Rebels and government in Syria have been swapping fighters trapped behind enemy lines - as the...
Iraqi troops move into Ramadi centre
The Iraqi army moved into the centre of Ramadi, as it continues its attempt to drive back...
Saudi Arabia looks for military allies
Saudi Arabia has begun putting together a military alliance of Muslim countries to take the fight...
Donald Trump changes the nature and language of US politics
Donald Trump says things that other people may think, but are reluctant to say out loud. This...
The West sends more forces against IS
The US said it would send special forces into Syria to help the fight against IS, while...
Turkey shoots down a Russian bomber
Turkey destroyed a Russian bomber which it and NATO said had briefly intruded into Turkish...
The IS attack on Paris has promopted fury as well as tears. France is hitting back -- tightening...
Sunset for Russia's Olympic athletes?
Russian sport .. and the government .. was shaken by an official report which found that the...
Turkey's strongman takes centre stage again
Turkey once seemed to be a poster-child for democracy in the Middle East. But when President...
China abandons its one child policy
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Chinese President Xi Jinping courts a willing Britain
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Israeli roadblocks in East Jerusalem
Israel responded to a growing wave of Palestinian anger and violence by putting up roadblocks in...
Russian cruise missiles in first combat action
A spectacular show of firepower signals Russian intent in the Middle East. But Turkey's President...
Russia enters the war in Syria
Russia shocked the West by having its aircraft attack rebel sites in Syria -- not just so-called...
Millions of people go to Mecca on the haj every year, and the Saudi authorities have spent...
Europe puts up the barriers again
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While other European states seem to fear the wave of migrants and refugees coming from the Middle...
How one tiny boy pricked consciences around Europe
It was an image so powerful that we don't want to use it here. But pictures of the dead body of...
The week has been marked by a series of tragedies involving refugees and migrants trying to get...
The week has been marked by a series of tragedies involving refugees and migrants trying to get...
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