Beheading of archaeologist Khaled al-Asaad is ‘a tool for recruiting disaffected youth’Condemnation of the murder gives Islamic State the publicity it cravesMon Aug 24 2015 - 18:15
‘Perfect storm’ putting Yemen on brink of famineViolence and food shortages continue as UN warns that 13 million need aidThu Aug 20 2015 - 20:02
Islamic State beheads leading antiquities scholar in SyriaKhaled al-Asaad (82) had worked on the excavation of Palmyra’s 2,000-year-old ruinsWed Aug 19 2015 - 18:49
Egypt introduces new law to combat terrorismDeath penalty possible for those convicted of forming, financing or leading terrorist cellsMon Aug 17 2015 - 20:02
Red Cross warns of impending disaster in YemenScarcity of medical facilities in additionto to food shortages reaching dangerous levelsWed Aug 12 2015 - 01:00
Iraqi PM to end sectarian power-sharing systemHaidar al-Abadi takes anti-corruption measures in face of mounting unrestSun Aug 09 2015 - 18:30
Diplomatic efforts pushed to fore in Syrian conflictRussia urges world powers to join forces with Syrian government to fight Islamic StateWed Aug 05 2015 - 19:19
Beirut waste disposal dispute part of bigger crisis in LebanonGovernment inaction on rubbish left on streets is blamed on political difficultiesSat Aug 01 2015 - 01:00
Palestinian refugees in Syria risk typhoid if UN is kept awayDisease could spread to capital Damascus if Unwra continues to be stopped from helpingThu Jul 30 2015 - 17:18
Life in Damascus bubble contrasts sharply with warzone outsideThe diplomatic quarter of Abu Rummaneh is a world away from the rest of Syria’s capitalWed Jul 29 2015 - 17:41
Spirit survives as Syrian city of Maaloula clears away the rubbleDebris has been cleared and repairs are under way since Christian/Muslim clashes of 2013Tue Jul 28 2015 - 18:24
Assad welcomes shift in West’s stance on Syrian conflictSyrian president acknowledges ‘important’ input from HizbullahMon Jul 27 2015 - 01:00
Saudi Arabia arrests 431 on suspicion of IS membershipKingdom says it has foiled attacks on mosques, foreign diplomatic missionMon Jul 20 2015 - 17:17
Vice-president of Yemen declares Aden ‘liberation’City key to getting control of country from rebels, says exiled presidentSat Jul 18 2015 - 01:01
Middle East takes sides in reacting to Iran nuclear dealResponse of Saudi Arabia and the UAE is tepid but others hail pactThu Jul 16 2015 - 01:00
Iran is finally cut loose from ‘axis of evil’ shacklesAgreement ends decades of sanctions and may allow reforms in country of 77.5m peopleWed Jul 15 2015 - 01:00
Week-long truce to allow food and fuel into YemenAid to reach all parts of country as Saudi blockade threatens famineSat Jul 11 2015 - 01:00
View from Cyprus: Greek financial crisisCyprus, a small country heavily reliant on Greece, is facing its own fragile recoveryFri Jul 10 2015 - 01:00
Syrians hit insurgents with air strikeBombing conducted in reaction to offensive from fundamentalist alliance in AleppoFri Jul 03 2015 - 18:34
Cairo bomb kills Egypt’s chief prosecutor Hisham BarakatRemotely-controlled bomb in car also injures two drivers, civilian and five security menMon Jun 29 2015 - 18:21
Saudi man identified as being behind Kuwait suicide bombingIslamic State admits attack, the first of its kind in KuwaitMon Jun 29 2015 - 01:03
Islamic State is winning more than propaganda warIS selects targets giving it strategic dominance and access to economic assets providing independenceSat Jun 27 2015 - 01:04
IS mines Palmyra’s ruins with explosives to prevent Syrian recaptureThe 2,000-year-old UNESCO site could still be destroyed despite pledges to preserve itThu Jun 25 2015 - 18:06
Syria’s Druze community caught up in Nusra’s Golan campaignDruze leaders demand intervention using the Israeli air forceMon Jun 22 2015 - 01:00
Palestinian unity government quits over Gaza disputeAbbas asks outgoing prime minister to nominate replacement cabinetThu Jun 18 2015 - 01:00
Kurdish militia oust jihadists from strategic townSyrian Kurds gain control of frontier as Ankara speaks of ethnic cleansingTue Jun 16 2015 - 21:27
Iranian support of Assad regime in Syria amounts to billionsUS playing down Iran’s investment so as not to undermine nuclear negotiationsThu Jun 11 2015 - 18:47
Iranian fighters go to Syria to help defend DamascusForeign forces arrive as Islamic State has said it will mount an offensive against the capitalSun Jun 07 2015 - 21:28
Palestinian Hills are alive with the sound of constructionAgainst all odds, a flagship Palestinian city is rising up on the West BankFri Jun 05 2015 - 18:58
Israeli expansion forcing Palestinians into ancient city of JerichoAlthough classified as Area A, under full Palestinian control, ‘every day Israeli soldiers enter the area’Thu Jun 04 2015 - 19:20
Palestinians must use politics to end ‘apartheid regime’The way forward is likely to be forged by non-violent methodsThu Jun 04 2015 - 01:00
Dangerous divergence between US and allies in tackling Islamists in SyriaWashington following the Saudi-Qatari lead rather than the other way aroundWed Jun 03 2015 - 17:41
Amman Letter: Exhibition sheds light on Arab women’s livesA lifetime’s pursuit of fine embroidered attire sheds light on centuries of heritageMon May 25 2015 - 16:45
Houthi rebels agree five-day truce in YemenSaudi military strikes on Sanaa intensify before start of truceMon May 11 2015 - 01:00
Refugees and Jordanians forced to compete for scarce resourcesJordanians fear Syrian refugees will want to settle permanentlyFri May 08 2015 - 21:45
Jordan is exception to regional unrest and spirit of Arab SpringPopular risings in neighbouring countries have served to enforce Jordan’s status quoThu May 07 2015 - 18:15
Saudi Arabia denies sending troops into AdenConflicting reports of coalition force entering Yemeni city to defend airportMon May 04 2015 - 01:00
Saudi Arabia’s king reorders country’s monarchyKing Salman elevates nephew and son to crown prince and deputy crown princeWed Apr 29 2015 - 21:12
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to meet on YemenTurkey welcomes end of air strikes while US calls for resumption of UN peace talksThu Apr 23 2015 - 01:00
Islamic State withdraws from Yarmouk refugee campFighters thought to have colluded with Jabhat al-Nusra to harm Hamas affiliateThu Apr 16 2015 - 01:00
Dubai Letter: hustle and commerce in busiest place on EarthStaggering 70 million pass through Dubai’s futuristic airport each yearTue Apr 14 2015 - 01:00
Why is Saudi Arabia bombing Yemen?Saudi Arabia’s new king, Salman bin Abdel Aziz, has powerful domestic reasons for waging a warSat Apr 11 2015 - 10:20
Medical aid arrives, but agencies struggle to get access to Yemen conflict zonesRed Cross calls for temporary ceasefire to facilitate medical teams and suppliesThu Apr 09 2015 - 01:00
Yarmouk camp in Damascus affront to humanity, says UNUrgent plea for humanitarian access to Palestinian camp invaded by IS militantsMon Apr 06 2015 - 01:00
Global relations could normalise if Iran nuclear deal signedBreakthrough could mean Tehran rejoins international community and repairs economyFri Apr 03 2015 - 01:00
Dramatic rise in number of jihadis, says UN reportTotal has risen sharply from a few thousand a decade ago to over 25,000 today, says reportFri Apr 03 2015 - 01:00
Uneasy alliance between US and Iran must hold after battle of TikritShia militias ignore preconditions for US air strikes, as tiny IS force holds on to cityMon Mar 30 2015 - 01:00
Saudis face existential fight against Yemeni rebelsThe deployment against the Houthi indicates an all-out Saudi offensiveFri Mar 27 2015 - 01:00
Syrian authorities struggle to save antiquities from devastation by ISAuthorities avert destruction at some sites by moving artefacts to safetyThu Mar 19 2015 - 20:00
Syria’s war: remaining population lives in devastation, illness and povertyConflict takes heavy toll as fear and crime grind down a dispersed peopleThu Mar 19 2015 - 01:00
