The Middle East: Rising and falling stars
By Fadi Elhusseini In 2011, Turkey was seen as an unstoppable regional…
UN chief calls for Syria solution with future of Assad ‘decided by the Syrian people’
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has warned that disagreements over the fate of…
Opinion: you have to talk to your enemies too
The USA has fundamentally shifted its stance in the Syrian conflict. Now,…
Syria talks to test Iran, Russia’s ‘intentions,’ says Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's FM has said that the Vienna talks will show if…
Shoukry to participate in Friday talks on Syria in Vienna
The talks will discuss the activation of the political process in Syria…
Obama administration to step up strategy to fight Islamic State
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has said the US will ramp up air…
Omani FM meets Syria’s Assad as flurry of diplomacy continues
Oman's foreign minister has visited Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus amid…