Syria talks reopen as Damascus and Ankara shift positionsKerry says parties are reaching a state of near exhaustion and end may be in sightSun Jan 22 2017 - 17:30
Unity agreement between Fatah and Hamas a major shift for PalestineFundamentalist groups to join PLO and Palestine National CouncilThu Jan 19 2017 - 20:23
Tale of two Islamic State cities: Mosul and RaqqaMosul fears Iraq’s government while Raqqa dreads anarchy once Isis is defeatedWed Jan 18 2017 - 01:00
Talks on Cyprus offer ‘historic opportunity’ to reunite islandHopes are high of settlement plan as Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders meet in GenevaMon Jan 09 2017 - 01:00
Damascus water crisis continues as clashes threaten ceasefireOpposing sides blame each other for bombing of pumping facility near Syrian capitalThu Jan 05 2017 - 18:03
Analysis: Erdogan’s policies continue to have deadly consequencesThe Istanbul nightclub shooting is Turkey’s 19th major terrorist attack since June 2015Sun Jan 01 2017 - 18:04
Russo-Turkish ceasefire in Syria could be game-changerThree powers, including Iran, prioritise end to hostilities and preserving Syria as a stateThu Dec 29 2016 - 01:00
As fighting in Aleppo ends, all that unites its population is sufferingAttitudes to the government’s victory are very different in the city’s east and westFri Dec 23 2016 - 18:05
Factional divisions further delay stop-start Aleppo evacuationBuses bound for besieged villages torched by jihadis opposed to evacuation dealMon Dec 19 2016 - 17:45
Palmyra again in sights for Syrian army after Aleppo engagementIslamic State recapture of ancient city demonstrates that regime military is overstretchedFri Dec 16 2016 - 16:50
Syrian government winning war with help of long-held alliancesRussia, Iran, Lebanon and Iraq help Syrian army resist attacks and reclaim lost territoryWed Dec 14 2016 - 19:13
Trying to survive in the shadow of Islamic StateCivilians pay heavy cost to protect their homes, lands and businessesMon Dec 12 2016 - 16:50
Assad and Russian allies in hurry to take all of AleppoElection of Trump and assault on Mosul have added urgency to bombing campaignWed Dec 07 2016 - 21:16
Forces in fight against Islamic State may soon be fighting each otherAnalysis: Defeat of the terror group could lead to the return of al-Qaeda in Syria and IraqTue Nov 22 2016 - 15:55
Surveying Islamic State’s destruction of NimrudUnlike Palmyra, the heart of the Assyrian empire has been reduced to rubbleThu Nov 17 2016 - 18:08
Obama changes tack with clampdown on Nusra in SyriaUS president’s order to ‘track and slay’ jihadi group’s leaders signals turnabout in policySun Nov 13 2016 - 15:47
Trump win draws mixed reactions from Middle Eastern leadersRepublican gets flurry of congratulatory calls, as some worry about his anti-Islam remarksThu Nov 10 2016 - 19:16
Cyprus peace talks at ‘critical juncture’, says UN head Ban Ki-moonWarning Turkey could annex north if solution not found before end-of-year deadlineTue Nov 08 2016 - 17:36
Syria: US-backed coalition moves to drive Isis from RaqqaAnalysis: Turkish intervention complicates two-stage offensive by Kurdish-Arab SDFSun Nov 06 2016 - 18:04
New Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri calls for unityThe country’s system creates power-sharing among the main confessional communitiesThu Nov 03 2016 - 15:38
Arabs overwhelmingly favour Clinton over TrumpTwo-thirds of those polled in nine Arab countries said they viewed US negativelyWed Nov 02 2016 - 16:14
Michel Aoun set to be elected president of LebanonElection by parliament will end 2½ years of caretaker government and no head of stateSun Oct 30 2016 - 16:53
Islamic State using terror to delay advance on MosulAnalysis: Scores of villagers used as human shields and oil wells set alightThu Oct 27 2016 - 15:28
Q&A: Why is Mosul under attack and who is involved?Iraq’s second largest city has been under the control of Islamic State since June 2014Wed Oct 26 2016 - 16:42
Mosul offensive: Amnesty accuses Iraqi forces of war crimesAmnesty report claims displaced Sunni Arabs subjected to human rights violationsWed Oct 19 2016 - 09:16
A lot at stake in the battle to retake Mosul from Islamic StateThe city is Baghdad’s chief strategic, political and economic objective in the struggle for IraqMon Oct 17 2016 - 16:12
Crisis in Syria: ‘We had only our clothes when we came here’Some of the displaced population of the now empty town of Daraya have recently moved into newly built UN housing in Harjileh, half an hour’s drive from their former homesWed Oct 12 2016 - 01:00
Syria aims to drive rebels from Aleppo before end of 2016Damascus and Moscow are concerned about the foreign policy of next US presidentMon Oct 10 2016 - 06:11
Homs market restored in effort to save locals from humanitarian crisisUN programme brings traders back to battle-scarred 4,000 year-old Syrian soukThu Oct 06 2016 - 17:52
Souqs filled with shoppers in house of relative peaceIn Damascus, Homs, Hama, and coastal cities, Syrians live as normally as they canThu Oct 06 2016 - 01:00
Victory in Aleppo is key to Syrian regime’s goalsCity’s recapture would put 70% of population back under Damascus government controlThu Sept 29 2016 - 20:05
Violence escalates in Syria as talks fail over role of al-NusraAnalysis: US failure to persuade allies to break links to Al-Qaeda-linked group is key issueFri Sept 23 2016 - 16:46
Aid organisation hit in Syria air strike has 3,000 volunteersSyrian Arab Red Crescent Society has lost 54 staff and volunteers in six-year conflictTue Sept 20 2016 - 20:31
Road to Mecca paved with Saudi Arabia-Iran rivalryFor the first time in nearly 30 years, Iranians are not joining the annual Hajj pilgrimageFri Sept 09 2016 - 01:00
Turkey turns on Islamic State while blocking Kurds in SyriaIncursion prevents Kurds from uniting and pushes jihadists from border areasTue Sept 06 2016 - 18:40
At least 10,000 people killed in 18-month Yemen warFigure nearly double the number previously given by UN and could be much higherFri Sept 02 2016 - 16:40
Analysis: Daraya surrender a morale boost for Syrian armyDamascus suburb significant as one of first areas to protest against Bashar al-AssadMon Aug 29 2016 - 01:01
Biden forced to reassure Turks over support for KurdsStruggle for power around Turkish-Syrian border is becoming fraught amid Isis routFri Aug 26 2016 - 01:00
China enters fray in Syria on Bashar al-Assad’s sideCountry has joined Russia and Iran in supporting the Syrian government in warTue Aug 23 2016 - 01:00
Aleppo ceasefire could see aid reach besieged millionsUN envoy Staffan de Mistura says no convoys have reached certain cities for 110 daysFri Aug 19 2016 - 20:36
Forces in Iraq unite ahead of battle to retake MosulOperation to wrest control of Islamic State stronghold marked by careful planningThu Aug 18 2016 - 01:00
Women burn burkas as Islamic State flee city of ManbijTurkey blocks efforts of largely Kurdish Democratic Forces to capture border townSun Aug 14 2016 - 19:11
Aleppo under siege is used as a bargaining chipRussia is calling the shots in Syria as it works to strengthen its links with TurkeyFri Aug 12 2016 - 17:35
Civilians in eastern Aleppo remain under partial siegeIf east-west territorial status quo remains neither side gains leverage in Geneva talksSun Aug 07 2016 - 18:39
Outcome of Syrian war could hinge on battles around AleppoIt could see end to conflict or its spread to Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and wider Middle EastWed Aug 03 2016 - 12:45
Syrian rebels attempt to break Aleppo siegeInsurgents stage largest offensive against government forces since fight for city beganTue Aug 02 2016 - 01:00
Nusra’s move to cut al-Qaeda ties a tactic to avoid ‘terrorist’ labelAnalysis: Fundamentalist faction is less under threat than its rival Islamic StateFri Jul 29 2016 - 21:31
Cyprus reunification talks given urgency by Turkey coup tensionTalks ‘poisoned’ by Turkish prime minister’s statement on Greek CypriotsFri Jul 29 2016 - 01:01
Saudi Arabian women very restricted, says rights bodyHuman Rights Watch report finds male guardianship one of worst curbs on femalesFri Jul 22 2016 - 17:34
Analysis: Why Recep Tayyip Erdogan is coming down hardThe Turkish government is expected to make a clean sweep of dissidents after the failed coupSun Jul 17 2016 - 18:38
