World Oct 25 Hezbollah leader meets with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad officials for first time since Israel-Hamas war erupted The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group met with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad officials for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war erupted earlier this month.
World Oct 24 Lebanon PM visits troops at the country’s tense southern border with Israel Lebanon's caretaker prime minister has visited troops deployed near the border with Israel and U.N. peacekeepers as Hezbollah militants and Israeli troops clash for a third week.
World Oct 18 Demonstrators in Lebanon protesting Gaza hospital blast clash with security forces near U.S. Embassy The protests came as President Joe Biden made a show of solidarity with Israel during his visit there. The Hezbollah group, a key ally of Hamas, held its own rally.
World Oct 17 5 Hezbollah fighters are killed as tensions flare along the border between Lebanon and Israel Israeli forces and armed groups in Lebanon on Tuesday continued to engage in low-level skirmishes since the outbreak of the latest war in Gaza.
World Oct 05 Syrian official says 80 dead, 240 wounded in drone strike at military graduation Syria's health minister says a drone attack that hit a packed military graduation ceremony in the central city of Homs has wounded 240 and killed 80, including six children.
World Aug 21 Inflation, economic woes spark protests in southern Syria The protests come a week after Syrian President Bashar Assad issued two decrees doubling public sector wages and pensions, sparking inflation and compounding economic woes for others.
World Jun 30 United Nations to help search for tens of thousands of missing people in Syria The families of some of the tens of thousands of people missing in Syria are drawing some hope from a new U.N. push to find their loved ones.
World May 07 Arab League votes to reinstate Syria’s membership after 12-year suspension Arab government representatives in Cairo voted Sunday to return Syria to the Arab League after a 12-year suspension, according to the organization.
World May 03 Syrian and Iranian leaders sign long-term oil and trade agreements, bolstering economic ties The presidents of Iran and Syria have signed a series of long-term trade agreements in Damascus to bolster economic ties between the two allies.
World Mar 06 Lebanon leans on U.S. dollar as economy tanks The Lebanese pound has lost as much as 98 percent in value since late 2019, and now most restaurants and many stores are demanding to be paid in dollars to bypass what's seen as a nearly useless currency.