Middle East

In Kobani, people protest Alevi massacres, Turkish bombings

Nowruz markets in 'hibernation' mode

Israeli hard-liners plan 'migration authority' to empty Gaza of Palestinians

Hard-liners in Israel have welcomed President Donald Trump’s plan for the future of Gaza, which calls for many of Gaza’s 2.3 million Palestinians to leave the enclave. They say encouraging emigration does not violate international law. Palestinians have rejected the plan.

Turkey, Israel clash over Syria's future

Syria is the scene of an escalating rivalry between two U.S. allies — Turkey and Israel. Analysts say Israel is becoming alarmed at Turkey's growing military and diplomatic influence in Syria, while Ankara accuses Israel of seeking to undermine Syria's new rulers. Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul.

Fact-finding group for Syrian killings says no one above the law

Witnesses and a war monitor reported the killing of hundreds of civilians in villages where most of the population are members of the Alawite sect

Oldest of Ramadan traditions continues in Iraq

Kurdish victim groups unite in pursuit of international recognition for genocide

Rights groups says man killed by government forces' 'indiscriminate shooting' in Tehran

Livelihood protests continue across Iran

UN chief alarmed at sudden spike in violence on Syrian coast

Hundreds of civilians in Assad-aligned Alawite towns have been killed as Syrian security forces clash with loyalist fighters

Syria's government signs breakthrough deal with Kurdish-led authorities in northeast

Deal includes ceasefire, merging of US-backed forces there into the Syrian army