HRW says dehydration and malnutrition ‘undermine people’s abilities to heal from wounds and disease, leading to infections, illnesses and deaths’

Yemen-based Houthis are the only full-strength survivors of Tehran’s axis of resistance

President Erdogan determined to further his nation’s regional interests by helping to ensure the transition to a stable new political regime in Syria

Politicised in 2000 by the second Palestinian intifada, the man who helped get rid of Bashar al-Assad started thinking about ‘defending a people who are oppressed by occupiers and invaders’

Arab leaders and analysts surprised and shocked by Assad’s sudden fall and flight

Anarchy could spill over into neighbouring Lebanon and Jordan and destabilise the eastern Arab world

Israel has repeatedly denied genocide allegations and cites right to defence against Hamas attacks

Israeli government yet to indicate whether it supports the move

Fall of Aleppo to al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham has delivered major blow to the government amid economic crisis caused by mismanagement and sanctions

Abbas blamed for rampant corruption and mismanagement and held responsible for rift with Hamas

Following ceasefire deal, Shia movement will halt attacks on Israel, but will assume huge responsibilities in rebuilding towns and infrastructure

Amid death, destruction, deprivation and disease, Gaza is at ‘breaking point’, says UN

More than 310 other medical personnel ‘arrested, tortured and executed in prisons’, Hamas-run health authorities say

Iraqi critic says decision by pro-Iranian Shias marks attempt to ‘transform Baghdad into Kandahar’

Operation targeted gangs of young men from Bedouin tribes, and is first phase in campaign to stamp out theft of humanitarian aid