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  • Friday, 21 February, 2020
    Financials
    Ashmore swept up in political furore over Lebanon bond

    Authorities probe trading by local banks as date to repay creditors looms

  • Thursday, 20 February, 2020
    Syrian crisis
    Two Turkish soldiers killed in an airstrike in Idlib

    Syrian province gripped by escalating clashes as Damascus seeks to regain control

  • Sunday, 16 February, 2020
    AnalysisThe Big Read
    ‘It looks like judgment day’: inside Syria’s final battle

    Trapped between a closed border and advancing forces, opponents of the Assad regime face a humanitarian crisis

  • Friday, 14 February, 2020
    Lebanon
    Foreign investors in row over Lebanese debt

    Ashmore has locked horns with other creditors, including Pimco

  • Tuesday, 11 February, 2020
    AnalysisIraq
    Iraqi protesters remain resilient in face of attacks

    Withdrawal of support by influential cleric casts shadow on anti-government movement

  • Monday, 10 February, 2020
    Syrian crisis
    Five Turkish troops killed as battle for Idlib intensifies

    Ankara condemns ‘heinous attack’ after deadly clash with Syria

  • Monday, 10 February, 2020
    Middle Eastern politics & society
    Middle East’s demographic earthquake: the generation fuelling protests

    Voices from aspirant young people staking their claim for prosperity

  • Friday, 7 February, 2020
    Long Story Short
    The FT’s biggest stories and best reads every Friday

    Chloe Cornish’s top reads this week: coronavirus cover-up | errors in Iowa | Steve McQueen interview

  • Wednesday, 5 February, 2020
    AnalysisTurkey
    Testing times for Erdogan and Putin

    Tensions over Syria, Libya and gas strain alliance between Ankara and Moscow

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  • Monday, 3 February, 2020
    Turkish politics
    Turkey’s Erdogan vows to make Syria ‘pay’ after attack

    Killing of Turkish soldiers by Assad regime adds to tensions between Moscow and Ankara

  • Saturday, 1 February, 2020
    Iraq
    Iraqi president appoints Allawi as prime minister

    Protesters react with anger, viewing former minister as part of corrupt political elite

  • Thursday, 30 January, 2020
    Lebanon
    Lebanese banks shed bonds in ‘prisoner’s dilemma’

    $1.2bn eurobond maturing in March falls sharply as local lenders cash out

  • Thursday, 30 January, 2020
    Carlos Ghosn
    Japan issues arrest warrants for Ghosn’s alleged US accomplices

    Three men, including a former Green Beret and his son, accused of helping former Nissan boss flee

  • Tuesday, 21 January, 2020
    Lebanon
    Lebanon forms government of technocrats to confront crises

    Street protests continue in spite of PM-designate’s moves to asemble new cabinet

  • Monday, 20 January, 2020
    Syrian crisis
    Syrian regime struggles to stop currency freefall

    Bashar al-Assad takes emergency steps after Syrian pound halves in value over past year

  • Sunday, 19 January, 2020
    Lebanon
    Beirut rocked by violent clashes in ‘week of rage’

    Impatience mounts within protesters’ ranks as government is stuck in political paralysis

  • Thursday, 16 January, 2020
    Iraq
    Iraq’s young protesters stand their ground

    A leaderless movement wants a new election law to challenge the recycled faces of the past

  • Thursday, 16 January, 2020
    Iraq
    Iraq’s future uncertain as rival militias seek revenge for US strike

    Killing of paramilitary leader alongside Soleimani rocks war-torn nation

  • Saturday, 11 January, 2020
    AnalysisCarlos Ghosn
    Mavericks behind Ghosn escape

    Colourful past of private security operatives involved

  • Friday, 10 January, 2020
    Iraq
    Iraq presses Washington for troops withdrawal plan

    US urged to implement Baghdad’s decision to expel foreign forces

  • Thursday, 9 January, 2020
    Carlos Ghosn
    Carlos Ghosn banned from leaving Lebanon

    Response to Interpol ‘red notice’ comes as Japanese officials rebut ex-Nissan chair’s defence

  • Thursday, 9 January, 2020
    AnalysisCarlos Ghosn
    Ghosn flashes passion and defiance on Beirut stage

    What we learnt from ex-Nissan chairman’s press conference

  • Wednesday, 8 January, 2020
    AnalysisUS-Iran tensions
    Iran and US step back from the brink of war — for now

    Tehran and Washington move to de-escalate, but the crisis may not be over yet

  • Wednesday, 8 January, 2020
    Carlos Ghosn
    Ghosn accuses Japan of ‘repaying me with evil’

    Former Nissan chairman attacks Japanese legal system and ‘vindictive’ figures at carmaker

  • Wednesday, 8 January, 2020
    US-Iran tensions
    Iran’s supreme leader tells US to leave Middle East

    Missile strikes raise fears of broader conflict after Soleimani killing

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