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
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
Islamic State
Military aid to Kobane continues via Turkey border