Putin’s balance sheet in the Middle East
All in all the president’s record looks good, with achievements that keep the US off balance
Mona Hatoum, Tate Modern, London, review — ‘Triumphant’
The artist’s London show expresses the terrible beauty of unbelonging
Lebanon’s political elite unites to see off challengers
Rival parties put aside differences to extend grip on power in municipal elections
Controversy arises over Hungary’s central bank’s spending
Critics speculate that the spree ranges from possible cronyism and misuse of public funds to monetary financing
Why baby boomers deserve to win the fight to save their legacy
It took moral courage, not just imagination, to achieve what this generation has
Saudi’s friendships show American influence waning
Power often coexists with pragmatism, making strange bedfellows of sworn enemies
Syria ‘cessation’ cements new status quo on the ground
Russia and US untroubled by new phase in conflict despite continuing violence in some areas
The Middle East schism threatens more ruin in 2016
Rather than a thaw in Iranian-Saudi relations, the year looks set for greater polarisation
Hundreds of civilians and fighters evacuated from Syria
Villagers as well as wounded rebels taken to Turkey and Lebanon under UN-backed deal
How to address the cause, not the symptoms, of Isis
Conflict and injustice attracts more recruits than we can capture or kill, writes Philip Gordon
Beirut’s art mall
The Aïshti Foundation’s shopping centre cum-museum is a sign of the Lebanese capital’s growing art scene
Beirut suicide bombings kill at least 37
Isis claims responsibility for attack on Shia and Hizbollah suburb
Salamé by the sea
Beirut loves Aïshti; Colnaghi to merge with Spanish gallery; Chillida in New York
Beirut’s revolution that reeks of the decay of the Arab state
Support for the You Reek campaign has come from all religions and ethnicities
Lebanon protests over rubbish escalate into political showdown
Thousands chanting Arab uprising slogan demand PM’s resignation
A yellow façade, a Beirut house and the memories that lie beneath
Reluctance to delve into the past is a reason why Lebanon has teetered on the brink of new conflict
Art and Lebanon: beauty amid the rubble
Two London exhibitions showcase contemporary artists with links to Beirut, exploring memory in a country still coming to terms with a war that many see as unresolved
The Art Market: Lebanon draws attention
A new Beirut museum; ‘Evening in Cairo’ dispute; collectors consign online; sacred artefacts in Paris
Power vacuum in Lebanon highlights threat to Christians
Caught in a sectarian crossfire, the group’s disarray over the presidency is self-destructive
Lebanon’s Hizbollah and Yemen’s Houthis open up on links
Close relationship could confirm Sunni states’ fears of emboldened Shia alliance across the region
