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.
World Sep 12 Lebanon’s Central Bank lifts all expensive fuel subsidies amid economic crisis The spokesman of the crisis-hit country's Gas Station Owners' Syndicate told The Associated Press on Monday that fuel will now be priced in U.S. dollars to the country's black market exchange rate.
World Aug 23 Remaining northern section of Beirut port silos collapses No injuries were reported — the area had been long evacuated — but the collapse was another painful reminder of the horrific August 2020 explosion.