Corruption the main issue as Iraqis prepare to elect new parliamentElection campaign dominated by sectarian forces that emerged after US warFri May 11 2018 - 14:43
Iran’s hardliners reinvigorated by US exit from nuclear dealReformist president Hassan Rouhani has vowed to continue abiding by the agreementThu May 10 2018 - 01:00
Lebanon election results unlikely to yield much-needed reformsIsrael’s education minister responds to poll outcome by saying ‘Hizbullah = Lebanon’Mon May 07 2018 - 20:14
Air veers from celebration to desperation in Lebanese towns ahead of election resultThousands of Lebanese braved traffic, confusion and chaos to take part in long overdue electionSun May 06 2018 - 20:07
Lebanese election will not alter political map of countrySeveral ‘firsts’ in the Middle East country’s first parliamentary election in nine yearsSat May 05 2018 - 05:00
US increasingly drawn into the Syrian quagmireWashington risks conflict with Russia and Iran, President Assad’s chief backersTue May 01 2018 - 20:20
Fund pledge shortfall will hit Syria and refugees hard, UN warnsDonors’ conference clocked just over half of the €6.5bn needed to help Syria in 2018Thu Apr 26 2018 - 17:49
War and peace switch off and on in battle of death and destructionDamascus Letter: Residents alternate between ‘normal’ and ‘war normal’ livesWed Apr 25 2018 - 01:00
Isis spokesman urges fighters to target Arab leadersIsis focus on Arab world may starve western intelligence as affiliate groups go dormantTue Apr 24 2018 - 17:20
Turkey castigates call to withdraw army and militias from Kurdish Afrin districtJihadis in villages of non-Muslim Yazidi Kurds persecute them for their faith and ethnicityThu Apr 19 2018 - 16:53
Business as usual in Damascus as Assad remains defiantMilitary action against Syria brings warnings from Iran and most Arab governmentsSun Apr 15 2018 - 18:45
‘Deconfliction hotline’ crucial as West prepares to strike SyriaBritain asks Cyprus to reserve airspace in preparation for possible air strikes on SyriaFri Apr 13 2018 - 16:31
West’s military options against Syria severely constrainedRetaliation for suspected gas attack could prompt Russian and Iranian movesThu Apr 12 2018 - 00:29
Turkey the powerbroker in Syrian struggleErdogan’s show of force in Afrin means that even his allies do not trust himFri Apr 06 2018 - 20:43
Syria: ‘We received money for documentation but not restoration’Foreign archaeologists no longer come and there are no funds for reconstructionThu Apr 05 2018 - 21:26
Evacuation of eastern Ghouta stalls as rival factions squabbleRussian-brokered deal allows Jaish al-Islam fighters and their families to leaveTue Apr 03 2018 - 20:23
In the jaws of Syria’s conflict, Christian faith prospersDamascus faithful celebrate Easter – with Orthodox ceremonies next weekSat Mar 31 2018 - 05:00
Inside eastern Ghouta: Civilians flee from the hell of war into the unknownTraumatised Syrians seek refuge in government-held areas as brutal conflict continuesFri Mar 30 2018 - 05:00
UN seeks €122m to aid 260,000 Syrians driven from homesArtillery and aerial bombardment kill 1,600 in eastern Ghouta over the past five weeksThu Mar 29 2018 - 16:24
Egyptians go to polls with concern about voter apathyWith opponents of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi forced to stand down, presidential election is no contestMon Mar 26 2018 - 15:48
Mortar attack on market kills 44 in Damascus suburbRebels target families shopping in Jaramana as Syrian army advances into eastern GhoutaWed Mar 21 2018 - 20:41
Trump to welcome Saudi Arabia’s crown prince to White HouseCrown Prince Mohamed bin Salman begins a busy schedule of meetings in USATue Mar 20 2018 - 05:00
Bashar al-Assad visits besieged enclave in eastern GhoutaExodus continues with number displaced rising above 270,000 in the last weekSun Mar 18 2018 - 17:40
Syria’s seven-year war: How Assad has kept his grip on powerWhile regime changes were made in Egypt and Tunisia, Syria’s conflict is more complexThu Mar 15 2018 - 01:00
Syria remains in the middle of deadly power playsThousands flee Turkish military forces and surrogate Free Syrian Army militiaWed Mar 14 2018 - 01:00
State visit to Britain by Saudi leader fails to sway criticsLondon’s weapons deals worth £4.6bn since the war on Yemen launched three years agoSun Mar 11 2018 - 21:08
Syria pushes on with eastern Ghouta offensive to safeguard Damascus from attacksAnalysis: Pressure from UN will not stop fightingThu Mar 08 2018 - 15:36
Turkey courts reaction from Russia and US over attacks on AfrinAnkara’s taking of Syrian Kurdish enclave proof of strategic power in embattled regionMon Mar 05 2018 - 15:42
Civilians of eastern Ghouta are hostages to ambitions of both sidesSyrians have little respite since Russia’s limited ceasefire came into effect on TuesdayWed Feb 28 2018 - 17:24
Saudi Arabia sacks military leaders as war in Yemen floundersShake-up of armed forces aimed at tightening Crown Prince Mohammed’s grip on powerTue Feb 27 2018 - 14:08
Syria ceasefire appeal by Saudis, Qatar and UAE not all it seemsAnalysis: Gulf powers have interests in eastern Ghouta that are not humanitarianThu Feb 22 2018 - 16:38
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
