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Sweet victory: How chocolate-makers overcame the Syrian war

Sweet victory: How chocolate-makers overcame the Syrian war

Their factory was destroyed in fighting, but a Damascus couple’s perseverance has paid off

Tue May 09 2023 - 14:43
Syria faces obstacles to normalisation despite return to Arab League

Syria faces obstacles to normalisation despite return to Arab League

Arab League members hosting refugees are eager for Syrians to return home

Mon May 08 2023 - 16:02
Amid shifting regional relations, Iran president visits Syria to solidify ties

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 war

Thu May 04 2023 - 12:36
Momentum builds for Syrian return to Arab League

Momentum builds for Syrian return to Arab League

Political rehabilitation of Assad regime continues despite EU and US sanctions

Tue May 02 2023 - 19:00
Aleppines are tough traders who know how to survive, but their situation is perilous

Aleppines are tough traders who know how to survive, but their situation is perilous

Looming over Aleppo’s trading hub, the city’s citadel is a symbol of strength after surviving warfare and recent earthquakes

Mon May 01 2023 - 13:42
Survival and solidarity in Aleppo after earthquakes’ devastating whims

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 lives

Wed Apr 26 2023 - 13:16
Scars of war and children at play on the road from Damascus to Aleppo

Scars of war and children at play on the road from Damascus to Aleppo

Syria Letter: As the fasting month of Ramadan ends, conflict is temporarily forgotten

Sun Apr 23 2023 - 16:39
Road to Damascus is paved with good intentions

Road to Damascus is paved with good intentions

A journey from Lebanon to Syria tells a tale of two countries united in adversity

Thu Apr 20 2023 - 19:00
Syrian regime makes effort to end diplomatic isolation

Syrian regime makes effort to end diplomatic isolation

Meetings with Saudi and Tunisian ministers could lead to end of suspension from Arab League

Wed Apr 19 2023 - 14:27
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman intensifies efforts as peacebroker

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 League

Mon Apr 17 2023 - 17:44
Poison gas attacks on Iranian schoolgirls resume amid hijab crackdown

Poison gas attacks on Iranian schoolgirls resume amid hijab crackdown

More than 7,000 children poisoned in incidents across country since last November

Thu Apr 13 2023 - 16:19
UN warns of ‘appalling choice’ after Taliban bans female staff

UN warns of ‘appalling choice’ after Taliban bans female staff

UN agencies provide basic health, shelter and food aid to 28.3 million Afghans, more than half the population

Wed Apr 12 2023 - 19:00
Peace talks raise hopes of end to eight-year Yemen war

Peace talks raise hopes of end to eight-year Yemen war

Houthi rebel leaders are reported to have reached agreement with Saudi officials, writes Michael Jansen

Tue Apr 11 2023 - 16:53
Iranian clerics adopt plan to pressurise women to wear hijabs

Iranian clerics adopt plan to pressurise women to wear hijabs

Compliance to be monitored and rule breakers fined

Mon Apr 10 2023 - 18:27
Talks on reconciliation between Syria and Turkey described as ‘frank and direct’

Talks on reconciliation between Syria and Turkey described as ‘frank and direct’

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov urges flexibility

Wed Apr 05 2023 - 15:27
Saudi Arabia to end Syria’s regional isolation with invitation for Assad to attend summit

Saudi Arabia to end Syria’s regional isolation with invitation for Assad to attend summit

Assad’s presence at summit will revoke Syria’s suspension after crackdown on 2011 Arab Spring protests

Mon Apr 03 2023 - 18:05
Saudi Arabia agrees to join Shanghai Co-operation Organisation as ‘dialogue partner’

Saudi Arabia agrees to join Shanghai Co-operation Organisation as ‘dialogue partner’

Decision seen to tighten ties to Beijing and strengthen Riyadh’s pivot east

Thu Mar 30 2023 - 15:13
Iraq election law poses threat to small parties and independents

Iraq election law poses threat to small parties and independents

Amendments adopted by parliament favour large parties and blocs

Tue Mar 28 2023 - 18:15
Saudi Arabia and Syria ‘close’ to reopening embassies

Saudi Arabia and Syria ‘close’ to reopening embassies

Diplomatic relations between the two countries were severed by Riyadh in 2012

Fri Mar 24 2023 - 17:45
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party delivers election blow to Erdogan

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party delivers election blow to Erdogan

Decision not to run a candidate boosts prospects of opposition ahead of May poll

Thu Mar 23 2023 - 15:58
Saudi and Iranian reconciliation may bring Syria back into the fold

Saudi and Iranian reconciliation may bring Syria back into the fold

Repaired relations could facilitate further regional agreements

Tue Mar 21 2023 - 16:18
Washington’s victory in Iraq did not liberate but imprisoned the country in warfare

Washington’s victory in Iraq did not liberate but imprisoned the country in warfare

Two decades after the US war on Iraq began, the disastrous consequences of the conflict are still being felt

Sun Mar 19 2023 - 16:00
Lebanon’s central bank governor facing corruption charges as financial crisis intensifies

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 assets

Thu Mar 16 2023 - 16:06
Iran pardons 22,000 detained during protests

Iran pardons 22,000 detained during protests

Protesters must apologise and pledge not to repeat actions which led to detention

Tue Mar 14 2023 - 16:56
Saudi Arabia-Iran deal could be a game-changer

Saudi Arabia-Iran deal could be a game-changer

The deal could end Israeli ambitions to draw the Saudis into an anti-Iran alliance

Mon Mar 13 2023 - 17:07
Iraqi authorities fear backlash following measures to enforce a ban on alcohol

Iraqi authorities fear backlash following measures to enforce a ban on alcohol

Authorities fear backlash from Iraqis following measures to enforce 2016 law

Wed Mar 08 2023 - 17:52
‘Very concrete, very tangible’ steps made towards nuclear deal with Iran, IAEA chief says

‘Very concrete, very tangible’ steps made towards nuclear deal with Iran, IAEA chief says

Reactivation of agency cameras in Iranian facilities and access to sites agreed, Rafael Grossi says

Mon Mar 06 2023 - 17:58
Turkey’s opposition coalition splits over choice of candidate to take on Erdogan

Turkey’s opposition coalition splits over choice of candidate to take on Erdogan

Good Party leader refuses to back head of largest opposition group in poll scheduled for May

Fri Mar 03 2023 - 19:35
Authorities in Iran investigate series of gas poisonings at 30 girls’ schools

Authorities in Iran investigate series of gas poisonings at 30 girls’ schools

More than 700 pupils hospitalised as repeated attacks cause schools to close

Wed Mar 01 2023 - 15:59
Saudi Arabian judges charged with  treason

Saudi Arabian judges charged with treason

Ten prominent judges to be tried for failing to impose harsh sentences

Tue Feb 28 2023 - 15:51
Ukraine war: Why Middle Eastern countries did not join West’s military alliance

Ukraine war: Why Middle Eastern countries did not join West’s military alliance

Trade, diplomatic relations and geopolitical perspectives on democracy make many players feel closer to Moscow than Kyiv

Sun Feb 26 2023 - 15:26
Earthquakes ‘heighten threat’ of hostility against Syrian refugees

Earthquakes ‘heighten threat’ of hostility against Syrian refugees

Lawyer says desperation caused by the earthquake, combined with racism and hate speech, has seen a deepening resentment

Wed Feb 22 2023 - 19:45
Michael Jansen: Earthquakes in Syria have reopened doors between Assad and Arab rulers

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 Arabia

Tue Feb 21 2023 - 16:42
Lebanon protests: Demonstrators block roads in Tripoli as 80% of population plunges into poverty

Lebanon protests: Demonstrators block roads in Tripoli as 80% of population plunges into poverty

People rally outside banks as tensions rise in country facing financial and political corruption crises

Fri Feb 17 2023 - 18:07
Iran’s president signs multiple agreements with China on three-day visit

Iran’s president signs multiple agreements with China on three-day visit

Ebrahim Raisi urges ‘greater steps’ in implementing co-operation agreement signed by Beijing and Tehran in 2021

Thu Feb 16 2023 - 17:03
Cyprus’s president-elect makes reunification of island his top priority

Cyprus’s president-elect makes reunification of island his top priority

Nicos Christodoulides seeks to form broad, gender-balanced cabinet and says he will reach out to Turkish Cypriots

Mon Feb 13 2023 - 18:29
Unesco begins review of damage to heritage sites in Turkey-Syria quake regions

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 sites

Fri Feb 10 2023 - 18:38
Syria bears brunt of economic devastation caused by quake

Syria bears brunt of economic devastation caused by quake

War-torn country is in far weaker position than Turkey to deal with aftermath of disaster

Wed Feb 08 2023 - 17:35
US and EU offer disaster aid with caveats in Syria’s government-controlled areas

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 war

Tue Feb 07 2023 - 22:28
Greek Cypriots to vote in first round of republic’s presidential election

Greek Cypriots to vote in first round of republic’s presidential election

As no candidate is expected to secure over 50% the vote the two leading candidates will compete in a run-off round on February 12th

Fri Feb 03 2023 - 14:59
Saudi Arabia: sharp rise in executions under Salman rule, says report

Saudi Arabia: sharp rise in executions under Salman rule, says report

Annual average of death sentences since 2015 has increased by 82 per cent, according to Reprieve and the European Saudi Organisation for Human Rights

Wed Feb 01 2023 - 16:43
Three-quarters of Arabs identify with Palestinian cause, according to 2022 survey

Three-quarters of Arabs identify with Palestinian cause, according to 2022 survey

Opinion poll commissioned by US-based Arab Center finds 84% see Israel as the greatest threat to the Arab world

Tue Jan 31 2023 - 20:58
Lebanon state prosecutor says he wants to avoid ‘blood on the streets’

Lebanon state prosecutor says he wants to avoid ‘blood on the streets’

Ghassan Oueidat has delayed the investigation into the Beirut port explosion in 2020

Fri Jan 27 2023 - 15:55
Protests in Lebanon over pace of investigation into Beirut port explosion

Protests in Lebanon over pace of investigation into Beirut port explosion

Demonstrations take place against stalling of inquiry into explosion which killed 218 people in 2020

Thu Jan 26 2023 - 17:00
Former Lebanon prime minister charged with homicide over Beirut port explosion

Former Lebanon prime minister charged with homicide over Beirut port explosion

Former ministers charged over massive blast which killed 218 people and wounded 6,000 in August 2020

Tue Jan 24 2023 - 16:26
Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections to take place a month early, says Erdogan

Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections to take place a month early, says Erdogan

President, who is seeking re-election, tells youth conference that ‘seasonal conditions’, determined change of date

Mon Jan 23 2023 - 17:08
Saudis optimistic of progress on Yemen war agreement

Saudis optimistic of progress on Yemen war agreement

Remarks by foreign minister suggest Riyadh has given up on a military solution

Thu Jan 19 2023 - 16:05
Three leading aid agencies resume work in Afghanistan

Three leading aid agencies resume work in Afghanistan

Taliban’s ban on employment of female workers by non-governmental organisations had led four agencies to suspend operations

Wed Jan 18 2023 - 14:58
Power struggle may have led to execution of Iranian-British man

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 rivalry

Mon Jan 16 2023 - 16:42
Istanbul’s mayor facing allegations of corruption

Istanbul’s mayor facing allegations of corruption

Legal case against Erdogan’s rival could prevent him from running in June’s presidential election

Thu Jan 12 2023 - 17:48
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