Egypt apprehensive over Islamist win in Syria
The Islamist takeover of Syria has left Egypt apprehensive and cautiously calibrating future ties, years after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi came to power by toppling the Muslim Brotherhood.Turkish ...
Love poems axed from schools under Syria’s new ‘extremist’ curriculum
Proposed changes criticised for religious tone as interim government accused of going ‘well beyond’ its caretaker role ...
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Middle East latest: Israeli’s defense minister acknowledges it killed Hamas leader
Israel’s defense minister has confirmed that Israel assassinated Hamas’ top leader last summer and is threatening to take similar action against the leadership of the Houthi rebel group in Yemen. The ...
Now Syria’s long-ruling Baath party is collapsing, too
The party that for decades ruled as part of the Assad dynasty is now being blamed for damaging relations with other Arab ...