Sweet victory: How chocolate-makers overcame the Syrian warTheir factory was destroyed in fighting, but a Damascus couple’s perseverance has paid offTue May 09 2023 - 14:43
Syria faces obstacles to normalisation despite return to Arab LeagueArab League members hosting refugees are eager for Syrians to return homeMon May 08 2023 - 16:02
Amid shifting regional relations, Iran president visits Syria to solidify ties Ebrahim Raisi hails Bashir al-Assad for overcoming sanctions and achieving ‘victory’ in Syria’s civil warThu May 04 2023 - 12:36
Momentum builds for Syrian return to Arab LeaguePolitical rehabilitation of Assad regime continues despite EU and US sanctionsTue May 02 2023 - 19:00
Aleppines are tough traders who know how to survive, but their situation is perilousLooming over Aleppo’s trading hub, the city’s citadel is a symbol of strength after surviving warfare and recent earthquakesMon May 01 2023 - 13:42
Survival and solidarity in Aleppo after earthquakes’ devastating whims February’s earthquakes brought death and suffering to a city previously afflicted by war, now people there are striving to rebuild livesWed Apr 26 2023 - 13:16
Scars of war and children at play on the road from Damascus to AleppoSyria Letter: As the fasting month of Ramadan ends, conflict is temporarily forgottenSun Apr 23 2023 - 16:39
Road to Damascus is paved with good intentionsA journey from Lebanon to Syria tells a tale of two countries united in adversityThu Apr 20 2023 - 19:00
Syrian regime makes effort to end diplomatic isolationMeetings with Saudi and Tunisian ministers could lead to end of suspension from Arab LeagueWed Apr 19 2023 - 14:27
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman intensifies efforts as peacebroker Mahmoud Abbas and Ismail Haniyeh visit kingdom while Saudis aid prisoner swap between Yemeni factions and seek accord on overturning Syria’s suspension from Arab LeagueMon Apr 17 2023 - 17:44
Poison gas attacks on Iranian schoolgirls resume amid hijab crackdownMore than 7,000 children poisoned in incidents across country since last NovemberThu Apr 13 2023 - 16:19
UN warns of ‘appalling choice’ after Taliban bans female staffUN agencies provide basic health, shelter and food aid to 28.3 million Afghans, more than half the populationWed Apr 12 2023 - 19:00
Peace talks raise hopes of end to eight-year Yemen warHouthi rebel leaders are reported to have reached agreement with Saudi officials, writes Michael JansenTue Apr 11 2023 - 16:53
Iranian clerics adopt plan to pressurise women to wear hijabsCompliance to be monitored and rule breakers finedMon Apr 10 2023 - 18:27
Talks on reconciliation between Syria and Turkey described as ‘frank and direct’Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov urges flexibilityWed Apr 05 2023 - 15:27
Saudi Arabia to end Syria’s regional isolation with invitation for Assad to attend summitAssad’s presence at summit will revoke Syria’s suspension after crackdown on 2011 Arab Spring protestsMon Apr 03 2023 - 18:05
Saudi Arabia agrees to join Shanghai Co-operation Organisation as ‘dialogue partner’Decision seen to tighten ties to Beijing and strengthen Riyadh’s pivot eastThu Mar 30 2023 - 15:13
Iraq election law poses threat to small parties and independents Amendments adopted by parliament favour large parties and blocsTue Mar 28 2023 - 18:15
Saudi Arabia and Syria ‘close’ to reopening embassies Diplomatic relations between the two countries were severed by Riyadh in 2012Fri Mar 24 2023 - 17:45
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party delivers election blow to ErdoganDecision not to run a candidate boosts prospects of opposition ahead of May pollThu Mar 23 2023 - 15:58
Saudi and Iranian reconciliation may bring Syria back into the foldRepaired relations could facilitate further regional agreementsTue Mar 21 2023 - 16:18
Washington’s victory in Iraq did not liberate but imprisoned the country in warfareTwo decades after the US war on Iraq began, the disastrous consequences of the conflict are still being feltSun Mar 19 2023 - 16:00
Lebanon’s central bank governor facing corruption charges as financial crisis intensifies Riad Salameh, his brother Raja, and an assistant accused of misappropriating $350 million from the sale of bank assetsThu Mar 16 2023 - 16:06
Iran pardons 22,000 detained during protestsProtesters must apologise and pledge not to repeat actions which led to detentionTue Mar 14 2023 - 16:56
Saudi Arabia-Iran deal could be a game-changerThe deal could end Israeli ambitions to draw the Saudis into an anti-Iran allianceMon Mar 13 2023 - 17:07
Iraqi authorities fear backlash following measures to enforce a ban on alcoholAuthorities fear backlash from Iraqis following measures to enforce 2016 lawWed Mar 08 2023 - 17:52
‘Very concrete, very tangible’ steps made towards nuclear deal with Iran, IAEA chief saysReactivation of agency cameras in Iranian facilities and access to sites agreed, Rafael Grossi saysMon Mar 06 2023 - 17:58
Turkey’s opposition coalition splits over choice of candidate to take on ErdoganGood Party leader refuses to back head of largest opposition group in poll scheduled for MayFri Mar 03 2023 - 19:35
Authorities in Iran investigate series of gas poisonings at 30 girls’ schoolsMore than 700 pupils hospitalised as repeated attacks cause schools to closeWed Mar 01 2023 - 15:59
Saudi Arabian judges charged with treasonTen prominent judges to be tried for failing to impose harsh sentencesTue Feb 28 2023 - 15:51
Ukraine war: Why Middle Eastern countries did not join West’s military allianceTrade, diplomatic relations and geopolitical perspectives on democracy make many players feel closer to Moscow than KyivSun Feb 26 2023 - 15:26
Earthquakes ‘heighten threat’ of hostility against Syrian refugeesLawyer says desperation caused by the earthquake, combined with racism and hate speech, has seen a deepening resentmentWed Feb 22 2023 - 19:45
Michael Jansen: Earthquakes in Syria have reopened doors between Assad and Arab rulers Syrian president has been isolated as wars damage his country, but there’s a sign of softening attitudes in Saudi ArabiaTue Feb 21 2023 - 16:42
Lebanon protests: Demonstrators block roads in Tripoli as 80% of population plunges into povertyPeople rally outside banks as tensions rise in country facing financial and political corruption crisesFri Feb 17 2023 - 18:07
Iran’s president signs multiple agreements with China on three-day visitEbrahim Raisi urges ‘greater steps’ in implementing co-operation agreement signed by Beijing and Tehran in 2021Thu Feb 16 2023 - 17:03
Cyprus’s president-elect makes reunification of island his top priorityNicos Christodoulides seeks to form broad, gender-balanced cabinet and says he will reach out to Turkish CypriotsMon Feb 13 2023 - 18:29
Unesco begins review of damage to heritage sites in Turkey-Syria quake regions UN cultural body says priority on the ground now is to save people and it will take a lot longer to get precise view of situation at heritage sitesFri Feb 10 2023 - 18:38
Syria bears brunt of economic devastation caused by quakeWar-torn country is in far weaker position than Turkey to deal with aftermath of disasterWed Feb 08 2023 - 17:35
US and EU offer disaster aid with caveats in Syria’s government-controlled areas Washington says it will not provide earthquake relief services directly to Assad regime due to ongoing civil warTue Feb 07 2023 - 22:28
Greek Cypriots to vote in first round of republic’s presidential electionAs no candidate is expected to secure over 50% the vote the two leading candidates will compete in a run-off round on February 12thFri Feb 03 2023 - 14:59
Saudi Arabia: sharp rise in executions under Salman rule, says reportAnnual average of death sentences since 2015 has increased by 82 per cent, according to Reprieve and the European Saudi Organisation for Human RightsWed Feb 01 2023 - 16:43
Three-quarters of Arabs identify with Palestinian cause, according to 2022 surveyOpinion poll commissioned by US-based Arab Center finds 84% see Israel as the greatest threat to the Arab worldTue Jan 31 2023 - 20:58
Lebanon state prosecutor says he wants to avoid ‘blood on the streets’Ghassan Oueidat has delayed the investigation into the Beirut port explosion in 2020Fri Jan 27 2023 - 15:55
Protests in Lebanon over pace of investigation into Beirut port explosionDemonstrations take place against stalling of inquiry into explosion which killed 218 people in 2020Thu Jan 26 2023 - 17:00
Former Lebanon prime minister charged with homicide over Beirut port explosionFormer ministers charged over massive blast which killed 218 people and wounded 6,000 in August 2020Tue Jan 24 2023 - 16:26
Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections to take place a month early, says ErdoganPresident, who is seeking re-election, tells youth conference that ‘seasonal conditions’, determined change of dateMon Jan 23 2023 - 17:08
Saudis optimistic of progress on Yemen war agreementRemarks by foreign minister suggest Riyadh has given up on a military solutionThu Jan 19 2023 - 16:05
Three leading aid agencies resume work in AfghanistanTaliban’s ban on employment of female workers by non-governmental organisations had led four agencies to suspend operationsWed Jan 18 2023 - 14:58
Power struggle may have led to execution of Iranian-British man Execution of dual national Alireza Akbari for spying may have its roots in Iranian political rivalryMon Jan 16 2023 - 16:42
Istanbul’s mayor facing allegations of corruptionLegal case against Erdogan’s rival could prevent him from running in June’s presidential electionThu Jan 12 2023 - 17:48
