As rebels in Syria make new advances against government forces, Newsweek has mapped the political ... as one of the Middle Eastern countries furthest from the conflict. Israel, which has a ...

Since former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s dramatic flight to Moscow on Sunday, Israel has launched hundreds of attacks on its neighbour. Israel claims this is necessary for its defence.

Simply sign up to the Middle Eastern politics & society myFT Digest ... a largely arbitrary political map took shape, distributing among the new (non-nation) states mountains and plains ...