Middle East

The wars of 2024 brought together rivals - but created new enemies

Foreign fighters given senior Syrian army posts, reports say

Iran confirms arrest of Italian journalist

'Assad's fall opened part of my husband's past I knew nothing about'

'I can't put my life on hold' - Israel's war-weary reservists look for an end to fighting

Palestinian Christians struggle to find hope at Christmas

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