Syria

War on Iran

How the Strait of Hormuz crisis is reshaping the old world order

Iran's chokehold has exposed myriad global vulnerabilities; Algeria and those who command the narrow seas now hold all the chess pieces in this strategic game
War on Iran
Is Iran the new regional superpower?
Kayhan Barzegar
Syria after Assad
Syria's government begins to return Alawi lands, while maintaining its hold over others
Syria after Assad
Syria says missing chess champion’s six children likely killed under Assad
Syria after Assad
Euphrates flooding displaces thousands in Syria's Deir Ezzor
Israel's war on Lebanon
Israel's colonisation of south Lebanon is already under way
Paul Khalifeh
Sahel
In Mali, every foreign intervention failed - and jihadists adapted
Omar Ashour
War on Iran
Iran has won the war. Trump and Netanyahu now face a reckoning
David Hearst
Human Rights
How can you look at the horrors in Palestine and feel nothing?
Anas Altikriti
Heritage
The Renewal of Islam: An Oxford academic's antidote to bigoted narratives
Israel's war on Lebanon
Lebanon’s talks with Israel test fragile relationship with Syria
Syria War
Syria detainees endure 'nightmare' underworld
Human Rights
CIA torture is no surprise to Arabs and Muslims
Sharif Nashashibi
Islamic State
Syria's Assad, IS militants avoiding each other on battlefield: data
Islamic State
Indian businessman behind pro-Islamic State Twitter account @ShamiWitness
Human Rights
Whitewashing CIA torture: ‘We are [not so] awesome’ after all
Ramzy Baroud
Diplomacy
The unmasking of the Obama presidency
Islamic State
Indian pro-IS tweeter @ShamiWitness arrested by police
Five flee as hostages held in Australia's Sydney
Syria War
French police dismantle network sending fighters to Syria
Variety
21-year-old Syrian wins Arab Idol competition
Syria War
Three Lebanese killed by Syrian raid on border town
GCC
Qatar supports 'strong Egypt' during GCC summit