Yemen heads for famine as food used as weapon in conflictGlobal indifference making dire situation even worse, International Crisis Group saysTue Apr 18 2017 - 18:24
Evacuation deal begins in Syria with prisoner exchangeGovernment-rebel agreement may involve transfer of 10,000 people from four townsWed Apr 12 2017 - 18:36
The Irishman rebuilding Cyprusâs âbrokenâ bankJohn Hourican became chief executive of the Bank of Cyprus following the countryâs economic melt-down in 2013Mon Apr 10 2017 - 05:39
US missile strike may cause Syria peace process to collapseAnalysis: Attack risks collapse of state into entities run by al-Qaeda, Isis and other jihadisFri Apr 07 2017 - 16:04
Syrian chemical attack could derail talks process to end warAnalysis: The horrific Khan Sheikhoun bombing is likely to harden attitudes on both sidesWed Apr 05 2017 - 19:20
Trumpâs shift on Syria to strengthen hand of AssadUS moves in line with Moscow aim of defeating Isis, rather than removing presidentSun Apr 02 2017 - 10:32
Arab League summit rejects âforeign interferenceâLeaders stress need to find âpeaceful solutionâ to Syria and terminate activities of terroristsThu Mar 30 2017 - 19:47
Kurdish role complicates fight against Isis in Iraq and SyriaRise in ethnic tensions feared after Kurdish officials in Kirkuk raise flag over citadelWed Mar 29 2017 - 18:33
Hosni Mubarak freed in Egypt after six years in custodyFormer dictator (88) returns home from military hospital after court acquittalFri Mar 24 2017 - 13:54
Fifth round of Geneva talks on Syria to begin with united oppositionTalks to cover governance, a new constitution, elections and âterrorismâWed Mar 22 2017 - 18:40
Politics stymies reconstruction of ancient souq in HomsUN funding pulled from Syrian project to restore Old City and bring residents backSun Mar 19 2017 - 15:20
Hope among the ruins of Aleppoâs cultural heritageExperts say a third of ancient Syrian city destroyed, but much can be restoredFri Mar 17 2017 - 15:59
Trade and commerce gradually return to western AleppoInternational Womenâs Day marks an opportunity to return to normal lifeFri Mar 17 2017 - 01:00
People of eastern Aleppo reclaim their homes and livesSome citizens return to city but major donations are needed to rebuild infrastructureThu Mar 16 2017 - 01:00
âWe survived bombs, but could not bear the loss of our waterâThe people of Damascus try to find pleasure in the small things as war continues in SyriaTue Mar 14 2017 - 01:00
Arms trade at Cold War levels as demand rises in Middle EastUS weapons supply worth $300m to Saudi Arabia to resume despite broad criticismWed Mar 08 2017 - 17:31
Trump order has Muslims seeing American IslamophobiaBan confirms suspicions of many that US perceives Islam as inherently violentTue Mar 07 2017 - 16:42
Syrian peace talks progress as agenda for negotiations agreedGovernment and opposition groups to discuss formation of transitional governmentThu Mar 02 2017 - 19:16
Doubt cast on Assad regime's commitment to peaceOpposition group calls Iran a ârogue stateâ but says Russia has taken a âneutralâ policyMon Feb 27 2017 - 18:32
UN envoy appeals to Syrian groups to take opportunity for peaceâYou know there is no military solution, only a political solution,â says Staffan de MisturaThu Feb 23 2017 - 19:55
UN envoy not expecting quick breakthrough in Syria peace talksMediator says he expects to create âmomentum in the political processâWed Feb 22 2017 - 18:56
Trumpâs failure to reveal policy on Syria adds to uncertainty over peace talksGovernment in better position to strike deal but Turkey, Saudi Arabia want al-Assad outWed Feb 22 2017 - 18:47
Arab-Israeli two-state solution crucial to Middle East peaceTrumpâs abandonment of policy could put weak pro-Western Arab regimes at riskWed Feb 22 2017 - 06:00
How Yemen slid from territorial disputes to religious warThe political vacuum caused by the conflict in Yemen has facilitated the rise of IsisThu Feb 16 2017 - 16:06
Donald Trump risks larger conflagration with Iran threatsMichael Flynnâs warning that Tehran is âon noticeâ risks destabilising the nuclear dealMon Feb 06 2017 - 18:13
US relations with Arab world strained by Trumpâs edictMigrant ban could endanger 5,000 US troops involved in Mosul drive against Islamic StateWed Feb 01 2017 - 15:10
Trump is the âbest caller to Islamâ, says pro-Islamic State postSunni radicals claim US presidentâs âblessed banâ will prompt US Muslims to join jihadisMon Jan 30 2017 - 22:09
Syria talks reopen as Damascus and Ankara shift positionsKerry says parties are reaching a state of near exhaustion and end may be in sightSun Jan 22 2017 - 17:30
Unity agreement between Fatah and Hamas a major shift for PalestineFundamentalist groups to join PLO and Palestine National CouncilThu Jan 19 2017 - 20:23
Tale of two Islamic State cities: Mosul and RaqqaMosul fears Iraqâs government while Raqqa dreads anarchy once Isis is defeatedWed Jan 18 2017 - 01:00
Talks on Cyprus offer âhistoric opportunityâ to reunite islandHopes are high of settlement plan as Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders meet in GenevaMon Jan 09 2017 - 01:00
Damascus water crisis continues as clashes threaten ceasefireOpposing sides blame each other for bombing of pumping facility near Syrian capitalThu Jan 05 2017 - 18:03
Analysis: Erdoganâs policies continue to have deadly consequencesThe Istanbul nightclub shooting is Turkeyâs 19th major terrorist attack since June 2015Sun Jan 01 2017 - 18:04
Russo-Turkish ceasefire in Syria could be game-changerThree powers, including Iran, prioritise end to hostilities and preserving Syria as a stateThu Dec 29 2016 - 01:00
As fighting in Aleppo ends, all that unites its population is sufferingAttitudes to the governmentâs victory are very different in the cityâs east and westFri Dec 23 2016 - 18:05
Factional divisions further delay stop-start Aleppo evacuationBuses bound for besieged villages torched by jihadis opposed to evacuation dealMon Dec 19 2016 - 17:45
Palmyra again in sights for Syrian army after Aleppo engagementIslamic State recapture of ancient city demonstrates that regime military is overstretchedFri Dec 16 2016 - 16:50
Syrian government winning war with help of long-held alliancesRussia, Iran, Lebanon and Iraq help Syrian army resist attacks and reclaim lost territoryWed Dec 14 2016 - 19:13
Trying to survive in the shadow of Islamic StateCivilians pay heavy cost to protect their homes, lands and businessesMon Dec 12 2016 - 16:50
Assad and Russian allies in hurry to take all of AleppoElection of Trump and assault on Mosul have added urgency to bombing campaignWed Dec 07 2016 - 21:16
Forces in fight against Islamic State may soon be fighting each otherAnalysis: Defeat of the terror group could lead to the return of al-Qaeda in Syria and IraqTue Nov 22 2016 - 15:55
Surveying Islamic Stateâs destruction of NimrudUnlike Palmyra, the heart of the Assyrian empire has been reduced to rubbleThu Nov 17 2016 - 18:08
Obama changes tack with clampdown on Nusra in SyriaUS presidentâs order to âtrack and slayâ jihadi groupâs leaders signals turnabout in policySun Nov 13 2016 - 15:47
Trump win draws mixed reactions from Middle Eastern leadersRepublican gets flurry of congratulatory calls, as some worry about his anti-Islam remarksThu Nov 10 2016 - 19:16
Cyprus peace talks at âcritical junctureâ, says UN head Ban Ki-moonWarning Turkey could annex north if solution not found before end-of-year deadlineTue Nov 08 2016 - 17:36
Syria: US-backed coalition moves to drive Isis from RaqqaAnalysis: Turkish intervention complicates two-stage offensive by Kurdish-Arab SDFSun Nov 06 2016 - 18:04
New Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri calls for unityThe countryâs system creates power-sharing among the main confessional communitiesThu Nov 03 2016 - 15:38
Arabs overwhelmingly favour Clinton over TrumpTwo-thirds of those polled in nine Arab countries said they viewed US negativelyWed Nov 02 2016 - 16:14
Michel Aoun set to be elected president of LebanonElection by parliament will end 2½ years of caretaker government and no head of stateSun Oct 30 2016 - 16:53
Islamic State using terror to delay advance on MosulAnalysis: Scores of villagers used as human shields and oil wells set alightThu Oct 27 2016 - 15:28
