Israel’s moves to secure Lebanon, Syria borders risk further destabilisation: analysts
Experts warn Israel’s extended occupation may undermine Lebanon’s government, embolden Hezbollah and raise uncertainties in ...
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Syria’s new regime says it stopped weapons shipment heading to Hezbollah in Lebanon
Photos released by Syrian media show assault rifles, RPGs and ammunition, in apparent second instance this month of ...
What We Know About Ahmed al-Shara, Syria’s Interim President
The rebel chief who led the overthrow of the longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad has been declared the head of government for a transitional period.
A mysterious meeting with Syrian president is at the center of spy chief’s nomination fight
In 2015, Gabbard was part of a congressional trip led by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., to the Turkish-Syrian border to see the ...
Emirati billionaire Al Habtoor says he is afraid to set foot in Lebanon
United Arab Emirates billionaire Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, who this week scrapped his investments in Lebanon, said the country was still not safe and that he had been threatened with being "slaughtered ...
Israel says its troops in Syria will remain atop Mt Hermon indefinitely
Israeli troops who seized strategic ground in southern Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad will remain on the summit of ...
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Saudi Arabia Reiterates its Support to Lebanon, Syria and Their People
The Saudi government underscored on Tuesday the Kingdom’s support to Lebanon and Syria and their people and efforts to help them reclaim their natural position in their Arab and international fold.
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A Fools Paradise: Thomas Friedman and the Middle East
Friedman’s dreamscape for the Middle East makes no sense on any level.  Even former secretary of state Antony Blinken eventually recognized that Israel has “systematically undermined the capacity and ...
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Lebanon Braces for Monumental Changes in Next-Door Syria
The fall of the Assad regime will have a substantial impact on Lebanese politics, highlighting border tensions, refugee ...
For Generations, Russia Was Syria’s Main Arms Supplier, That May Be Over
It already appears evident that the days of Russia serving as its leading arms supplier have come to an ignominious end.
UN refugee chief calls for more help for Syria as refugees begin to return en masse
The United Nations refugee chief says some 200,000 refugees have returned to Syria from neighboring countries since the ...
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What’s Happening in Lebanon? A Guide to the War-Torn Democracy
Lebanon has been shaped by other and often competing world powers for millennia, and several continue to have influential roles today, most notably Iran, Syria, Israel, Saudi Arabia, France ...