Syria Q&A: Conflicts in eastern Ghouta and Afrin explainedWhy Syria's government is bombing east of Damascus, and Turkey's role in the northThu Feb 22 2018 - 01:00
Syria crisis deepens as Russia calls for special UN meetingFour days of intensive bombing has left at least 310 people dead in rebel enclaveThu Feb 22 2018 - 01:00
Eastern Ghouta and Afrin brace as Syrian forces prepare to enterFamilies in enclave near Damascus subsist on one meal a day since army tightened siegeMon Feb 19 2018 - 19:25
Fresh conflicts in Syria breakout in wake of defeat of Islamic StateAir strikes are the most serious confrontation between the US and Russia since Moscow intervened in the conflict in 2015Thu Feb 08 2018 - 19:00
Russia warns about jihadi anti-aircraft missiles after jet downed in SyriaRegional powers have supplied shoulder-fired missilesMon Feb 05 2018 - 16:48
Economy and reunification key issues as Greek Cypriots go to pollsNicos Anastasiades up against Akel party-backed Stavros Malas in tight run-offFri Feb 02 2018 - 18:31
Corruption crackdown nets Saudi ruler €80bn and lots of enemiesMove popular with public who are tired of big-spending princesWed Jan 31 2018 - 19:26
Egyptians depressed and divided as uprising comes full circleSeventh anniversary sees hopes of freedom crushed as al-Sisi in line for second termSat Jan 27 2018 - 01:00
Palestinian refugee agency tries to raise $500m after US slashes aidEmergency appeal by Unrwa after Trump administration says it will withhold $300mWed Jan 24 2018 - 12:16
Erdogan plays nationalist card with Syrian push against KurdsTurkey challenging Nato partners and ramping up regional tensions with neighboursWed Jan 24 2018 - 01:00
Is the new US strategy for Syria an effort to keep the pot boiling?Planned 30,000-strong Kurdish border force makes little sense and is widely opposedThu Jan 18 2018 - 16:07
‘Dignity and security at stake’ after US slashes funding for Palestinian refugeesMove to withhold €53m from UN agency may cause wide repercussions in regionWed Jan 17 2018 - 20:00
Palestinian rejection of Oslo deal a chance to start new peace processBy dismissing 1993 accord, Mahmoud Abbas could override agreement favouring IsraelTue Jan 16 2018 - 18:45
Syrian army seeks defeat of jihadi insurgents with assault on IdlibThe offensive has been criticised, but the government cannot afford to give up the provinceThu Jan 11 2018 - 19:22
National Union Party wins election in north of CyprusRight-wing coalition on cards as Turkish Cypriots back status quo cautiouslyMon Jan 08 2018 - 16:45
Withdrawal of US funding to Palestinians could harm Israel itselfHalting $368m in aid to UN agency Unrwa would be major blow to services for refugeesWed Jan 03 2018 - 18:23
Hassan Rouhani must mollify protesters with real rewardsScattered wave of social dissatisfaction arises from Iranians’ sense of governmental neglectTue Jan 02 2018 - 16:07
Saudi allies face pressure to address famine in YemenWestern powers profit from kingdom’s offensive while 20 million Yemenis require aidFri Dec 29 2017 - 17:20
Critically ill evacuated from besieged Syrian rebel strongholdRed Crescent to move 29 from eastern Ghouta to Damascus following Assad approvalWed Dec 27 2017 - 16:59
Palestinians curbed by Trump threats against UN criticsRiyad al-Malki claims US bullying countries not recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capitalThu Dec 21 2017 - 16:42
Saudi Arabia releases Palestinian billionaire who holds Irish citizenshipSabih al-Masri’s family received Irish passports under the ‘passport for sale’ schemeSun Dec 17 2017 - 21:15
Christian and Muslim leaders boycott Mike Pence’s Holy Land visitUS vice-president told he will be pelted with shoes if he visits West Bank or East JerusalemFri Dec 15 2017 - 19:53
Palestinians reject any future US role in peace processTrump recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital hardens Recep Tayyip Erdogan stanceWed Dec 13 2017 - 17:31
Russia’s plan to cut army in Syria clear since fall of eastern AleppoVladimir Putin satisfied Islamic State has been beaten on both banks of EuphratesMon Dec 11 2017 - 16:53
Trump hammers yet another nail into the coffin of the Middle East peace processAnalysis: Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital demolishes 70 years of US policyThu Dec 07 2017 - 18:24
What happened next? The Syrian family who fled to Germany in 2014Family grateful for ‘protection’ offered by Germany – but they long for DamascusThu Dec 07 2017 - 01:00
Trump’s action on Jerusalem could trigger violent responseMuslims the world over repeatedly angered by US president’s Middle East policiesWed Dec 06 2017 - 14:57
Yemen war doomed to drag on after former president killedViolence in deadlocked conflict expected to intensify in short-term as millions sufferTue Dec 05 2017 - 19:05
Abbas warns US against moving embassy to JerusalemFate of East Jerusalem meant to be decided in talks between Palestinians and IsraelisFri Dec 01 2017 - 17:34
Pierre Krähenbühl: There is ‘no political horizon’ for the Palestinian peopleFailure to create a ‘political horizon’ can only increase Palestinian suffering and instabilityWed Nov 29 2017 - 18:20
Islamic State fighters remain a threat after defeat of ‘caliphate’Isis members escaping from Syria and Iraq a danger to Europe, says Egypt’s presidentMon Nov 27 2017 - 19:08
Hariri’s travails point to Lebanon’s broken, sectarian systemResignation postponed: Mystery still shrouds PM’s two-week sojourn in Saudi ArabiaWed Nov 22 2017 - 17:01
Syria meetings could determine fate of diplomatic processSigns that moderates among Saudi-backed opposition are winning ahead of Geneva talksTue Nov 21 2017 - 14:34
Yemen crisis: Aid agencies urge Saudi Arabia to lift blockade‘Worst humanitarian crisis in the world’ deteriorating over closure of ports and airportsFri Nov 17 2017 - 14:50
Isis fighters smuggled out of Raqqa by US, UK and Kurds, BBC claims‘Raqqa’s Dirty Secret’ says 250 fighters with families and arms were given safe passageWed Nov 15 2017 - 17:37
Hariri resignation crisis unites LebaneseLebanese cabinet to defy Riyadh and carry on without prime ministerFri Nov 10 2017 - 20:59
Despite Islamic State ‘defeat’, struggle for Syria set to intensifyGovernment, opposition factions and other actors jostle for advantage ahead of peace talksThu Nov 09 2017 - 17:50
Saudi Arabia shaken by crown prince’s high-stakes crackdownArrest of senior figures in corruption drive stuns kingdom and creates risks for princeMon Nov 06 2017 - 15:18
Stories from Syria: One family’s defiant stand in al-Waer‘Tommy’ Toumeh, 91, faced down armed fighters who told him to leave his home in 2014Mon Nov 06 2017 - 01:30
Homs locals aim to open new chapter in battered city’s historyCouple’s English-language bookshop part of efforts to preserve Syria’s built heritageFri Nov 03 2017 - 01:00
Aleppo rebuilds itself from destruction of warCommercial and leisure activities return to Syrian city as half a million people drift backWed Oct 25 2017 - 01:00
Surviving the siege: Islamic State on wane in Deir al-ZorCruel ‘caliphate’ of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on skids amid Syrian army and Kurdish squeezeTue Oct 24 2017 - 01:00
Rebuilding Homs: Finding hope in shops, the souk and a schoolSyria’s rehabilitation is under way, but the pace varies greatly between city, town and villageSat Oct 21 2017 - 05:11
Fatah deal leaves future of Hamas military wing unresolvedBoth Palestinian organisations pressured from all sides at a time of extreme weaknessThu Oct 12 2017 - 17:21
From ‘caliphate’ to on the run: the demise of Islamic StateIn Iraq and Syria the terrorist group has lost most of its territory and, with it, its powerMon Oct 09 2017 - 19:26
Fatah and Hamas seek to end longstanding feudRival Palestinian movements attempt to reconcile after 10 years of open hostilityThu Oct 05 2017 - 18:18
Saudi Arabia courts Putin as it looks beyond reliance on USKing Salman embarks on three-day visit to Moscow as part of major policy shiftWed Oct 04 2017 - 20:33
Russia’s intervention in Syria has given it regional cloutSecond anniversary of Kremlin decision to back Assad with military mightMon Oct 02 2017 - 17:19
Saudi women drivers: a PR move, not a breakthroughThe kingdom’s women look set to be kept away from the wheels of powerSat Sept 30 2017 - 06:00
Iraq rejects talks on secession of Kurdish regionBaghdad believes talks would prompt Sunni areas to renew demand for autonomyTue Sept 26 2017 - 17:46
