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'
Syria War
The dynamics of the Syrian conflict, and how to resolve it
Edward Dark
Islamic State
Kurdish fighters recapture strategic hill in Kobane 'game changer'
Diplomacy
Obama’s legacy of indecision in the Middle East
Bill Law
Islamic State
Inside Kobane: Kurdish fighters push back IS but fear road ahead
Syria War
US-led air strikes hit Qaeda branch in Syria: monitor
Diplomacy
The cowboys return to America
CJ Werleman
Religion
Radicalism is a political problem, not an Islamic One
Mohamed Ghilan
GCC
Egypt, Gulf Arab neighbours in talks over anti-militant alliance
Religion
Muslim American Apartheid
CJ Werleman
Islamic State
ISIS, Islamophobia and ignorance
Tasnim Nazeer
Inside Iran
Iran relies on Kurds to degrade Islamic State
Mahan Abedin
Islamic State
Small number of Kurds reportedly fighting alongside IS in Kobane: officials