World May 17 Hezbollah and allies lose parliamentary majority in Lebanese election Final results in Lebanon's weekend parliamentary elections show that the militant Hezbollah group and its allies have lost the majority of parliament seats they had held since 2018.
World Apr 18 Battle-hardened Syrian fighters to join Russian side in Ukraine war, say observers The next chapter of the war in Ukraine could see Russia bringing in greater numbers of battle-hardened fighters from Syria, observers say.
Politics Feb 03 WATCH: Biden speaks on an overnight raid that killed an Islamic State leader in northern Syria The leader of the violent Islamic State group was killed Thursday, blowing himself up along with members of his family during an overnight raid carried out by U.S. special operations forces in northwestern Syria, President Joe Biden said.
Politics Feb 03 Islamic State leader killed during U.S. raid in northern Syria, says Biden President Joe Biden says an elite U.S. military force killed one of the world's most wanted terrorists, the leader of the Islamic State group, during an overnight raid in Syria's northwestern Idlib province.
World Oct 20 Bus bombs kill 14 in Syria capital; shells elsewhere kill 10 The U.N.'s deputy regional humanitarian coordinator described as "shocking" reports of shelling that hit a market and roads near schools.
World Mar 04 Anger in Lebanon as currency, prices spiral out of control Protests have broken out in different parts of Lebanon with roads closed by demonstrators who burned tires amid a worsening economic crisis and lack of progress on the formation of a new Cabinet.
World Feb 18 Killings surge in Syria camp housing Islamic State families In total, 20 men and women were killed last month in al-Hol, the sprawling camp in northeastern Syria housing families of the Islamic State group.
World Aug 17 UN-backed court to issue verdicts in Lebanon’s Hariri case More than 15 years after the truck bomb assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in Beirut, a U.N.-backed tribunal is announcing verdicts this week in the trial of four members of the militant group Hezbollah allegedly involved in…
World Aug 08 Protests in Beirut amid public fury over massive blast Thousands of people poured into Beirut’s main square, where they set up symbolic nooses to hang politicians whose corruption and negligence they blame for Tuesday's explosion at the Port of Beirut.
World Aug 06 Macron promises help, Beirut residents vent fury at leaders After talks with Lebanese leaders, France’s Macron announced his country will organize a conference in the next few days to raise money for food, medicine, housing and other urgent aid.