Middle East

Foreign fighters given senior Syrian army posts, reports say

Iran confirms arrest of Italian journalist

WHO appeals for end to attacks on Gaza's hospitals

'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

Watch: BBC reporter returns to childhood home destroyed in Syria civil war. Video, 00:01:12Watch: BBC reporter returns to childhood home destroyed in Syria civil war

Watch: BBC goes inside Syrian prison holding IS detainees. Video, 00:01:26Watch: BBC goes inside Syrian prison holding IS detainees

Watch: BBC speaks to Syrian rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa. Video, 00:03:28Watch: BBC speaks to Syrian rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa