Syrian Christians remain anxious almost a year after fall of Assad regime
Families remember lost loved ones while navigating fears under new governance
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A Syrian artist who took refuge in Dublin: ‘Picasso came to this life to open a door. I hope I can open a door’
Manar Mervat Al Shouha, who fled civil war, prefers to talk through her paintings, but she has much to say about her fears for Syria, Irish people’s indirectness, and how ‘the feeling of time’ is similar in both countries
‘The world is a very unstable place’: What next for Defence Forces after Lebanon mission?
Withdrawal from Unifil will allow for ‘reset’ and ‘focus on national defence’, chief of staff says
Catherine Connolly pictured with man linked to war crimes in Syria
Group accuses presidential candidate of ‘misleading’ statements over meeting ‘Palestinians’ on 2018 trip
Who is the pro-Assad militia leader Catherine Connolly was pictured with in Syria?
‘Let’s just say, we’ve all heard many stories about him’ says former neighbour of Al-Aal
Putin welcomes new Syrian leader while still harbouring the old one
Talks underscore Moscow’s efforts to safeguard military foothold in region and forge relations with new rulers in Damascus
Catherine Connolly rejects suggestion of misleading statement on Syria trip funding
Presidential candidate confirms taxpayer funded allowance was used, having previously said ‘I funded that trip’
Catherine Connolly spent €3,700 from taxpayer-funded allowance on ‘Syria’
Presidential candidate has previously indicated that visit to war-torn country was a ‘fact-finding’ trip
About 1 million people have returned to Syria following overthrow of Assad, UN body says
UNHCR commissioner asks international community to offer support to returning Syrians
Brides review: Raw, compassionate chronicle of two teenage girls on a journey into extremism
Nadia Fall’s film is inspired by London schoolgirl Shamima Begum, who left home to join Islamic State
After the shock of war, Iranians yearn for change
Despite an initial mood of wartime solidarity, Iranians across the political spectrum believe the conflict has exposed the vulnerabilities of the system
Catherine Connolly’s remarks on not trusting ‘US, UK, France’ were in ‘context of Gaza genocide’, she says
Independent TD’s bid for presidency won unanimous backing of People Before Profit party on Sunday
Catherine Connolly’s continuing association with Clare Daly and Mick Wallace is troubling
Idealists are not naive by definition but, when they are, they are ripe for exploitation as propaganda stooges
Israel steps up Gaza City bombardment, kills 16 Palestinians in enclave and wounds dozens
Families are fleeing their homes in territory’s largest urban centre, say residents
Druze want separatist homeland in Syria and urge international community to support them
Spiritual leader Hikmat Hijri speaks out against ‘recent ordeal that aimed to exterminate’ his community
Campaign to reunify Syria should not be waged by force, says president
Remarks aimed at separatists in majority Druze province who have enlisted support from Israel
A thoroughly engrossing account of the Iranian revolution and an essential read on post-Assad Syria
King of Kings: The Fall of the Shah, the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the Unmaking of the Modern Middle East by Scott Anderson & Transformed by the People: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s Road to Power in Syria
Clashes in Syria ‘have killed 1,200 and triggered humanitarian crisis’
Violence ‘exacerbated by Syrian government intervention and Israeli air strikes’, says Human Rights Watch
Syria: Calm reported in Sweida, Damascus says truce holding
Fighting began a week ago with clashes between Bedouin and Druze fighters that prompted Israeli strikes
Syrian forces struggle to implement ceasefire in Druze region
Syria’s Sweida province has been engulfed by nearly a week of violence
Syria’s president accuses Israel of seeking ‘endless chaos’ as his forces pull back
Government withdrawal from southern Sweida province follows days of sectarian clashes and Israeli strikes
Who are the Druze, and why does Israel say it is striking Syria for their benefit?
Small but influential minority straddles Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel and the occupied Golan Heights
Syria says protecting Druze citizens a ‘priority’ in wake of Israeli attacks on Damascus
Israel vows to destroy Syrian government forces attacking religious group in southern Syria
Irish-Syrian activists ask Labour not to support Connolly’s presidential bid
Galway West TD Catherine Connolly officially confirmed her candidacy on Tuesday
Israel launches powerful strikes on Damascus, vowing to protect Druze in Syria
Nearly 170 killed in this week’s violence, says Syrian Network for Human Rights
Why has Israel stepped up its attacks on Syria?
Targets hit include palace of president and Syrian military headquarters in Damascus
More than 30 killed as Syrian government struggles to contain sectarian violence
Troops sent in to de-escalate situation after fighting breaks out between Bedouin clans and Druze militias
Who is Catherine Connolly? The outspoken left-wing campaigner running for president
A critic of ‘warmongering’ and a Gaeilgeoir, Independent TD was not in the mix during Coalition talks
US-backed aid group proposed building camps for displaced people in Gaza
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation proposes ‘Humanitarian Transit Areas’ located inside and outside of war–torn enclave
US revokes foreign terrorist designation for Syria’s Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham
The group, also know as Al-Nusrah Front, took part in offensive that ousted Bashar al-Assad
‘Going backwards’: Landmine treaty enters increasingly perilous territory as key states pull out
Finland, Poland and Ukraine have all moved recently to exit the 1997 Ottawa agreement
‘Everyone is digging for gold now’: Desperate Syrians resort to scouring ancient sites
Security vacuum after Assad downfall has led to plundering for Greek, Roman and Byzantine artefacts
‘Everybody can feel the pain’: Middle Eastern views on the present and future
A Syrian, a Palestinian, an Iranian and an Israeli give their views on how better times might be reached where they live
Middle East in maps: Key territories in the current conflict
A map-based guide to understand wars and conflict in the Middle East
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