A London doctor advised the Syrian regime on how to suppress images of children being tortured by soldiers, leaked emails have shown. The Guardian ...

Halabja is a Kurdish town in Southern Kurdistan, and Northern Iraq. It is nearly 150 miles north-east of Baghdad, and has a rich history. It is home to Adela Khanum, an iconic feminist Kurdish figure, who was honoured with the title of "Princess of the brave" and helped save lives of British soldiers during World War I.

Campaigners from around the world are urging Russia to back the UN Security Council and help bring an end to the crisis in Syria, coinciding with what...

In January 2011 Rami Jarrah, 28, was living in Damascus with his wife and young daughter, working a good job in the import business. Eight months ...

At least 31 types of torture are being used by the Syrian government including electric shocks and male rape, a report has claimed. The horrific pr...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has announced plans for elections in May, even as international condemnation of the violence committed against civili...

An attack by Israel against Iran is not a certainty, by a long shot, which such an action would be. Yet, doing nothing might have serious regional effects, too.

"If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem," goes the old saying. The Arab League is not part of the Middle East Quartet, so does...

Since the heady first days of the Arab Spring, it has become increasingly obvious that things are not quite as they seem. Many of the idealistic, youth-driven uprisings have been manipulated to serve a much bigger regional game.

The judge leading the inquiry into press ethics in the wake of the phone hacking scandal has paid tribute to Sunday Times journalist Marie Colvin, who...

There is a call for 'freedom' in the Middle East, both from citizens within its troubled borders, and from our own Western supporters of democracy ove...

Egypt has recalled its envoy from Syria as the government continues a campaign of violence against civilians who oppose President Bashar al-Assad's ru...

Iran has announced it is cutting oil exports to six European countries ahead of sanctions imposed by the EU. State TV said exports to Netherlands, ...

For the first time, Iran has loaded nuclear fuel rods made on Iranian soil into a research reactor at a ceremony attended by President Mahmoud Ahmad...