'devastating' Kobane blow, say analysts
Human Rights
Rights abuses fuel the rise of IS militants, warns HRW report
Syria War
'Breaking the silence' on Syria's besieged Yarmouk camp
Diplomacy
A tale of two retaliations
Belen Fernandez
Syria War
Syrian recounts 14 months in purgatory
Edward Dark
Lebanon Violence
5 Lebanese troops killed in clashes with gunmen