Syrians come back to Deraa, but normality is slow to returnThe city where Syria’s 2011 Arab Spring uprising began is battered but still functioningTue Apr 09 2019 - 01:00
Restored mosque in devastated Old City gives Syrians cause to celebrateChechnya funds mosque project as US, EU give Homs aid for food not rebuildingSat Apr 06 2019 - 05:00
Yemen battles cholera epidemic amid ongoing conflictMore than 109,000 cases reported in three months as Saudi-led war exacerbates crisisThu Mar 28 2019 - 17:09
What next for Isis? Terror group’s threat has not gone awaySince it entered the Syrian conflict, Isis has recruited an estimated 100,000 fightersThu Mar 28 2019 - 01:00
Trials of 11 women’s rights activists in Saudi Arabia condemnedProsecutors accuse the women of initiating ‘criminal’ contacts to share informationMon Mar 25 2019 - 18:11
Muslims in Egypt divided over calls to end polygamyReligious leader brands polygamy a distortion of the Koran and an injustice to womenFri Mar 22 2019 - 18:09
Kurds report ‘significant progress’ in fight against Isis in BaghouzClashes continuing as group of Isis fighters confined to pocket still resisting, says SDFTue Mar 19 2019 - 17:55
Isis women must be repatriated and deradicalisedLoyalty and circumstance blinded many to Isis’s atrocities. Such people need helpTue Mar 19 2019 - 01:00
Iran signs new trade and energy deals with IraqAgreements reinforce the close connections between the two majority Shia countriesTue Mar 12 2019 - 21:53
Over 30 countries sign statement criticising Saudi Arabia’s rights recordUN human rights commissioner voices concern over arrest and detention of peaceful activistsThu Mar 07 2019 - 17:33
Kurdish-led forces struggle to cope with escapees amid Baghouz siegeUS survey failed to prepare ground forces for influx from Islamic State enclave in SyriaTue Mar 05 2019 - 19:59
British foreign secretary arrives in Yemen in bid to end 4-year war60,000 people have been killed, and 85,000 children under 5 have died from starvationFri Mar 01 2019 - 17:53
Brexit overshadows first Arab-EU summit in EgyptLeaders urged to forge a common strategy on terrorism and to co-operate on trade and migrationTue Feb 26 2019 - 18:47
Saudi Arabia appoints its first woman ambassador to USReema bint Bandar takes role amid lingering strains over Khashoggi murder in IstanbulMon Feb 25 2019 - 18:45
Reduced US force in Syria will be a face-saver for Trump and ErdoganAfter first saying he was pulling out all US troops, Trump has bowed to pressureSun Feb 24 2019 - 19:35
Unicef calls for humanitarian aid for 135,000 Yemeni childrenHouthi rebels agree to withdraw from Hodeida in deal with Saudi-backed governmentWed Feb 20 2019 - 20:23
Shunned by European leaders, Bin Salman embarks on Asian tourFirst stop Islamabad gives royal welcome as prince frees 2,100 Pakistanis in Saudi jailsMon Feb 18 2019 - 21:50
US decision on withdrawal from Syria ‘a positive step’, says PutinMoscow, Tehran and Ankara find no accord at Sochi summit on defeating Idlib jihadisFri Feb 15 2019 - 19:01
Iran’s revolutionary fervour persists in a mellowed formClerics must recognise need to acknowledge aspirations of Iranians born after revolutionFri Feb 15 2019 - 01:23
Isis stall advance of US-backed forces in eastern SyriaDespite air raids, fighters from jihadi bastion in Kurdish-controlled area reclaim positionsTue Feb 12 2019 - 17:54
Trump’s troop moves in Syria and Iraq could play into hands of IsisBaghdad condemns US president’s plans to expand military in Iraq to ‘watch’ IranMon Feb 11 2019 - 01:00
Pope Francis hailed by Gulf hosts for interfaith breakthroughAmid calls to press for peace in Yemen, the pontiff met with 600 religious figures in UAEMon Feb 04 2019 - 17:52
Macron welcomes new Lebanese governmentFrance, along with US and other powers, had exerted pressure on prime minister HaririFri Feb 01 2019 - 16:40
Mahmoud Abbas accepts resignation of Palestinian cabinetPresident begins consulations to form new governmentWed Jan 30 2019 - 18:37
EU-Med 7 calls for fixed method for redistributing asylum seekersGrouping of seven EU Mediterranean states unhappy at burden of hosting migrantsTue Jan 29 2019 - 20:43
Heads of EU Mediterranean states meet to discuss migrationBrexit and climate change also on agenda for seven states at ‘Club Med’ meeting in CyprusMon Jan 28 2019 - 21:24
Laws may cut off US funds to Palestinian security agenciesViolence could escalate as Palestinian Authority faces bankruptcyThu Jan 24 2019 - 16:52
Colossal death toll in Yemen compounded by cultural destructionSaudi-led coalition, Houthi rebels and jihadi groups laying waste millenniums of heritageTue Jan 22 2019 - 16:40
Concern over rights abuses in BahrainHuman Rights Watch voices extradition fears on country of 4,000 political prisonersThu Jan 17 2019 - 17:14
Russia supportive of Syrian opposition to Turkish-controlled security zoneKurds also against proposed development along the Syrian-Turkish borderWed Jan 16 2019 - 20:40
Al-Qaeda’s offshoot in Syria consolidates hold over IdlibIdlib could become a base for the infiltration of jihadis into the region and EuropeMon Jan 14 2019 - 18:42
Saudi treatment of women under spotlight once againMale guardianship treats women as lifelong minorsFri Jan 11 2019 - 01:04
Arab world begins to normalise relations with SyriaSaudis, UAE and Egypt willing to embrace Assad if it curbs influence of Iran and TurkeyThu Jan 10 2019 - 17:04
Al-Qaeda affiliate controls Syrian land once held by NLFShelling persists between insurgents and army as Tahrir al-Sham holds most of IdlibFri Jan 04 2019 - 17:47
Cash-starved UNRWA struggling to help Palestinian refugeesTrump administration has cut $300m funding, reducing agency’s budget by a thirdFri Jan 04 2019 - 01:00
US withdrawal from Syria may edge Erdogan closer to PutinTurkey appears determined to boost relations with Moscow as US becomes unreliableFri Dec 28 2018 - 17:00
US withdrawal from Syria leaves Kurdish allies vulnerableMove increases likelihood of Turkish invasion of the border zone ruled by KurdsMon Dec 24 2018 - 01:00
US withdrawal from Syria could cause havoc in the regionAs well as the enduring Isis threat, the power dynamics in Syria are finely balancedThu Dec 20 2018 - 11:50
Yemeni ceasefire ‘seems to be working’ after early violationsOverall deal appears to have the support of outside powers involved in the warTue Dec 18 2018 - 18:02
Turkish plan to clear Syrian Kurdish fighters ‘unacceptable’US alarmed by Erdogan announcement but silent on how its 2,200 troops in field will actFri Dec 14 2018 - 18:08
Quarter million Syrian refugees could return next year, UN predictsSome neighbouring host countries are applying pressure on refugees to leaveWed Dec 12 2018 - 17:22
Houthi rebels agree prisoner swap deal with Yemen governmentExpectation that 600 captives held since start of 3½-year civil war in Yemen will be freedMon Dec 10 2018 - 20:06
Iraq government formation efforts stall amid Shia power struggleSix months after elections, appointment of an interior minister is bone of contentionFri Dec 07 2018 - 18:27
Arabs blame George HW Bush for decades of conflict and despairRegional rulers have praised the former US president but he has a controversial legacyMon Dec 03 2018 - 15:13
Over 500 bodies exhumed from Syrian mass grave in RaqqaAmnesty says US-led coalition that did most of the bombing did not try to protect civiliansThu Nov 29 2018 - 18:44
Saudi crown prince’s position as leader of the Arab world is now questionableThe Khashoggi murder has focused existing Arab anti-Saudi antagonism on Mohamed bin SalmanWed Nov 28 2018 - 00:55
Saudi crown prince greeted with protests in TunisiaMohammed bin Salman will soon travel to Argentina for G20 summitTue Nov 27 2018 - 18:56
Trump’s loyalty to Saudi crown prince gives free pass to autocratsUS president’s refusal to blame MBS for Khashoggi killing is bad news for Middle EastWed Nov 21 2018 - 14:58
Saudi-led coalition orders halt to offensive on key Yemen portHopes rise for breakthrough in conflict as UAE calls for early UN peace talksThu Nov 15 2018 - 16:14
Justin Trudeau says Canada has Khashoggi death tapesPressure mounts on White House to take action against those linked to the killingMon Nov 12 2018 - 19:25
