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Syria’s disappeared: one woman’s search for her missing father

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Middle East crisis: Israeli strikes kill 17 Palestinians in Gaza – live updates

21h ago

US shoots down two of its own navy pilots over Red Sea in ‘apparent friendly fire’ incident

23h ago

US launches airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen

Sun

Middle East crisis live: 14 injured after Israel fails to intercept missile from Yemen

Sat

Israeli troops shoot Syrian protester as forces move beyond buffer zone

Sat

US lifts $10m bounty on HTS leader after talks in Syrian capital

Fri

Workers in Saudi Arabia say Amazon failed to compensate them for labor abuses: ‘They played a game against me’

Fri

Libyan PM resists Russia’s move to reinforce military bases in country

Fri

Iran scrambles to build ties with Syrian leaders as regional influence wanes

Fri

Middle East crisis live: mediators push on with Gaza ceasefire talks amid fresh strikes

Fri

Top US diplomats arrive in Damascus to meet new Syria leaders in first visit since Assad outing

Fri

Inside Aleppo, the city Assad left to rot as a lesson in the price of rising up

Fri

Militia aligned with Sudanese army accused of executing men in Khartoum

Thu

Israel launches deadly air raids against Yemen after missile attack

Thu

Middle East crisis live: Israel’s ‘long hand’ will reach Houthi leaders, warns defence minister, after Yemen airstrikes

Thu

Israel accused of act of genocide over restriction of Gaza water supply

Thu

‘Everything is gone’: how Israeli forces destroyed Jabaliya refugee camp

Wed

Netanyahu says Israel will occupy Syria buffer zone for foreseeable future

Wed

Middle East crisis live: hopes for Israel-Gaza ceasefire deal rise as officials express cautious optimism

Wed

Kenyan single mothers ‘trapped’ in Saudi Arabia as exit visas denied to children born outside marriage

Wed

‘Ankara is getting what it wants’: how Erdoğan’s balancing act in Syria paid off

Tue

Middle East crisis live: Israel says it will maintain ‘security control’ of Gaza after war

Tue

Israeli negotiators head to Qatar as hopes rise for Gaza hostage deal

Tue

‘This is not a peaceful country’: Russian military forms fragile truce with Syrian rebels it used to bomb

Mon

Turkey condemns Israel plan to double Golan Heights population

Mon

Assad uncle used Guernsey adviser to secretly manage vast wealth

Mon

UN envoy calls for ‘inclusive’ transition in Syria during talks with rebel leader

Mon

Deputy PM stands by Irish position on Gaza war after Israel closes embassy

Mon

First Thing: Israel strikes Syria as Netanyahu approves settlement expansion

Mon

US seeks stronger UN powers to intercept Red Sea shipments to Yemen’s Houthis

Mon

Netanyahu says he held ‘friendly’ talks with Trump over Syria and Gaza hostages

Mon

Schools reopen in Damascus as celebrations over Bashar al-Assad fleeing Syria continue

Sun

UK to provide £50m of emergency aid for vulnerable Syrians

Sun

Alaa Abd el-Fattah: mother on hunger strike takes protest to Westminster

Sun

Yvette Cooper urged to end ‘cruel’ pause on Syrian asylum decisions

Sun

Austin Tice’s mom hopes American found in Syria is ‘rehearsal’ for son’s return

Sun

Israel to close Dublin embassy after Ireland supports ICJ genocide petition

Sun

‘Celebrating the unknown’: Syrian Alawites fear for future under rebel rule

Sun

Israel launches dozens of airstrikes on Syria despite rebel leader's peace pledge

Sun

Antony Blinken confirms ‘direct’ US contact with Syria’s rebel rulers HTS

Dec 15

Jordan to host Syria talks after Damascus celebrations – Middle East crisis live

Dec 14

Syrian rebels reveal year-long plot that brought down Assad regime

Dec 13

Middle East crisis live: rebel leader urges Syrians to take to the streets to celebrate ‘revolution’

Dec 13

Obscurity awaits Bashar al-Assad in Moscow after Putin offered personal escape route

Dec 13

Questions dog Trump pick for Middle East adviser with inconsistent résumé

Dec 12

Israeli attacks kill at least 28 people hours after UN demands ceasefire in Gaza

Dec 12

Fear of factional fighting drives 100,000 Syrians to northern Kurdish areas

Dec 12

US urges Syrian rebels to form ‘inclusive’ government

Dec 12

American found in Damascus appears to have been released from Syrian prison

Dec 12

No comfort and little shelter as nightmare of winter sets in in Gaza

Dec 12

Palestine is most dangerous country for journalists, Reporters Without Borders says

Dec 12

Middle East crisis live: Syria’s rebel leader vows retribution against Assad officials; Blinken heads to the region

Dec 12

Shamima Begum and 65 other IS-linked Britons detained in Syria face uncertain future

Dec 12

Islamist groups from across the world congratulate HTS on victory in Syria

Dec 11

No pardons for prison torturers, says Syrian rebel leader

Dec 11

Claims of Hamas fighters in Gaza hospitals may have been exaggerated, says senior ICC prosecutor

Dec 11

Death feels imminent for 96% of children in Gaza, study finds

Dec 11

Saudi Arabia confirmed as 2034 World Cup host despite human rights concerns

Dec 11

Norway oil firm sued over alleged links to Israeli firm operating in illegal settlements

Dec 11

Fear and uncertainty in Golan Heights as Israeli troops drive deeper into Syria

Dec 11

Delivering post, calculating inflation: Syrians get back to work after ousting of Assad

Dec 11

Assad downfall was planned by US and Israel, claims Iran’s supreme leader

Dec 11

Saudi Arabia to be confirmed as 2034 World Cup football hosts by Fifa – live

Dec 11

Trump is dedicated to isolationism – but is Syria’s future too important to ignore?

Dec 11

Middle East crisis live: rebel-backed Syrian interim prime minister urges ‘stability and calm’

Dec 11

Why settler intimidation of West Bank farmers is about far more than the olive harvest

Dec 11

Iranian women could face death penalty for defying new morality laws

Dec 11

Crown prince lobbied Cameron over Saudi dissident, documents reveal

Dec 10

Leading group of Syrian rebels could be removed from UK terror list

Dec 10

FA warned to avoid protest at meeting unless boycotting Saudi Arabia World Cup

Dec 10

European countries urged not to abandon Syrians applying for asylum

Dec 10

Israel strikes hundreds of military targets in Syria

Dec 10

Syrian rebels name new PM as outside powers move to shore up interests

Dec 10

Syrian activist whose suffering became symbol of Assad brutality found dead in Sednaya prison

Dec 10

UN may remove Syrian rebel group HTS from terror list if conditions met

Dec 10

Airstrike on North Darfur market kills more than 100, says Sudan lawyers’ group

Dec 10

Fall of Assad regime brings hopes of justice for atrocities in Syria

Dec 10

Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in court to give evidence in his corruption trial

Dec 10

Syrian rebel leader to publish list of Assad regime officials responsible for ‘torture’ – Middle East crisis live

Dec 10

‘Miraculous’: Syrians in UK tell of shock, joy, hopes and fears after fall of Assad

Dec 10

Tuesday briefing: What happened when the doors of Syria’s most notorious prison were finally opened

Dec 10

Syria’s new leader has two identities – but which one will take the country forward?

Dec 10

Magistrate says Alan Yazbek ‘no Nazi lover’ as restaurateur escapes conviction for displaying swastika

Dec 10

Human rights for Syrians but perhaps not for Saudis in Labour’s Middle East

Dec 9

David Lammy calls Bashar al-Assad ‘the rat of Damascus’

Dec 9

Will emergence of HTS in Syria raise level of global terrorism threats?

Dec 9

UK and other European states suspend Syrians’ asylum applications

Dec 9

Keir Starmer says Saudi Arabia trip fulfils ‘number one mission’ to grow UK economy

Dec 9

Israel seizes Syrian buffer zone amid airstrikes on regime ‘weapons depots’

Dec 9

Israel, US and Turkey launch strikes in Syria to protect interests

Dec 9

Luxury cars and high-end labels: shocked Syrians roam Assad family residences

Dec 9

Islamist group that toppled Assad in Syria may be taken off UK terrorism list

Dec 9

Domestic issues pile pressure on Iran’s president amid foreign policy setbacks

Dec 9

Moscow reaches out to new Syrian leadership in move to secure bases

Dec 9

‘Time is running out’: 12 Nobel laureates urge Keir Starmer to intervene in case of jailed activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah

Dec 9

Qatar to decide on restarting Gaza ceasefire talks

Dec 9

Australians stranded in Syria ‘scared for their lives’ amid chaos after fall of Bashar al-Assad

Dec 9

Syria live: civil defence teams investigating ‘hidden underground cells’ at notorious Assad prison

Dec 9

Jamal Khashoggi’s widow urges Starmer to raise husband’s murder at Saudi meeting

Dec 9