UN appeals to Saudi-backed opposition to join Syria talksUN envoy chides Riyadh-based opposition for boycotting negotiations in Geneva to end warSat Jan 30 2016 - 01:00
Syrian deal thwarted by Obama’s call for Assad to resignAnalysis: Crisis might have been resolved in 2011 if US president had not intervenedFri Jan 29 2016 - 01:00
Saudi-backed Syria rebels boycott Geneva talksLong-awaited negotiations to end the five-year war in Syria begin in Geneva todayThu Jan 28 2016 - 21:16
Key figures gather in Switzerland ahead of Syrian peace talksKurdish-Arab Syrian Democratic Council will be included at a ‘later stage’Wed Jan 27 2016 - 19:49
Syria ‘most devastating crisis of the 21st century’, says UNHumanitarian officials say priority must be given to the humanitarian situation in talksTue Jan 26 2016 - 17:31
Syrian peace talks to begin on Friday, says UN special envoyMultilateral meetings in Geneva expected to last six months, with ceasefire a priorityMon Jan 25 2016 - 17:36
Egypt revolution: After five years, still seeking justiceIn spite of Morsi’s abuse of power in wake of the 2011 revolution, idealism still existsMon Jan 25 2016 - 01:00
Kerry says talks to end Syrian civil war set for MondayDeadlock remains over Saudi demand to be sole representative of Syrian oppositionThu Jan 21 2016 - 22:22
Isis cuts fighters’ and workers’ salaries by 50 per centFalling oil revenues among the causes of terror group’s increasing financial distressWed Jan 20 2016 - 16:33
US and Russia to discuss Syrian opposition bloc for peace talksJanuary 25th talks with government may be postponed if no agreement reachedTue Jan 19 2016 - 16:31
Iran to gain swift access to €46bn if sanctions liftedApproval from atomic energy agency would open Iranian economy to foreign investmentThu Jan 14 2016 - 18:23
Iran and Saudi Arabia to support Syria peace negotiationsRegional tensions cast a shadow over scheduled talks in Geneva in late JanuaryMon Jan 11 2016 - 17:15
Saudi foreign minister warns of additional measures against IranFallout from execution of cleric goes on but defence minister does not foresee warMon Jan 11 2016 - 08:52
Saudi king’s reckless policies could spell disaster for regionMass execution elicits threats of retribution from jihadis and ruptures relations with IranTue Jan 05 2016 - 01:00
‘Divine revenge’ on Saudi Arabia could take many formsIran looks set to make things difficult for the kingdom after execution of Shia clericMon Jan 04 2016 - 01:00
Simon Cumbers’s killer executed in Saudi ArabiaIrish journalist’s murderer among 47 men convicted of terrorism put to death by stateSun Jan 03 2016 - 18:37
Damascus suburb welcomes back displaced residentsProject seen as shining example for Syria’s ‘reconciliation’ programmeMon Dec 28 2015 - 16:55
‘We have to save Syria’s culture for all,’ says director of antiquitiesIslamic State is not the only threat to the preservation of a unique cultural legacySun Dec 27 2015 - 18:00
Syria’s Christians hunker down amid war to celebrate Christmas‘We will not let mortars push Christians out. If we leave, we leave for the cemetery’Thu Dec 24 2015 - 01:00
Homs discovers the new normal as Assad regains controlSchools, shops and other businesses reopen in Syria’s third city following UN-brokered truceMon Dec 21 2015 - 01:00
Through all the conflicts, Syrians have ‘grown stronger’The capital Damascus looks a little worn but locals are masters in the art of copingSat Dec 19 2015 - 03:00
Syrian government eyes peace dividend from New York meetingAssad regime wants ‘clearcut decisions’ on terrorist groups and credible oppositionFri Dec 18 2015 - 01:00
Evacuation of al-Waer a boost for Syrian governmentFirst evacuations in two-month withdrawal plan hailed as victory for Damascus, MoscowWed Dec 09 2015 - 22:34
Rival gatherings open new fissure in Syrian oppositionAttendees of conference in Riyadh focus on ousting Syrian president Bashar al-AssadTue Dec 08 2015 - 19:08
Syrian political and armed opposition figures gather in Saudi capitalMove to form united front ahead of negotiations with Syrian government scheduled for next monthMon Dec 07 2015 - 15:21
Why British air strikes in Syria will not have a serious impactIslamic State is a terrorist group that will defend its areas against all comersThu Dec 03 2015 - 18:57
Egypt votes in second-phase elections amid tight securityVoter fatigue and bad weather blamed for low turnout in poll for 282 seatsMon Nov 23 2015 - 01:00
Western leaders’ fixation on Assad has backfiredObsessive focus on particular Middle Eastern figures has only made them strongerWed Nov 18 2015 - 19:09
Double standard in responses to terrorist attacks is condemnedThe outpouring of empathy in the West for France has caused resentment in other placesMon Nov 16 2015 - 20:49
Assad joins Arab leaders condemning Paris attacksKuwaiti sheikh: attacks ‘counter to all teachings of holy faith and humanitarian values’Sun Nov 15 2015 - 20:11
Gains against IS raise hopes of progress in latest talks on SyriaTransfer of power and role of Bashar al-Assad are key items on the agenda in ViennaFri Nov 13 2015 - 18:41
Airliner crash has devastating impact on Egypt’s economyJob losses in tourism industry could impoverish millions of EgyptiansThu Nov 12 2015 - 18:18
Turkey hell-bent on becoming supreme Sunni powerUsing Islam as a tool in the Arab world, Erdogan is cast as a modern sultanWed Nov 04 2015 - 17:41
Chalabi, a key figure in post-US-invasion Iraq, dies at 71 of apparent heart attackBacker of regime change lost credibility when no weapons of mass destruction foundTue Nov 03 2015 - 20:25
UN World Food Programme appeals for safe access to Yemeni cityNo deliveries for five weeks to Taiz where 240,000 civilians are in urgent need of foodFri Oct 30 2015 - 19:25
Iran to join talks as US rethinks policy on SyriaWashington accepts Assad ally must to be part of solution in war-torn countryWed Oct 28 2015 - 16:59
Cyprus gets assurances on Turkey from EU leadersPresident sought reunification guarantees in exchange for support on EU accession talksFri Oct 23 2015 - 17:11
IS stretched by Russian-backed offensives and air warSaudi-Turkish policy shifting in face of battlefield setbacks for extremistsWed Oct 21 2015 - 17:54
Egyptian election: lack of choice leads to voter apathySeveral parties founded in the wake of the 2011 uprising are boycotting the pollFri Oct 16 2015 - 17:33
Christians on wane in Middle East and Africa, report saysPersecution removing Christianity from biblical heartland, says Aid to the Church in NeedWed Oct 14 2015 - 21:48
Ankara bombing: Islamic State bites the hands that feed itAttack on peace rally could be blowback for Turkey and Saudi Arabia’s supportMon Oct 12 2015 - 20:09
Analysis: Palestinian attacks stoke fears of third intifadaSpate of assaults on Israelis triggers concern that yet another uprising on wayThu Oct 08 2015 - 01:00
West and Arab states being forced to rethink AssadMilitary action by Moscow places political pressure on other playersMon Oct 05 2015 - 18:52
Syrian war: A quarter of civilians killed are women and childrenBritish Medical Journal report says bombing and shelling most likely to cause child deathsFri Oct 02 2015 - 20:01
King dismisses officials in wake of hajj stampedeRevision of pilgrim event is ordered as it appears some routes were closedTue Sept 29 2015 - 01:00
Putin bolstered by anti-Islamic State pact ahead of talksMoscow concern over IS enlistment of 2,000 radicals from Russia’s Muslim republicsMon Sept 28 2015 - 09:27
Assad remains in power as bulwark against Islamic StateAnalysis: Western leaders know Syria president’s army is only ground force in regionFri Sept 25 2015 - 07:33
Russia’s move to bolster presence in Syria well timedMoscow increases military force in determination to prevent collapse of Syrian stateTue Sept 22 2015 - 01:00
Bavaria struggles to meet challenge of arriving migrantsGermany needs ‘big emergency plan’ to help refugees, says doctor in MunichSun Sept 20 2015 - 19:28
Assad blames West for refugee crisisSyrian president says West has provided financial and military backing for opponentsThu Sept 17 2015 - 01:01
