Rebel forces in Syria have entered Damascus, claiming it is now “free" of Bashar al-Assad, who has reportedly fled the capital, according to a…

With the support of Russia and Iran, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad outmanoeuvred the opposition during his country’s civil war, which began with…

Sometimes the olive branch is less surprising than the hand extending it. Such was the case on 22 October, at a meeting of the Nationalist Action…

Russian President Vladimir Putin caught the headlines this week as he hosted the leaders of 36 other nations at this year’s BRICS summit, held in…

The leaders of both sides of the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus attended an informal dinner on 15 October hosted by Antonio Guterres, the…

Having laid waste to Gaza, Israel’s armed forces have turned north and begun a similar process in Lebanon, causing those beyond Lebanon to ask: where…

When Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stepped into the hall where the foreign ministers of the Arab League convened earlier this month in Cairo,…

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi made his first presidential visit to Turkey on 4 September. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan personally greeted…

When Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas visits the Turkish capital Ankara this week, he will be hosted by a country that has proven to be…

On Sunday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made headlines for implying military action in relation to Israel and its war against the…