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
World's chemical watchdog confirms 'systematic' chlorine attacks in Syria
Islamic State
Kerry makes unannounced stop in Iraq on anti-IS tour
Islamic State
Islamic State in the US
Belen Fernandez
Syria War
After blast, a smaller Ahrar al-Sham vows to battle on in Syria
Islamic State
An international coalition against Islamic State: regional considerations
Islamic State
Obama pledges Syria air strikes to eliminate Islamic State
Islamic State
Obama prepares the US for heavy lifting
Chris McGreal
Syria War
Nusra Front releases UN peacekeepers, demands nothing in return
Islamic State
10 Arab states commit to 'share' US-led fight against IS
Islamic State
US Congress may push back vote on Obama attack plan
Islamic State
Discord in UK cabinet over Syria airstrikes against Islamic State
Islamic State
Syria warns against American anti-IS air strikes