Michael Jansen

US Secretary of State to discuss durable ceasefire in Sudanese conflict and an end to conflict in Yemen

Regional tensions have eased since March when China brokered a deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia

President stoked ethnic Turkish nationalism during campaign, and many are worried he may reconcile with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad

Leadership is finalising guidelines on reversing the prohibition, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council

Rayyanah Barnawi’s flight to stardom follows the lifting of some Saudi restrictions on women, but others remain in force

Times are hard, but there is a refusal to be crushed by adversity

Summit will determine if Saudi Arabia succeeds in steering the Arab world toward independent policies rather than following Washington’s lead

Research focuses on ‘many kinds of deaths’ in conflicts since 9/11 attacks of 2001

Mainlanders and Turkish Cypriots overwhelmed by economic distress imported from Turkey

Historic commemoration of what Palestinians call al-Nakba, the Catastrophe, that followed Israel's establishment

Their factory was destroyed in fighting, but a Damascus couple’s perseverance has paid off

Arab League members hosting refugees are eager for Syrians to return home

Ebrahim Raisi hails Bashir al-Assad for overcoming sanctions and achieving ‘victory’ in Syria’s civil war

Political rehabilitation of Assad regime continues despite EU and US sanctions

Looming over Aleppo’s trading hub, the city’s citadel is a symbol of strength after surviving warfare and recent earthquakes