Middle East

The unbearable fragility of Lebanon’s ceasefire deal

The agreed pause in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has been repeatedly violated.

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Bashar al-Assad tortured and mutilated his own people. Will the country he leaves behind ever recover?

By Cian Ward

With the Middle East in turmoil, could Israel now step into the breach?

By Robert D Kaplan

Vladimir Putin bet on Bashar al-Assad’s murderous rule. Now Russia is shifting course.

By Katie Stallard

Can a new Middle East be fashioned from the ruins of the Assad regime?

By John Jenkins

Like many tyrants before him, the Syrian dictator will live his life on the run – and die in fear.

By Marcel Dirsus

The Syrian dictator was one of the region’s key powerbrokers. His regime’s sudden collapse has left a vacuum.

By Rajan Menon

The violent summer of 1929 reveals the deep and tangled roots of the Israel-Palestine conflict.

By Jeremy Bowen