Evacuation deal begins in Syria with prisoner exchangeGovernment-rebel agreement may involve transfer of 10,000 people from four townsWed Apr 12 2017 - 18:36
The Irishman rebuilding Cyprus’s ‘broken’ bankJohn Hourican became chief executive of the Bank of Cyprus following the country’s economic melt-down in 2013Mon Apr 10 2017 - 05:39
US missile strike may cause Syria peace process to collapseAnalysis: Attack risks collapse of state into entities run by al-Qaeda, Isis and other jihadisFri Apr 07 2017 - 16:04
Syrian chemical attack could derail talks process to end warAnalysis: The horrific Khan Sheikhoun bombing is likely to harden attitudes on both sidesWed Apr 05 2017 - 19:20
Trump’s shift on Syria to strengthen hand of AssadUS moves in line with Moscow aim of defeating Isis, rather than removing presidentSun Apr 02 2017 - 10:32
Arab League summit rejects ‘foreign interference’Leaders stress need to find ‘peaceful solution’ to Syria and terminate activities of terroristsThu Mar 30 2017 - 19:47
Kurdish role complicates fight against Isis in Iraq and SyriaRise in ethnic tensions feared after Kurdish officials in Kirkuk raise flag over citadelWed Mar 29 2017 - 18:33
Hosni Mubarak freed in Egypt after six years in custodyFormer dictator (88) returns home from military hospital after court acquittalFri Mar 24 2017 - 13:54
Fifth round of Geneva talks on Syria to begin with united oppositionTalks to cover governance, a new constitution, elections and ‘terrorism’Wed Mar 22 2017 - 18:40
Politics stymies reconstruction of ancient souq in HomsUN funding pulled from Syrian project to restore Old City and bring residents backSun Mar 19 2017 - 15:20
Hope among the ruins of Aleppo’s cultural heritageExperts say a third of ancient Syrian city destroyed, but much can be restoredFri Mar 17 2017 - 15:59
Trade and commerce gradually return to western AleppoInternational Women’s Day marks an opportunity to return to normal lifeFri Mar 17 2017 - 01:00
People of eastern Aleppo reclaim their homes and livesSome citizens return to city but major donations are needed to rebuild infrastructureThu Mar 16 2017 - 01:00
‘We survived bombs, but could not bear the loss of our water’The people of Damascus try to find pleasure in the small things as war continues in SyriaTue Mar 14 2017 - 01:00
Arms trade at Cold War levels as demand rises in Middle EastUS weapons supply worth $300m to Saudi Arabia to resume despite broad criticismWed Mar 08 2017 - 17:31
Trump order has Muslims seeing American IslamophobiaBan confirms suspicions of many that US perceives Islam as inherently violentTue Mar 07 2017 - 16:42
Syrian peace talks progress as agenda for negotiations agreedGovernment and opposition groups to discuss formation of transitional governmentThu Mar 02 2017 - 19:16
Doubt cast on Assad regime's commitment to peaceOpposition group calls Iran a ‘rogue state’ but says Russia has taken a ‘neutral’ policyMon Feb 27 2017 - 18:32
UN envoy appeals to Syrian groups to take opportunity for peace‘You know there is no military solution, only a political solution,’ says Staffan de MisturaThu Feb 23 2017 - 19:55
UN envoy not expecting quick breakthrough in Syria peace talksMediator says he expects to create ‘momentum in the political process’Wed Feb 22 2017 - 18:56
Trump’s failure to reveal policy on Syria adds to uncertainty over peace talksGovernment in better position to strike deal but Turkey, Saudi Arabia want al-Assad outWed Feb 22 2017 - 18:47
Arab-Israeli two-state solution crucial to Middle East peaceTrump’s abandonment of policy could put weak pro-Western Arab regimes at riskWed Feb 22 2017 - 06:00
How Yemen slid from territorial disputes to religious warThe political vacuum caused by the conflict in Yemen has facilitated the rise of IsisThu Feb 16 2017 - 16:06
Donald Trump risks larger conflagration with Iran threatsMichael Flynn’s warning that Tehran is ‘on notice’ risks destabilising the nuclear dealMon Feb 06 2017 - 18:13
US relations with Arab world strained by Trump’s edictMigrant ban could endanger 5,000 US troops involved in Mosul drive against Islamic StateWed Feb 01 2017 - 15:10
Trump is the ‘best caller to Islam’, says pro-Islamic State postSunni radicals claim US president’s ‘blessed ban’ will prompt US Muslims to join jihadisMon Jan 30 2017 - 22:09
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
