Ice cream keeps Syrians cool over 120 years of turbulent historyDamascus shop Bakdash serves 15,000 customers daily despite shattered economyWed Mar 18 2015 - 01:00
Syrian factions seek common ground ahead of talksYears of carnage are forcing rival groups to see the value of a united national visionTue Mar 17 2015 - 01:00
IS-occupied Syria like living in prison, say visitors to DamascusMen who fled Raqqa describe life in city ‘with no law, no courts, no schools, no universities’Mon Mar 16 2015 - 01:00
Syria’s war, four years on: ‘People have accepted the war is going to last’In part one of a series, Damascus is bursting with life, but there is neither peace nor safetySat Mar 14 2015 - 01:00
Islamic State destroys historic city of NimrudBulldozing of capital of Assyrian empire condemned as ‘cultural barbarism’Sat Mar 07 2015 - 01:01
Analysis: Islamic State halts Iraqi advance in battle for TikritUS and Iran have joined soldiers, militiamen and tribesmen in crucial campaign for strategic cityThu Mar 05 2015 - 16:19
Palestinian Authority ‘facing financial collapse’Failure of donors to honour pledges and Israel’s withholding of revenues, cited by senior PA figureMon Feb 23 2015 - 01:15
Syria prepared to suspend Aleppo bombing, says UN envoyTrial ceasefire proposal put to UN Security Council following talks with AssadWed Feb 18 2015 - 23:36
Cairo shifts from defensive to offensive with air raids on ISRaids in retaliation for killing of 21 hostages escalate 20-month campaignTue Feb 17 2015 - 07:33
Cairo court releases al-Jazeera journalists pending retrialHigh court had overturned original sentences for assisting illegal Muslim BrotherhoodFri Feb 13 2015 - 01:03
Egyptian president rallies foreign allies as violence increasesOutlawed Muslim Brotherhood goes on attack ahead of March electionsTue Feb 10 2015 - 01:00
Cairo trial of Irish teenager Ibrahim Halawa postponedAnnouncement made without giving cause, trial to resume on March 29th in new venueSun Feb 08 2015 - 16:22
Jordan’s ‘earth-shaking’ response begins with al-Qaeda executionsAmman pre-empts tribesmen’s revenge for killing of Muath al-Kaseasbeh with executionsThu Feb 05 2015 - 01:00
Killing of Jordanian pilot will strengthen coalition, says ObamaUS president says video of Muath Kaseasbeh execution is further evidence of IS ‘viciousness and barbarity’Wed Feb 04 2015 - 01:00
Jordan reeling at brutal IS death of pilotKingdom has been in two minds over participation in US-led coalitionTue Feb 03 2015 - 21:25
Tsipras urges Greek Cypriots to renegotiate with troikaOn first foreign trip in office, Greek PM says Cyprus should follow example of AthensMon Feb 02 2015 - 22:10
Suspect in murder of Irish peacekeepers could go freePrivates Derek Smallhorne and Thomas Barrett were killed while serving in LebanonMon Feb 02 2015 - 09:17
Peter Greste deportation renews hope for Ibrahim HalawaCanadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy could be deported but Egyptian Baher Mohamed remains in jailMon Feb 02 2015 - 01:01
Tense Islamic State negotiations revolve around symbolic figuresWhile Muath al-Kasaesbeh is highly respected, Sajida al-Rishawi has blood on her handsFri Jan 30 2015 - 01:02
At least 18 killed on Egypt’s uprising anniversaryClashes between police and protesters on anniversary of struggle leave dozens hurtMon Jan 26 2015 - 01:00
Yemen in danger of becoming failed state as president resignsHadi decision marks abrupt turnaround after power-sharing deal was agreedFri Jan 23 2015 - 01:00
Opposition by Arab countries to Islamic State neither unified nor certainLack of coherence in US foreign policy collides with local matrix of loyaltiesTue Jan 20 2015 - 14:32
Mubarak and two sons to be retried on embezzlement chargesCourt rules proper procedures not followed in caseWed Jan 14 2015 - 01:00
Egyptians hope for end of turmoil as parliamentary elections set for MayGovernment accused of moving too slowlyFri Jan 09 2015 - 01:00
President Sisi makes historic visit to Coptic church in CairoEgyptian president surprises congregation with speech at Coptic Christmas Eve serviceThu Jan 08 2015 - 01:00
Irish Ambassador who witnessed a world in turmoil for 40 yearsIsolde Moylan, who retires this year, recalls the more challenging postings of her careerMon Jan 05 2015 - 01:01
Lebanon to impose visa restrictions on Syrians as influx of refugees growsNumber of refugees from Syria’s conflict has reached 25 per cent of Lebanese populationMon Jan 05 2015 - 01:00
Palestinians shift to international arena with International Criminal Court accession moveEntry to Hague court to enable investigation of alleged war crimesFri Jan 02 2015 - 01:00
Review of 2014: Islamic State’s reign of terrorThe conquest of the Iraqi city of Mosul and the brutal beheading of five westerners in June finally shocked other countries out of indifference to the threat posed by the ruthless Sunni cultSat Dec 27 2014 - 01:00
Church leaders urge Christians to stay in Middle EastClerics express concern faithful could disappear from heartlandTue Dec 23 2014 - 18:15
Egypt’s economy bouncing back after recent upheavals but IMF urges cautionGrowth is forecast at 3.8% but clear economic plan may be lackingThu Dec 11 2014 - 19:50
Egypt steps up anti-terrorism measuresNew law seen by human rights organisations as a catch-all measure to crush dissentMon Dec 08 2014 - 18:12
Christmas in Cairo: a time for consumption and charityEgyptians celebrate festive season in spite of their country’s continuing troublesFri Dec 05 2014 - 17:51
Anger pervades Egypt at Mubarak’s apparent escape from justiceAuthorities accused of going easy on former president while imposing death sentences on dissidentsWed Dec 03 2014 - 18:50
Cairo trial of Irish teen Ibrahim Halawa postponed until JanuaryThird postponement in case of 18-year-old held after arrest at pro-Morsi protestMon Dec 01 2014 - 22:22
Protests continue in Egypt over dismissal of Mubarak chargesProsecutor-general to appeal verdictMon Dec 01 2014 - 01:01
Trial of Irish teenager Ibrahim Halawa to open in Cairo18-year-old has been held in Tora Prison since last year after arrest at pro-Morsi protestMon Dec 01 2014 - 01:00
Egypt opens Gaza crossing for stranded PalestiniansBorder still closed to 1,000 Palestinians in Gaza seeking treatment in Egypt and elsewhereWed Nov 26 2014 - 20:38
Iranian leadership faces critical challenge as deal hangs in the balanceBoth Khamenei and Rouhani will need to play their cards carefullyWed Nov 26 2014 - 01:00
Iraqi leader accepts US demand to arm Sunni tribesmen fighting Islamic StateWashington to give anti-IS tribesmen $18-$24m worth of armsMon Nov 24 2014 - 01:00
Palestinian violence fuelled by frustrationCurbs on human rights are alienating the largely young dispossessed peopleFri Nov 21 2014 - 15:21
Jerusalem attack underlines rise in ‘lone wolves’Violence likely to escalate as individuals pose challenge for Israeli and Palestinian leadersTue Nov 18 2014 - 21:24
Tide ‘starting to turn’ against Islamic State as Iraq signals policy shiftIraq’s new prime minister taking cautious steps to build a more united frontMon Nov 17 2014 - 01:00
A decade on from Arafat’s death, Palestine ‘lacks leadership’Futile negotiations by Abbas may have put a third intifada firmly on the agendaFri Nov 14 2014 - 08:29
Israel committed war crimes in Gaza, says Amnesty InternationalAttacks on Palestinians showed ‘callous indifference’ to women, children and elderlyWed Nov 05 2014 - 22:02
Token peshmerga militiamen detachment will not stall jihadis’ advance on KobaniTurkey allows IS fighters to cross its border while the US is slated for ditheringMon Nov 03 2014 - 01:00
EU to discuss Turkish incursion into Cypriot exclusion zoneNikos Anastasiades to veto talks on Turkish EU accession after maritime incidentThu Oct 23 2014 - 01:00
Islamic State is a cult that cannot be bombed out of existenceRe-education, with the object of depriving the cult of its spiritual force, is the key to countering the militiaMon Oct 20 2014 - 07:15
Profiteering and dirty deals prolong conflict in SyriaFighters migrate from one faction to another in search of highest salariesFri Oct 17 2014 - 01:00
