Islamic State’s war waged on human history
IS militants have destroyed countless irreplaceable artefacts and heritage sites, leading to comparisons to the atrocities of Mao Zedong and Pol Pot.
Martin Chulov
Isis strives to hasten the apocalypse
An obscure prophecy fuels its fundamentalism, foretelling an ultimate showdown with Christians.
Inside Syria’s slaughter houses
A shocking report about the systematic killing of detainees Syrian jails is just the tip of the iceberg, experts say.
Lebanon opens borders as Syria’s war intensifies
Thousands of refugees are continuing to stream into the Lebanese border town of Arsal as clashes intensify in the nearby Qalamoun mountains.
Syrian rebels step closer to victory
The assassination of the regime’s top military strategists has led to mass defections from the Syrian army, writes Martin Chulov.
Syrian regime TV reporter nails his colours to rebels’ mast
A presenter from the Syrian regime’s main television channel has defected to the opposition and revealed he has been providing intelligence to rebels.
The boy who stared death in the face
An 11-year-old boy’s calm account of the cold-blooded slaughter of his family reveals the horror of the Syrian assault.
Anthony Shadid, peerless chronicler of human stories
A colleague pays tribute to Anthony Shadid, whose reporting from troubled regions won admiration for its insight and humanity.
The day anger turned to violence
How peace-loving Syrians finally took up arms against the regime and fought back.
Small step for Saudi women
Giving Saudi women the right to vote is a giant step for the conservative Islamic society.
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‘M16 knew I was being tortured’
Rebel leader sheds new light on the UK’s collaboration with Libyan intelligence forces.
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Bombs give the lie to Iraq security
A series of co-ordinated explosions killed at least 74 people and wounded 250 more across Iraq on Monday.
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Syrian town braces for brutal reprisal
The Syrian town of Jisr al-Shughour was besieged by columns of government tanks as the army massed for what is feared will be an all-out assault.
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Armed Westerners spotted on ground in Libya
Westerners have been filmed in central Libya in the first apparent confirmation that Nato has sent military advisers to train anti-government forces.
Libyan resistance to Gaddafi turns passive in east Tripoli
Tripoli’s anti-Gaddafi movement has been reduced to painting pigeons in rebel colours and tying balloons to cats.
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Clinton condemns Bahrain for lack of constraint
The United States issued a sharp rebuke to Bahrain on Wednesday, after a day of crackdowns on demonstrators.
Rebels fear attack by Gaddafi jet bombers
<b>Martin Chulov</b> talks to leaders at Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, during a pause in the fighting.
Benghazi’s blood and guts exposed as it purges itself of Gaddafi
And there is barely a trace left of Libya’s dictator in the city where he launched his rise to power.
Dawn of new uncertainty
US combat troop withdrawal from Iraq is billed ‘mission accomplished’ but we’ve heard it before.
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Withdrawal leaves Iraqis insecure
The announcement came amid growing concern that the withdrawal will bring a further deterioration in Iraq’s security.
Al-Qaeda plots a comeback
The militant Islamic group is enticing disaffected US-allied Iraqis to defect by offering them more attractive salaries.
End of the dumb war
As half the US troops in Iraq prepare to leave, the generals vow not to repeat mistakes of first Gulf War. Martin Chulov reports.