Syrian army and jihadi conflict in Idlib on UN meeting agendaUN agencies say 150,000 civilians displaced in Islamic State and Tahrir al-Sham enclaveThu May 09 2019 - 19:02
Surprise Pompeo trip to Iraq fails to calm regional tensionsUS secretary of state arrives in Baghdad as naval task force sets sail for restive regionWed May 08 2019 - 18:07
Yemen knocked back 20 years by ravages of war, UN claims‘Human development has not just been interrupted. It has been reversed’Tue May 07 2019 - 19:05
Cypriot minister resigns over failure of police to investigate missing womenCrimes of island’s first serial killer went undetected for nearly three years as he targeted mainly foreign womenThu May 02 2019 - 17:41
Yazidi survivors of Isis sex slavery told to give up their childrenWomen abducted by terror group can return to Yazidi community but children of Isis fighters barredThu May 02 2019 - 17:25
Isis chief’s video designed to buttress role as global jihadi leaderAbu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s group has endured many defeats while gaining adherents around worldWed May 01 2019 - 01:00
Missing women and daughters spark criticism of Cypriot authoritiesAccusations of slack police inquiries as Nicos Metaxas charged with multiple murdersFri Apr 26 2019 - 18:43
Tensions likely to rise as Saudi Arabia beheads 37 for ‘terrorist’ thinkingAmnesty condemns Riyadh executions as evidence of ‘callous disregard for human life’Wed Apr 24 2019 - 16:59
US ends waivers for certain countries to purchase Iran’s oilSaudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi set to benefit from US move to make Tehran capitulateTue Apr 23 2019 - 17:26
Syria’s reconstruction is fraught with risk for western powersDamascus Letter: The job will be enormous and expensive, and may increase resentmentFri Apr 19 2019 - 01:00
Saudi and Emirates intervention to be fuelled by Trump’s vetoUS decision will aid Khalifa Haftar’s attack on UN-recognised government in TripoliWed Apr 17 2019 - 16:24
Political movement beckons as Syria parties jockey over settlement talksEfforts focus on constitutional commission featuring government and opposition groupsWed Apr 17 2019 - 01:00
Truffles and traffic jams: Damascus grinds on after eight years of warDamascenes are starting to feel safer but daily life is filled with trials and tribulationsThu Apr 11 2019 - 01:00
Syrians come back to Deraa, but normality is slow to returnThe city where Syria’s 2011 Arab Spring uprising began is battered but still functioningTue Apr 09 2019 - 01:00
Restored mosque in devastated Old City gives Syrians cause to celebrateChechnya funds mosque project as US, EU give Homs aid for food not rebuildingSat Apr 06 2019 - 05:00
Yemen battles cholera epidemic amid ongoing conflictMore than 109,000 cases reported in three months as Saudi-led war exacerbates crisisThu Mar 28 2019 - 17:09
What next for Isis? Terror group’s threat has not gone awaySince it entered the Syrian conflict, Isis has recruited an estimated 100,000 fightersThu Mar 28 2019 - 01:00
Trials of 11 women’s rights activists in Saudi Arabia condemnedProsecutors accuse the women of initiating ‘criminal’ contacts to share informationMon Mar 25 2019 - 18:11
Muslims in Egypt divided over calls to end polygamyReligious leader brands polygamy a distortion of the Koran and an injustice to womenFri Mar 22 2019 - 18:09
Kurds report ‘significant progress’ in fight against Isis in BaghouzClashes continuing as group of Isis fighters confined to pocket still resisting, says SDFTue Mar 19 2019 - 17:55
Isis women must be repatriated and deradicalisedLoyalty and circumstance blinded many to Isis’s atrocities. Such people need helpTue Mar 19 2019 - 01:00
Iran signs new trade and energy deals with IraqAgreements reinforce the close connections between the two majority Shia countriesTue Mar 12 2019 - 21:53
Over 30 countries sign statement criticising Saudi Arabia’s rights recordUN human rights commissioner voices concern over arrest and detention of peaceful activistsThu Mar 07 2019 - 17:33
Kurdish-led forces struggle to cope with escapees amid Baghouz siegeUS survey failed to prepare ground forces for influx from Islamic State enclave in SyriaTue Mar 05 2019 - 19:59
British foreign secretary arrives in Yemen in bid to end 4-year war60,000 people have been killed, and 85,000 children under 5 have died from starvationFri Mar 01 2019 - 17:53
Brexit overshadows first Arab-EU summit in EgyptLeaders urged to forge a common strategy on terrorism and to co-operate on trade and migrationTue Feb 26 2019 - 18:47
Saudi Arabia appoints its first woman ambassador to USReema bint Bandar takes role amid lingering strains over Khashoggi murder in IstanbulMon Feb 25 2019 - 18:45
Reduced US force in Syria will be a face-saver for Trump and ErdoganAfter first saying he was pulling out all US troops, Trump has bowed to pressureSun Feb 24 2019 - 19:35
Unicef calls for humanitarian aid for 135,000 Yemeni childrenHouthi rebels agree to withdraw from Hodeida in deal with Saudi-backed governmentWed Feb 20 2019 - 20:23
Shunned by European leaders, Bin Salman embarks on Asian tourFirst stop Islamabad gives royal welcome as prince frees 2,100 Pakistanis in Saudi jailsMon Feb 18 2019 - 21:50
US decision on withdrawal from Syria ‘a positive step’, says PutinMoscow, Tehran and Ankara find no accord at Sochi summit on defeating Idlib jihadisFri Feb 15 2019 - 19:01
Iran’s revolutionary fervour persists in a mellowed formClerics must recognise need to acknowledge aspirations of Iranians born after revolutionFri Feb 15 2019 - 01:23
Isis stall advance of US-backed forces in eastern SyriaDespite air raids, fighters from jihadi bastion in Kurdish-controlled area reclaim positionsTue Feb 12 2019 - 17:54
Trump’s troop moves in Syria and Iraq could play into hands of IsisBaghdad condemns US president’s plans to expand military in Iraq to ‘watch’ IranMon Feb 11 2019 - 01:00
Pope Francis hailed by Gulf hosts for interfaith breakthroughAmid calls to press for peace in Yemen, the pontiff met with 600 religious figures in UAEMon Feb 04 2019 - 17:52
Macron welcomes new Lebanese governmentFrance, along with US and other powers, had exerted pressure on prime minister HaririFri Feb 01 2019 - 16:40
Mahmoud Abbas accepts resignation of Palestinian cabinetPresident begins consulations to form new governmentWed Jan 30 2019 - 18:37
EU-Med 7 calls for fixed method for redistributing asylum seekersGrouping of seven EU Mediterranean states unhappy at burden of hosting migrantsTue Jan 29 2019 - 20:43
Heads of EU Mediterranean states meet to discuss migrationBrexit and climate change also on agenda for seven states at ‘Club Med’ meeting in CyprusMon Jan 28 2019 - 21:24
Laws may cut off US funds to Palestinian security agenciesViolence could escalate as Palestinian Authority faces bankruptcyThu Jan 24 2019 - 16:52
Colossal death toll in Yemen compounded by cultural destructionSaudi-led coalition, Houthi rebels and jihadi groups laying waste millenniums of heritageTue Jan 22 2019 - 16:40
Concern over rights abuses in BahrainHuman Rights Watch voices extradition fears on country of 4,000 political prisonersThu Jan 17 2019 - 17:14
Russia supportive of Syrian opposition to Turkish-controlled security zoneKurds also against proposed development along the Syrian-Turkish borderWed Jan 16 2019 - 20:40
Al-Qaeda’s offshoot in Syria consolidates hold over IdlibIdlib could become a base for the infiltration of jihadis into the region and EuropeMon Jan 14 2019 - 18:42
Saudi treatment of women under spotlight once againMale guardianship treats women as lifelong minorsFri Jan 11 2019 - 01:04
Arab world begins to normalise relations with SyriaSaudis, UAE and Egypt willing to embrace Assad if it curbs influence of Iran and TurkeyThu Jan 10 2019 - 17:04
Al-Qaeda affiliate controls Syrian land once held by NLFShelling persists between insurgents and army as Tahrir al-Sham holds most of IdlibFri Jan 04 2019 - 17:47
Cash-starved UNRWA struggling to help Palestinian refugeesTrump administration has cut $300m funding, reducing agency’s budget by a thirdFri Jan 04 2019 - 01:00
US withdrawal from Syria may edge Erdogan closer to PutinTurkey appears determined to boost relations with Moscow as US becomes unreliableFri Dec 28 2018 - 17:00
US withdrawal from Syria leaves Kurdish allies vulnerableMove increases likelihood of Turkish invasion of the border zone ruled by KurdsMon Dec 24 2018 - 01:00
