UN special envoy on Syria warns against bombing rebel enclave
Staffan de Mistura echoes Trump warning against bombing Idlib, the last major rebel enclave
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EU concerned over detention of human rights lawyer in Iran
Crumbling stone in the Wailing Wall exposes Jerusalem’s religious fractures
Erosion is damaging the 2,000-year-old site – but restoration plans have been complicated by its sacred status Read more
10-year-old girl bleeds to death after female genital mutilation in Somalia
Case is first confirmed fatality in years from complications of procedure, in a country where 98% of women and girls are cut
Read moreIsrael’s Netanyahu tours Europe to lobby leaders against Iran
Citizenship for sale: how tycoons can go shopping for a new passport
Citizenship-by-investment programmes offer the super-rich an opportunity to acquire a new nationality
Read moreIraq’s shock election result may be turning point for Iran
Result is blow to US, but Iran will also lose out after Iraq’s protest against rule by proxy
Read moreTrump set to benefit as Qatar buys $6.5m apartment in New York tower
The acquisition by the Middle Eastern state came soon after a lawsuit that tried to stop president benefiting from such deals was dismissed
Read moreEuropeans cast doubt on Israel’s claims about Iran nuclear breaches
The Guardian view on bombing Syria: a decision for parliament
Theresa May has decided to break with parliamentary convention and not seek approval from MPs for military action. This is a mistake Read more
Assad’s brutal strategy survives regardless of Trump’s victory tweet
Syrian regime free to fight on without chemical weapons with greater US engagement ruled out
Read moreSyria latest: Trump orders air strikes against Assad regime – live updates
President orders armed forces to launch precision strikes on targets associated with chemical weapons in the wake of gas attack on Douma
Read moreSyria crisis: Russia claims Douma chemical attack was staged – live
Follow live updates as the Labour leader calls for a UN-led investigation into Syria after the cabinet backed Theresa May’s warning that Assad’s use of chemical weapons should not go unchallenged
Read morePhotographer reunited with woman whose image symbolised Lebanon’s disintegration
Maher Attar meets Samar Baltaji in Beirut, 33 years after she became the subject of the photograph that launched his career
Read moreAustralia condemns Syria at UN and pushes back against Russia
Egypt expels British journalist, raising fears for press ahead of election
Arrest and deportation of Bel Trew, a correspondent for the Times, is the latest incident in an unprecedented crackdown
Read more2017 was the deadliest year of Syrian war for children, says Unicef
Report warns generation faces psychological ruin, with conflict taking greatest toll on most vulnerable
Read moreNearly half of US arms exports go to the Middle East
Saudi Arabia is world’s second biggest importer, with global US sales up by 25% in past five years
Read moreSo-called ceasefire in Syria has barely led to a lull
The UN has failed to prevent the suffering – or even slow it down. The wording of its resolution let Russia resume bombing within hours
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