On the Middle East with Amberin Zaman

Yazidis shunned Iraq’s corrupt practices and scored a historic win in parliamentary elections

What are the stakes for Iran in Iraq's parliamentary elections

Why Syria's formal entry to anti-ISIS coalition reduces risk of US troop pullout

Thousands slaughtered in el-Fasher as Sudan’s conflict deepens, driven by regional rivalries

Why a full repeal of US sanctions is essential for Syria's suffering to end

Rising fears of ethnic cleansing, sexual violence as Sudan's RSF closes in on El Fasher

How Trump saved Armenia from war with Azerbaijan & Russian hegemony

Why Turkey and Damascus will eventually accept Kurdish self-rule

Saudi Arabia would play peacemaker between Damascus and the Kurds — if Syria's Sharaa agreed

What the violent showdown among the Talabanis spells for the future of the PUK and Iraqi Kurdistan

Turkey and the UAE's fight for regional influence: Who's winning?

How Syria's tribes hold the key to power

Why the PKK and its campaign for Kurdish rights are not history

Will Israel attack Iran again and what can it achieve?

Turkey's military might will never open doors to EU membership, says Euro-MP Nacho Sánchez Amor

Iran was battered by Israel and US, but its regime is intact as Iranians rally around flag, says Vali Nasr

Israel wants regime change or a failed state in Iran

Why Trump’s bromance with Erdogan is risk to Syria’s Kurds as Turkey seeks to dismantle PKK

Kashmir conflict a reminder of why Saudi Arabia & other Gulf nations favor India over Pakistan

How power is reshaping Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa & why he’s not ‘a Turkish puppet’

US diplomacy can end sectarian clashes between Druze, Syrian government forces

Gaza's children bear brunt of Israeli impunity, says Arwa Damon

What do the mass protests mean for future of Turkey & Erdogan?

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa will keep Russia in the game

French academic Fabrice Balanche: Syria's Islamist leader wants to make example of Alawites

How Israel is driving Syria’s new leadership into Turkey’s arms

Russian mercenaries remain in business even after death of Wagner's Prighozin

PKK leader Ocalan has the power to deliver peace, but is Turkey sincere?

For some in Iran, Turkey is a bigger threat than Israel as its regional influence rises

What Trump means for Iran

Why Syria's new Islamist leaders deserve Western support

Will Turkey and Israel go to war over Syria?

Turkish lawmaker Cengiz Candar: 'Turkey's endgame is to destroy Kurdish autonomy in Syria'

How Turkey is playing with fire in Syria with its backing of new anti-Assad offensive

What will Middle East policy look like under the new Trump administration?

What is Turkey’s human rights outlook with new spy law, ousting of Kurdish mayors?

What does the PKK want from Turkey?

What does the death of Fethullah Gulen mean for Turkey?

What are Hezbollah's choices after Israel killed its leader, and which way will Iran point?

Israel's war on Hezbollah: Why it's existential and what comes next

Why growing US-Cyprus defense cooperation spooks Turkey

Turkey's Islamists tried to topple Syria's Assad, its pro-secular military backed Syrian Islamists against his dad

How will Kamala Harris approach the Middle East if elected and what does her top foreign policy adviser Phil Gordon think?

What are the risks and opportunities for Russia as it grows closer to Iran at Israel's expense?

How will Iran respond to Israel's assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran?

New Islamists value power over ideology and Turkey's Erdogan is their master

How Iran may look under new Reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian

Benyamin Poghosyan on why Armenia's peace bid with Azerbaijan, Turkey is proving so hard

Vali Nasr explains why Iran's presidential elections matter and how a Western-friendly heart surgeon might win

Why Iran is stronger, Israel more vulnerable, and the US needs to engage more in the Mideast