Iran-Saudi Arabia rift narrows amid shifting alliances in region
Some 86,000 Iranian pilgrims to attend annual Hajj for the first time in two years
Obama changes tack with clampdown on Nusra in Syria
US president’s order to ‘track and slay’ jihadi group’s leaders signals turnabout in policy
Russia calls on rebels in Aleppo to leave city by Friday
Rebels reject proposal, saying they would instead like to negotiate Moscow’s withdrawal
Aleppo could be destroyed by Christmas, warns UN envoy
Staffan de Mistura says writing on the wall for ‘another Srebrenica, another Rwanda’
UN works to halt Aleppo fighting after reported gas attack
‘A lot of evidence’ chlorine attack took place in government assault, says UN special envoy
Intense fighting as Syrian rebels break through Aleppo siege
July the worst month yet for attacks on medical facilities in the war-torn country
Outcome of Syrian war could hinge on battles around Aleppo
It could see end to conflict or its spread to Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and wider Middle East
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