World May 14 Syria’s main insurgent group seeks to distance itself from past al-Qaida ties The leader of an insurgent group that rules much of northwest Syria is rebranding his organization by cracking down on extremist factions and spreading a message of pluralism and religious tolerance.
World Apr 05 Israeli airstrikes on Syria intensify, raise tensions with Iran Israel has intensified its airstrikes in Syria in recent weeks, killing two Iranian military advisers and temporarily putting the country's two largest international airports out of service.
Politics Mar 24 U.S. launches airstrikes in Syria after suspected Iranian-made drone kills U.S. contractor The Pentagon says a strike Thursday by a suspected Iranian-made drone killed a U.S. contractor and wounded five American troops and another contractor in northeast Syria.
World Dec 10 What’s at stake in Turkey’s military escalation in Syria? After weeks of deadly Turkish airstrikes in northern Syria, Kurdish forces and international players are trying to gauge whether Ankara’s threats of a ground invasion are serious. Here’s a look at what various foreign powers and groups embroiled in the…
World Oct 30 Lebanon’s president leaves with no replacement amid political, economic crisis President Michel Aoun left Lebanon's presidential palace Sunday, marking the end of his six-year term without a replacement, leaving the small nation in a political vacuum that is likely to worsen its historic economic meltdown.
World Aug 17 Syria denies it is holding U.S. journalist Austin Tice, other Americans Syria has denied it is holding U.S. journalist Austin Tice or other Americans, a week after President Joe Biden accused the Syrian government of holding him.
World Aug 07 1st grain ship to leave Ukraine delayed before reaching Lebanon The scheduled arrival Sunday of the first grain ship to leave Ukraine and cross the Black Sea under a wartime deal has been delayed, a Lebanese Cabinet minister and the Ukraine Embassy said.
Politics Aug 04 2 years after blast, part of Beirut’s giant silos collapses A large section of Beirut's giant port grain silos, shredded by a massive explosion two years ago, has collapsed as hundreds marched in the Lebanese capital to mark the second anniversary of the blast that killed scores.
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.