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'
Islamic State
Statement condemning IS unlikely to reap results
Mohamed Ghilan
Islamic State
British media 'failed to question' police activities in claimed ISIS 'terror plot'
Islamic State
As IS fighters make gains in Kobane, locals say 'next few hours' crucial
Islamic State
Dark days in Turkey
David Barchard
Syria War
Spirit of the south: a reconfigured Free Syrian army rises in Dera’a
Islamic State
UN envoy urges Turkey to allow Kurds across border into Kobane
Islamic State
Islamic State claims murder of British hostage in latest video
Islamic State
Cameron vows to 'hunt down' murderers of Alan Henning
Islamic State
Canada set to join international coalition against IS militants in Iraq
Islamic State
Dozens killed in airstrikes as Kurdish fighters hold back IS from Kobane
Islamic State
Parents of US hostage Peter Kassig plea for his release in new video
Islamic State
IS fails to take Kobane, as airstrikes kill five more fighters