Syria

Syria after Assad

A deadly raid tests a revolutionary town’s faith in Syria's new government

Five people were killed in the town of Rankous after a government raid on alleged Islamic State sympathisers
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
Thousands transferred from Syria to Iraq face possible execution over alleged IS links, HRW says
Syria War
HRW slams Syrian Kurdish authorities over abuses
Inside Lebanon
Suicide Bomb rocks Lebanon's Bekaa Valley
Syria War
Dozens killed in huge car bomb attack near Syria's Hama
Human Rights
Syrians top world refugee list as global displacement reaches WWII highs
Syria War
Syrian regime launches deadly barrel bomb attacks in Aleppo
Syria War
Syrian refugees ambivalent about general amnesty
Martin Bader
Iraq War
'War crimes' and unrest in Iraq and beyond
Turkey Politics
Criticism mounts on Erdogan over ISIL kidnapping of Turkey hostages
Iraq War
40 Indians in Iraq 'uncontactable' and feared kidnapped
Iraq War
The wreckage of US Middle East policy
Thomas W Lippman
Syria War
Erdogan says Turkey doing 'everything necessary' for Iraq hostages
Syria War
Moderate Syria rebel officers quit over 'lack of military aid'