A year after tyrant Assad’s fall, Syrians mark ‘liberation day’ with flags and fireworks
Crowds gathered in celebration, but questions remain over country’s future
Inside Assad’s surveillance state: leaked files show how spy network spread fear in Syria
Documents spanning decades reveal intelligence agencies monitored civilians, recorded personal details and used local officials to enforce compliance
Syria’s disappeared: leak of Assad torture photos reveals fate of thousands
More than 33,000 images of detainees reveal starvation, torture and death in Assad-era prisons
Irish peacekeepers join thousands attending pope’s Mass in Beirut
Pontiff’s three-day trip to Lebanon ‘brings a lot of hope’
Pope Leo urges Lebanese leaders to persevere with peace efforts
Visit takes place amid heightened tensions as Israel says it is targeting Hizbullah’s rebuilding efforts
‘The dead bodies float to our houses’: Life in Bangladesh, climate change’s ‘ground zero’
Bhola, in southern Bangladesh, has been called climate change’s ‘ground zero’, where its effects add to impoverishment and migration
‘It was a lovely place’: Life in southern Lebanon under Israel’s ‘remote occupation’
One year after a ceasefire with Israel, some residents are returning to live under the hum of surveillance drones
Twenty years in an Israeli prison: ‘We will never accept being sent away. We’re not terrorists’
A Palestinian man released from Israel’s prison system is happy to be getting married, but ex-prisoners and their families tell of harsh conditions, inside and out
Death sentence for ousted leader Sheikh Hasina sparks international law concerns
International rights groups condemn sentence as unfair and UN regrets imposition of capital punishment
‘We want justice for every single dead person’: Bangladesh reacts to ex-PM’s death sentence
Sheikh Hasina, tried in absentia at the country’s International Crimes Tribunal, was found guilty of crimes against humanity
Israel carries out heavy airstrikes on south Lebanon
Israel claims it is hitting Hizbullah targets and trying to stop group from rebuilding despite year-long ceasefire
‘You belong to Walid’: Trial begins for man accused of running notorious human trafficking network
Victims describe starvation, torture and ransom demands as Dutch prosecutors pursue justice against alleged trafficking boss
Coalition of search and rescue groups in Mediterranean to end contact with Libyan co-ordination centre
Italian and European authorities accused of funding and fuelling violence against refugees and migrants as a matter of policy
Syrian Christians remain anxious almost a year after fall of Assad regime
Families remember lost loved ones while navigating fears under new governance
A gym near Bethlehem offers a ‘bridge between Ireland and Palestine’
Aida refugee camp has close links with Ireland thanks to ACLAÍ Palestine gym founder Ainle Ó Cairealláin