On December 8, as opposition forces breached Damascus, Syria’s longest-serving dictator sought political asylum in Russia.

This fault line grew during the 2017 Gulf crisis ... The Emiratis and the Saudis even worked to strengthen relations with Turkey’s key rivals in northern Syria, the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection ...

The sight of newly constructed apartments collapsing in the earthquakes that hit Turkey has sparked anger ... amnesties in a country riven by fault lines amounts to a "crime".

In hindsight, the fault lines were evident. The fall of Assad has rearranged the Middle Eastern chessboard. Turkey, which backed the rebels, will have more influence in Syria and elsewhere.

Lina Khatib: Yes, the fault lines are more political ... Gulf countries to the United States to Turkey has been involved one way or another with various Syrian opposition groups that are now ...

The death toll in Turkey and Syria from the quake has surpassed 28,000 ... With elections looming, the president's future is on the line after spending 20 years in power and his pleas for national ...

A key dam in northern Syria has become a flash point in the conflict between Kurdish forces and Turkish-backed armed groups ...

Turkey’s involvement in Syria and its aspirations to expand influence ... it must address the fault lines within its own ranks, starting with Turkey.