Syria

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

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

In Mali, every foreign intervention failed - and jihadists adapted

Omar Ashour

Iran has won the war. Trump and Netanyahu now face a reckoning

David Hearst

How can you look at the horrors in Palestine and feel nothing?

Anas Altikriti

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

Israeli minister says Turkey should be treated as 'enemy state'

Israeli troops steal 250 goats from Syria and smuggle them to occupied West Bank

From Venezuela to Iran, Trump's 'Donroe Doctrine' is a push to control the world's oil

Joseph Massad

Syria after Assad

Syrian army announces stop to Aleppo offensive, but Kurdish fighters deny halt

Kurdish forces refuse to withdraw from Aleppo after ceasefire

Venezuela crisis

With Maduro's abduction, the 'rules-based world order' is officially dead

Marco Carnelos

By standing up to Abu Dhabi, Riyadh could reshape the Middle East

David Hearst

Syria after Assad

Syrian army shells Kurdish areas of Aleppo declared 'closed military zones'

Yemen war: Is a new order emerging in the Red Sea?

Taqadum al-Khatib

Israeli and Syrian officials hold 'positive' talks over security agreement

From Sudan to Yemen and Gaza, Middle East wars top the list of conflicts to watch in 2026, report says

Syria after Assad

Senior Assad commander reveals plan to destabilise Syria to 'fake Israeli agent'

UK: Shabana Mahmood vows to 'defend' decision to strip Shamima Begum of citizenship