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 ...
Lebanon's Mikati to Meet Syrian Leader Sharaa in Damascus, Lebanese Sources Say
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati will meet Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Saturday, two Lebanese sources said, becoming the first head of ...
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Syria, Lebanon army officials holds talks on border security amid trafficking spike
The meeting between the Syrian chief of staff and the Lebanese military official was the first since the Assad regime was ...
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Syrian intelligence agency says it thwarted a planned Islamic State attack on a Shiite shrine
Intelligence officials in Syria’s new de facto government say they have thwarted a plan by the Islamic State group to set off a bomb at a Shiite shrine in the Damascus suburb of Sayyida Zeinab.
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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 ...
Middle East Latest: Israeli Forces May Not Pull Out of Lebanon on Time, Netanyahu Says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested Friday that his county’s military might not withdraw all of its forces ...
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Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal in Damascus to meet Syria’s new leaders
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister on Friday made his first visit to Syria since the ouster of former president Bashar Al Assad ...
Lebanon in a state of uncertainty after the Syrian revolution
NEWS ANALYSIS. Between relief and apprehension, Lebanon is concerned about local repercussions of Syria's change of ...
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Lebanon’s New Dawn: President Elected, Ending Regional Exploitation and Hezbollah’s Hold
After Damascus, Beirut now celebrates a new era with the election of a president, a position that Hezbollah had obstructed, leaving the post vacant since October 2022. This new phase in Lebanon ...
U.N. refugee chief calls for cooperation to secure return of Syrians to homeland
U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi called Thursday for cooperation between Syria's new authorities, host ...
Syria says it stopped weapons smuggling to Hezbollah
It highlights how the new leaders are seeking to interdict smuggling and show the region it is serious. There is likely some ...