Syrians in Turkey are weighing up whether it is the right time to return to their homeland. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More ‘There are many challenges’: Syrians in Turkey consider return after fall of AssadCategory: Middle East
Iranian cinema giant, Bahram Beyzai, dies aged 87
A restored copy of his film, Bashu, the Little Stranger, won an award at this year’s Venice Film Festival. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More Iranian cinema giant, Bahram Beyzai, dies aged 87Executions in Iran estimated to have doubled in 2025, report says
The Iran Human Rights (IHR) group says it has verified at least 1,500 executions up until the start of December. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More Executions in Iran estimated to have doubled in 2025, report says‘We fled a war-torn country but found a family’
In 2023, Bushra and Khaled moved to Lichfield through the Syrian resettlement scheme. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More ‘We fled a war-torn country but found a family’Baby followed by BBC back in Gaza hospital after treatment abroad
The BBC revisits one-year-old Siwar Ashour who was temporarily evacuated to Jordan for medical treatment during the Gaza war. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More Baby followed by BBC back in Gaza hospital after treatment abroadHow Israel’s grassroots hostage families group became a powerful international force
With just one hostage left in Gaza, members of the forum reflect on its influence in Israel and abroad. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More How Israel’s grassroots hostage families group became a powerful international forceRos Atkins on… The alleged links between the UAE and Sudan’s civil war
BBC Analysis Editor Ros Atkins examines allegations of links between the UAE and Sudan’s RSF in the civil war, as international efforts continue to seek an end to the fighting. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More Ros Atkins on… The alleged links between the UAE and Sudan’s civil warTrump’s Gaza peace plan struggles to progress as Israel and Hamas face tough choices
Getting both sides to move onto the second stage is a huge challenge for Washington, as Gazans continue to suffer the longer it takes. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More Trump’s Gaza peace plan struggles to progress as Israel and Hamas face tough choicesWatch: Syrians share their thoughts one year on from the fall of Assad
The BBC’s Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega speaks to Syrians about how life has changed since the revolution. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More Watch: Syrians share their thoughts one year on from the fall of AssadJeremy Bowen: Syria feels lighter without the Assads’ crushing weight – but now there are new problems
One year into his rule Syria’s leader has won over Trump and much of the West, but at home people know his weaknesses. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More Jeremy Bowen: Syria feels lighter without the Assads’ crushing weight – but now there are new problemsBethlehem Christmas tree illuminated for first time since Gaza war began
Hundreds gathered in Manger Square to bask in the festivities that included music, dancing and Santas bearing sweet treats. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More Bethlehem Christmas tree illuminated for first time since Gaza war began‘Like first aid for manuscripts’: Recovery work begins at Gaza’s war-damaged heritage sites
Palestinians are clearing rubble from archaeological sites, but restoration is hampered by Israeli restrictions on building materials. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More ‘Like first aid for manuscripts’: Recovery work begins at Gaza’s war-damaged heritage sitesCrisis looms in Israel over ultra-Orthodox conscription bill
Lawmakers are considering a draft bill to end the exemption granted to ultra-Orthodox men enrolled in full-time religious study. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More Crisis looms in Israel over ultra-Orthodox conscription billWhy I spend hours painstakingly repairing banknotes
Fixing cash is a thriving new business in Gaza after Israel stopped transfers of banknotes and banks were destroyed and looted. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More Why I spend hours painstakingly repairing banknotesYear after ceasefire, peace eludes south Lebanon as Israeli strikes continue
A year on from a ceasefire in Lebanon, Israel is continuing attacks on what it says are Hezbollah’s efforts to recover from their war. Read More | Source: BBC News…
View More Year after ceasefire, peace eludes south Lebanon as Israeli strikes continue