Syria

War on Iran

Is Iran the new regional superpower?

The US-Israeli war has upended the power balance in the Middle East, as Tehran finds itself with significant global leverage
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
Inside Israel
Israeli minister says Turkey should be treated as 'enemy state'
Human Rights
When is a threat not a threat? The UK's terrorism double standards
Moazzam Begg
Diplomacy
Obama nominates Ashton Carter as new US defence secretary
Islamic State
What is hiding behind Islamic State?
Nadim Shehadi
Islamic State
IS suffering heavy losses in Syria's Kobane
Syria War
UN suspends food aid to 1.7 million Syrian refugees
Saudi Human Rights
The Saudi king who fought the wrong wars
David Hearst
Islamic State
IS leader Baghdadi's wife and son detained crossing to Lebanon from Syria: army
Syria War
US rules out Syria no-fly zone despite Turkish push
Turkey Politics
Turkey and Russia agree on IS, differ on Syria
Syria War
Syria war death toll now more than 200,000: monitor
Lebanon Violence
Gunmen kill 6 Lebanese soldiers in ambush near Syria
Islamic State
Islamic State has roots in Jordan, Afghanistan: Report