Khaled Yacoub Oweis

Opponent of President Bashar Al Assad was held underground for years in Damascus as a political prisoner

Educators in some parts of the region have been forced to take up second or third jobs as inflation devalues salaries

Smugglers who tried to storm the Jordanian border were joined by armed militants with ties to Iran-backed group, security sources say

Three civilians were killed in the attacks, according to the Suwayda 24 network in Syria

The conflict has brought renewed calls for a lasting solution but pushed Israelis and Palestinians farther apart

Attacks wound two soldiers as Israeli operations against militants in the country increase

Situation precarious for refugees and their hosts in Jordan, monarch tells Global Refugee Forum

Before Israel's reported use of the weapon in Lebanon and Gaza, Russia and Bashar Al Assad's forces used it on Syrian civilians

Palestinian factions had called for a global strike in protest against Israel’s war in Gaza

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani tells Doha Forum ‘opening is narrower’ for another Gaza deal

No one wants to test the capabilities of the Iran-backed militia, which says it is helping Hamas

Experts accuse Syrian military of still possessing highly destructive chemical weapons

It is the first known killing of Iranian military personnel since the outbreak of the Israel-Gaza war

Israeli missiles hit Damascus airport and other targets this week for the third time since the conflict started

Beijing's wish to play a bigger role in Middle East politics faces challenge from traditional US monopoly