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Putin bolstered by anti-Islamic State  pact ahead of talks

Putin bolstered by anti-Islamic State pact ahead of talks

Moscow concern over IS enlistment of 2,000 radicals from Russia’s Muslim republics

Mon Sept 28 2015 - 09:27
Assad remains in power as bulwark against Islamic State

Assad remains in power as bulwark against Islamic State

Analysis: Western leaders know Syria president’s army is only ground force in region

Fri Sept 25 2015 - 07:33
Russia’s move to bolster presence in Syria well timed

Russia’s move to bolster presence in Syria well timed

Moscow increases military force in determination to prevent collapse of Syrian state

Tue Sept 22 2015 - 01:00
Bavaria struggles to meet challenge of arriving migrants

Bavaria struggles to meet challenge of arriving migrants

Germany needs ‘big emergency plan’ to help refugees, says doctor in Munich

Sun Sept 20 2015 - 19:28
Assad blames West for refugee crisis

Assad blames West for refugee crisis

Syrian president says West has provided financial and military backing for opponents

Thu Sept 17 2015 - 01:01
Migrant crisis: A weary family finally reach sanctuary

Migrant crisis: A weary family finally reach sanctuary

‘When we reached Germany we ...understood we were entering another stage in our lives’

Wed Sept 16 2015 - 01:00
Migrant crisis: one refugee family’s terrifying journey from Damascus to Bavaria

Migrant crisis: one refugee family’s terrifying journey from Damascus to Bavaria

It took Jamil and family two months – and $30,000 – to find a new home in Germany

Tue Sept 15 2015 - 01:00
Syria, Iraq and Eritrea: why people  are fleeing

Syria, Iraq and Eritrea: why people are fleeing

Refugees are leaving behind conflict, slave labour, concentration camps and torture

Fri Sept 11 2015 - 01:00
Putin says Assad open to sharing power

Putin says Assad open to sharing power

Analysis: Russian leader blames Islamic State terror, not the government, for thousands of Syrian refugees in Europe

Sat Sept 05 2015 - 01:00
Gaza may become uninhabitable because of destruction, warns UN

Gaza may become uninhabitable because of destruction, warns UN

Urgent action needed to lift Israeli blockade, says report

Thu Sept 03 2015 - 01:00
In its  destruction, Palmyra reaps what Saudi Arabia sowed

In its destruction, Palmyra reaps what Saudi Arabia sowed

Saudi Arabia’s puritan Wahhabi doctrine is the font of Islamic State beliefs

Wed Sept 02 2015 - 01:00
Palmyra’s temple of Bel survives IS explosion

Palmyra’s temple of Bel survives IS explosion

Outer walls and columns of 2,000-year-old temple said to be still standing in spite of Sunday’s massive explosion

Tue Sept 01 2015 - 01:00
Egypt hits back at criticism of al-Jazeera convictions

Egypt hits back at criticism of al-Jazeera convictions

International condemnation of journalists’ sentences ‘unacceptable interference’

Sun Aug 30 2015 - 20:35
Lebanese ministers boycott meeting on rubbish crisis

Lebanese ministers boycott meeting on rubbish crisis

Trash continues to pile up in streets of Beirut as no new landfill site has been designated

Thu Aug 27 2015 - 19:02
Beheading of archaeologist Khaled al-Asaad is ‘a tool for recruiting disaffected youth’

Beheading of archaeologist Khaled al-Asaad is ‘a tool for recruiting disaffected youth’

Condemnation of the murder gives Islamic State the publicity it craves

Mon Aug 24 2015 - 18:15
‘Perfect storm’  putting Yemen on brink of famine

‘Perfect storm’ putting Yemen on brink of famine

Violence and food shortages continue as UN warns that 13 million need aid

Thu Aug 20 2015 - 20:02
Islamic State  beheads leading antiquities scholar in Syria

Islamic State beheads leading antiquities scholar in Syria

Khaled al-Asaad (82) had worked on the excavation of Palmyra’s 2,000-year-old ruins

Wed Aug 19 2015 - 18:49
Egypt introduces new law to combat terrorism

Egypt introduces new law to combat terrorism

Death penalty possible for those convicted of forming, financing or leading terrorist cells

Mon Aug 17 2015 - 20:02
Red Cross warns of impending disaster in Yemen

Red Cross warns of impending disaster in Yemen

Scarcity of medical facilities in additionto to food shortages reaching dangerous levels

Wed Aug 12 2015 - 01:00
Iraqi PM to end sectarian power-sharing system

Iraqi PM to end sectarian power-sharing system

Haidar al-Abadi takes anti-corruption measures in face of mounting unrest

Sun Aug 09 2015 - 18:30
Diplomatic efforts pushed to fore in Syrian conflict

Diplomatic efforts pushed to fore in Syrian conflict

Russia urges world powers to join forces with Syrian government to fight Islamic State

Wed Aug 05 2015 - 19:19
Beirut waste disposal dispute part of bigger crisis in Lebanon

Beirut waste disposal dispute part of bigger crisis in Lebanon

Government inaction on rubbish left on streets is blamed on political difficulties

Sat Aug 01 2015 - 01:00
Palestinian refugees in Syria risk typhoid if UN is kept away

Palestinian refugees in Syria risk typhoid if UN is kept away

Disease could spread to capital Damascus if Unwra continues to be stopped from helping

Thu Jul 30 2015 - 17:18
Life in Damascus bubble contrasts sharply with warzone outside

Life in Damascus bubble contrasts sharply with warzone outside

The diplomatic quarter of Abu Rummaneh is a world away from the rest of Syria’s capital

Wed Jul 29 2015 - 17:41
Spirit survives as Syrian city of Maaloula clears away the rubble

Spirit survives as Syrian city of Maaloula clears away the rubble

Debris has been cleared and repairs are under way since Christian/Muslim clashes of 2013

Tue Jul 28 2015 - 18:24
Assad welcomes shift in West’s stance on Syrian conflict

Assad welcomes shift in West’s stance on Syrian conflict

Syrian president acknowledges ‘important’ input from Hizbullah

Mon Jul 27 2015 - 01:00
Saudi Arabia arrests 431 on suspicion of IS membership

Saudi Arabia arrests 431 on suspicion of IS membership

Kingdom says it has foiled attacks on mosques, foreign diplomatic mission

Mon Jul 20 2015 - 17:17
Vice-president of Yemen declares Aden ‘liberation’

Vice-president of Yemen declares Aden ‘liberation’

City key to getting control of country from rebels, says exiled president

Sat Jul 18 2015 - 01:01
Middle East takes sides in reacting to Iran nuclear deal

Middle East takes sides in reacting to Iran nuclear deal

Response of Saudi Arabia and the UAE is tepid but others hail pact

Thu Jul 16 2015 - 01:00
Iran is finally cut loose from ‘axis of evil’ shackles

Iran is finally cut loose from ‘axis of evil’ shackles

Agreement ends decades of sanctions and may allow reforms in country of 77.5m people

Wed Jul 15 2015 - 01:00
Week-long truce  to allow food and fuel into Yemen

Week-long truce to allow food and fuel into Yemen

Aid to reach all parts of country as Saudi blockade threatens famine

Sat Jul 11 2015 - 01:00
View from Cyprus: Greek financial crisis

View from Cyprus: Greek financial crisis

Cyprus, a small country heavily reliant on Greece, is facing its own fragile recovery

Fri Jul 10 2015 - 01:00
Syrians hit insurgents  with air strike

Syrians hit insurgents with air strike

Bombing conducted in reaction to offensive from fundamentalist alliance in Aleppo

Fri Jul 03 2015 - 18:34
Cairo bomb kills Egypt’s chief prosecutor Hisham Barakat

Cairo bomb kills Egypt’s chief prosecutor Hisham Barakat

Remotely-controlled bomb in car also injures two drivers, civilian and five security men

Mon Jun 29 2015 - 18:21
Saudi man identified  as being behind Kuwait suicide bombing

Saudi man identified as being behind Kuwait suicide bombing

Islamic State admits attack, the first of its kind in Kuwait

Mon Jun 29 2015 - 01:03
Islamic State is winning more than propaganda war

Islamic State is winning more than propaganda war

IS selects targets giving it strategic dominance and access to economic assets providing independence

Sat Jun 27 2015 - 01:04
IS mines Palmyra’s ruins with explosives to prevent Syrian recapture

IS mines Palmyra’s ruins with explosives to prevent Syrian recapture

The 2,000-year-old UNESCO site could still be destroyed despite pledges to preserve it

Thu Jun 25 2015 - 18:06
Syria’s Druze community caught up in Nusra’s Golan campaign

Syria’s Druze community caught up in Nusra’s Golan campaign

Druze leaders demand intervention using the Israeli air force

Mon Jun 22 2015 - 01:00
Palestinian unity government quits over Gaza dispute

Palestinian unity government quits over Gaza dispute

Abbas asks outgoing prime minister to nominate replacement cabinet

Thu Jun 18 2015 - 01:00
Kurdish militia oust jihadists from strategic town

Kurdish militia oust jihadists from strategic town

Syrian Kurds gain control of frontier as Ankara speaks of ethnic cleansing

Tue Jun 16 2015 - 21:27
Iranian support of Assad regime in Syria amounts to billions

Iranian support of Assad regime in Syria amounts to billions

US playing down Iran’s investment so as not to undermine nuclear negotiations

Thu Jun 11 2015 - 18:47
Iranian fighters go to Syria to help defend Damascus

Iranian fighters go to Syria to help defend Damascus

Foreign forces arrive as Islamic State has said it will mount an offensive against the capital

Sun Jun 07 2015 - 21:28
Palestinian Hills are alive with the sound of construction

Palestinian Hills are alive with the sound of construction

Against all odds, a flagship Palestinian city is rising up on the West Bank

Fri Jun 05 2015 - 18:58
Israeli expansion forcing Palestinians into ancient city of Jericho

Israeli expansion forcing Palestinians into ancient city of Jericho

Although classified as Area A, under full Palestinian control, ‘every day Israeli soldiers enter the area’

Thu Jun 04 2015 - 19:20
Palestinians must use politics to end  ‘apartheid regime’

Palestinians must use politics to end ‘apartheid regime’

The way forward is likely to be forged by non-violent methods

Thu Jun 04 2015 - 01:00
Dangerous divergence between US and allies in tackling Islamists in Syria

Dangerous divergence between US and allies in tackling Islamists in Syria

Washington following the Saudi-Qatari lead rather than the other way around

Wed Jun 03 2015 - 17:41
Amman Letter: Exhibition sheds light on Arab  women’s lives

Amman Letter: Exhibition sheds light on Arab women’s lives

A lifetime’s pursuit of fine embroidered attire sheds light on centuries of heritage

Mon May 25 2015 - 16:45
Houthi rebels agree five-day truce in Yemen

Houthi rebels agree five-day truce in Yemen

Saudi military strikes on Sanaa intensify before start of truce

Mon May 11 2015 - 01:00
Refugees and Jordanians forced to compete for scarce resources

Refugees and Jordanians forced to compete for scarce resources

Jordanians fear Syrian refugees will want to settle permanently

Fri May 08 2015 - 21:45
Jordan is exception to regional unrest and spirit of Arab Spring

Jordan is exception to regional unrest and spirit of Arab Spring

Popular risings in neighbouring countries have served to enforce Jordan’s status quo

Thu May 07 2015 - 18:15
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