Under cover of night, Syrian wounded seek help from enemy Israel
Over 2,600 Syrians allowed in Israel for medical care
Russia and Turkey push Syria's warring sides to seal truce
The meetings in Astana, which the UN Special Envoy for Syria is attending, could help jump-start the U.N.-led negotiations
Some Mosul residents face new fears after Islamic State rule
Iraqis worry that sectarianism, which already provoked one civil war since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, will destabilise Iraq
Swiss asylum requests plunge 31 percent in 2016
People from Eritrea made the most Swiss asylum requests last year, followed by citizens of Afghanistan, Syria, Somalia, Sri Lanka and Iraq
Iraq PM orders investigation into abuses reported in Mosul battle
Amnesty said Iraq's Popular Mobilisation units engaged in a "systematic pattern of violations," including enforced disappearances, torture, killings
Prices soar, families use river water as Islamic State besieges Syrian city
A siege imposed by Islamic State threatens tens of thousands of civilians
Syrian child refugees struggle to get an education - U.N.
Around 187,000 youngsters - roughly half the school-age Syrian children in the country - are not going to classes
Syria's warring sides gather for new attempt to break deadlock
Talks are first time opposition and representatives of Syrian President Assad have come together since U.N.-brokered negotiations were suspended last year
Israel lifts restrictions on building more homes in East Jerusalem
Israeli right-wing sees U.S. President Trump as supportive of settlements
ANALYSIS-Syrian rebels bitterly divided before new peace talks
Rebels appear more divided than ever as they prepare for peace talks next week