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
Iraqi Kurds to vote for independence in controversial referendumBaghdad issues threats and international powers condemn the ballot ahead of the voteFri Sept 22 2017 - 16:19
Saudi Arabia arrests 30 over issues of loyalty to de facto rulerCrown prince Mohamed bin Salman highly sensitive to dissent as his policies are failingTue Sept 19 2017 - 18:14
Syrian ceasefire talks begin again as Isis loses territoryNegotiators hope to extend ‘deconfliction’ zones during sixth conference in KazakhstanWed Sept 13 2017 - 17:49
Syrian army breaks 28-month Isis siege on Deir al-Zor cityBashar al-Assad praises troops amid continued push to drive Islamic State from the cityWed Sept 06 2017 - 21:54
A complex web of conflicting agendas in the fight against IsisConfusion and uncertainty reign as political, ethnic and hidden agendas play outFri Sept 01 2017 - 20:25
Two million Muslim pilgrims descend on Mecca for hajjWorld’s most multicultural religious event gets under way in Saudi ArabiaWed Aug 30 2017 - 09:32
Iran-Saudi Arabia rift narrows amid shifting alliances in regionSome 86,000 Iranian pilgrims to attend annual Hajj for the first time in two yearsFri Aug 25 2017 - 21:32
Moroccan youths are easy prey for jihadist recruitersWell-developed networks are targeting young Moroccans to join terrorist cellsMon Aug 21 2017 - 18:18
Lebanon repeals controversial ‘marry the rapist’ law‘Overdue’ move welcomed to scrap 1940s law allowing rapists avoid prosecution through marriageThu Aug 17 2017 - 14:40
Iraq and Syria co-ordinating military action against IsisUS and Iran-backed Iraqi forces are on outskirts of Isis-held Tal Afar, west of MosulMon Aug 14 2017 - 21:59
Saudi Arabia ends military attacks on gunmenFears for heritage of 400-year-old Shia town Awamiya after destruction and violenceThu Aug 10 2017 - 20:46
UN prosecutor resigns over inaction on Syria’s war crimesCarla del Ponte blames lack of backing from Security Council to try perpetratorsTue Aug 08 2017 - 21:58
‘One million children’ at risk of cholera death in YemenInfection rate continues to rise as deliveries of medical supplies restrictedThu Aug 03 2017 - 20:03
Evacuation of al-Qaeda-linked fighters from Lebanon to Syria goes aheadTransport of 8,000 refugees resumes after Jabhat Fatah al-Sham demands met by HizbullahWed Aug 02 2017 - 20:09
House arrest of Saudi crown prince sparks watchdog’s concernHuman Rights Watch urges authorities to explain Mohammed bin Nayef’s travel banSat Jul 29 2017 - 01:00
Al-Qaeda offshoot increasing control over Syria’s Idlib provinceTahrir al-Sham advance may lead to re-establishment of al-Qaeda in Syria and IraqTue Jul 25 2017 - 18:20
US withdrawal of backing for insurgents may bolster links with MoscowCIA programme to topple Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has been deemed a failureFri Jul 21 2017 - 19:22
Qatar crisis could cause Gulf Co-operation Council to implodeSunni council has always had divisions but numerous disputes could pull it apartTue Jul 18 2017 - 19:43
Gaza Strip ‘unlivable’ years earlier than predicted, says UNPopulation of 2 million ‘seeing faster and faster decline in their living conditions’Thu Jul 13 2017 - 16:26
Iraqi government must win hearts and minds of its traumatised citizensDefeat of Islamic State in Mosul must be followed by emergency relief, security and medical careWed Jul 12 2017 - 19:29
Trump has put the generals in charge with predictable consequencesUN war crimes investigators accused the US and allied Kurdish-dominated DemocraticForces of being responsible for a 'staggering loss of civilian life' in the battle for RaqqaWed Jun 28 2017 - 00:06
King Salman departs from Saudi practice by appointing son as crown princeMove comes as the kingdom faces multiple challenges, including rift with QatarWed Jun 21 2017 - 15:45
Israel’s peace movement: ‘Only soldiers see the occupation’Ex-staff sergeant: ‘There is violence on both sides, but Palestinians always pay the price’Wed Jun 21 2017 - 01:00
Israeli and Palestinian demands kill chances of peace talk restartRecognition of Israel rubs against call for end to bulldozers clearing land for settlementsTue Jun 13 2017 - 18:38
Families of Muslim pilgrims gather in Jerusalem for Ramadan prayers‘Tens of thousands come to pray in the lead-domed al-Aqsa mosque, the world’s third holiest Islamic site’Fri Jun 09 2017 - 12:48
Amid talk of economic growth, Palestinians still struggle dailyConsumerism is rampant, but economic gap between Palestinians and Israelis is wideningTue Jun 06 2017 - 20:29
Is the Israeli-Palestinian two-state solution still on the table?Despite 16 years of failed negotiations and lost opportunities, the creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel still has widespread supportMon Jun 05 2017 - 13:15
Six Day war: By June 10th, Israel had possession of all of PalestineLives were changed forever on June 5th, 1967, as Israel’s air force won the war in hoursMon Jun 05 2017 - 01:00
Iranian voters demand open society despite Trump’s negativityIsolating Iran empowers ultra-conservatives and confirm their view of US as ‘Great Satan’Mon May 22 2017 - 16:30
Saudi Arabia leaves no expense spared for Trump’s visitAs both sides aim to revive relations, serious differences remain on Iran and Islamic StateFri May 19 2017 - 12:59
