Syria announced that its army had begun to withdraw from violence-hit Sweida on Wednesday, following a wave of Israeli strikes on the capital and a U.S. call for government forces to leave the...
BEIRUT — Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Wednesday urged Lebanese people to "stay away from discord and prioritize the nation’s interest," according to a statement posted on his X...
The director of the National Litani Authority, Sami Alawieh, told Reuters on Monday that there is a "water shortage in all regions and water basins in Lebanon." Water levels at Qaraoun...
The United States on Wednesday called on Syria's government forces to leave a flashpoint southern area to ease tensions with Israel, which has cited the communal violence to attack the army...
The Syrian authorities announced new Israeli strikes on Wednesday evening on the outskirts of Damascus, after having targeted the headquarters of the Syrian army and the area around the...
The association JURDI – Lawyers for the Respect of International Law announced Wednesday that it has filed a failure to act lawsuit with the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) against...
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday "condemned" Israeli strikes in Syria and said he was "alarmed" by deadly clashes in the south of the country, his...
Syria on Wednesday denounced what it called Israel's "dangerous escalation" after it bombed the Syrian army headquarters and the vicinity of the presidential palace in Damascus, as...
Israel's military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen on Wednesday after sirens sounded in parts of the country. "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in...
Since Monday, Israel has bombed several targets belonging to the regime of Ahmad al-Sharaa, claiming to defend the Druze minority involved in deadly clashes in the Sweida region in southern Syria....
The Israeli strikes on Damascus, which on Wednesday specifically targeted the Syrian army headquarters, left three dead and 34 injured, according to a new toll from the Syrian Health Ministry. The...
Syria said a new cease-fire reached on Wednesday in the Druze-majority city of Sweida will bring a complete halt to military operations and be overseen by government officials and local...
President Joseph Aoun "strongly condemned the repeated Israeli aggressions on Syrian territory, which today [Wednesday] reached the capital Damascus and its government buildings,"...
In a video that went viral, a Druze elder was humiliated by having his moustache shaved off. Hours after his family lost contact with him, they say they received an anonymous call informing them of...
At least 20 people were killed in a chaotic crush at an aid center in southern Gaza on Wednesday, with the site's operator blaming "agitators" within the crowd and the territory's...
U.S. diplomatic chief Marco Rubio said he hoped for a “de-escalation” in southern Syria in the “next few hours,” speaking of a “misunderstanding” between Israel and Syria, following Israeli strikes...
More than 300 people have been killed in days of violence in southern Syria's Sweida province, a war monitor said Wednesday, raising an earlier toll of 248 dead. The Syrian Observatory for...
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday voiced concern after ally Israel struck Syria's army headquarters and said the violence impeded efforts to bring stability to the war-torn...
The Jaafarite mufti, Sheikh Ahmad Qabalan, issued a stern warning Wednesday against "the American and Israeli wild cards," which he said "are working to tear the region apart with...
BEIRUT — President Joseph Aoun asked the new President and members of the Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR) on Wednesday not to seek to please anyone and to refrain from responding...
An Israeli military official said on Wednesday that some troops stationed in the Gaza Strip were to be redeployed to the area of the frontier with Syria, where Israel has struck, claiming to defend...
Israel bombed the Syrian army headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday after warning the Islamist-led government to leave the Druze minority alone in its Sweida heartland, where a war monitor says...
U.S. envoy Tom Barrack on Wednesday called on all parties to "step back" and engage in dialogue toward a cease-fire in Syria, following clashes involving the Druze community in the south...
Israeli strikes on Damascus, which targeted Syrian army headquarters on Wednesday, left one dead and 18 wounded, announced the Syrian Health Ministry. The violent strikes destroyed a wing of the...
Israel's army said it struck a "military target" in the area of Syria's presidential palace in Damascus on Wednesday, after earlier announcing it had hit the military headquarters...
Hamas accused Israel on Wednesday of wanting to retain military control of the Gaza Strip, and denied Israeli media claims of progress in cease-fire talks. The indirect negotiations in the Qatari...
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani inaugurated Wednesday the city of Mosul's newly restored airport, years after it was destroyed in the battle to dislodge the Islamic State group....
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that Israel's attacks during last month's 12-day war were intended to weaken the Islamic Republic's system and spark...
Explosive-laden drones hit three oil fields in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on Wednesday, Kurdish authorities said, a day after a similar attack halted operations at a U.S.-run field....
Iran has seized a foreign tanker in the Sea of Oman on charges of fuel smuggling, the judiciary said Wednesday. The vessel was intercepted "after legal documents related to its cargo were...
The U.N.'s unflinching expert on Palestinian affairs, Francesca Albanese, said Tuesday that Washington's sanctions following her criticism of the White House's stance on Gaza are a...
Israeli air strikes on Damascus, targeting the Syrian military headquarters, defense ministry, and areas around it — aim to sabotage Syria's efforts to establish peace and security,...
You don’t usually hear about Bilad al-Sham in today’s politics. Suddenly, it’s all over the headlines. U.S. envoy Tom Barrack recently warned that “if Lebanon does not move, it will return to...
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Cut the olives in half and remove the pits. Mix the pepper paste with the olive oil, stir well, then add the pomegranate molasses and lemon juice to make a sauce. Combine the olives, tomatoes and...
BEIRUT — Druze Sheikh Marhaj Chahine, 80, died following his public humiliation by an armed group amid ongoing clashes in Syria’s Sweida province, local outlet Suwayda24 reported on Wednesday. The...
Since the departure of the American envoy, Tom Barrack, rumors of possible tensions between Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Hezbollah have been swirling. These are said, according to supporters...
At least 248 people have been killed in southern Syria's Sweida province following several days of clashes that triggered the deployment of government forces, a war monitor said on Wednesday....
BEIRUT — Prime Minister Nawaf Salam stated that his government considers the cultivation of cannabis for medical use a "promising" sector that could become the nucleus of a new economic...
DUBAI — Iran's parliament said the country should not resume nuclear negotiations with the United States until preconditions are met, in a statement reported on Wednesday by Iranian state media....
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday firmly denied Israeli media reports of an alleged meeting between Lebanese Foreign Minister Joe Rajji and his Israeli counterpart, Gideon Saar, in...
The standoff between Lebanese authorities and the country’s banks has entered a new phase, as lenders push back against a Finance Ministry decision requiring them to pay roughly $1.1 billion in...
Israel on Wednesday said it was sending more troops to the border with Syria, after vowing to step up attacks if government forces were not withdrawn from the south of the country. "In...
At the Palais des Papes in Avignon, the audience swayed between enthusiastic shouts, showers of applause and silent restraint at the end of the Um Kalthoum evening staged by Zeid Hamdan. Cries of...
Israel said Wednesday it had hit Syria's military headquarters, after vowing to step up strikes unless the government withdrew its forces from areas in Syria's south that recently saw...
BEIRUT — Public sector workers in Lebanon have suspended their strike pending new negotiations on pay raises and end-of-service benefits, following a meeting with President Joseph Aoun at Baabda...
BEIRUT — Druze Sheikh al-Aql Sami Abi al-Mona — the highest religious authority of the Druze community in Lebanon — condemned on Wednesday the deadly clashes in Sweida, southern Syria, where...
CAIRO/JERUSALEM — At least 20 Palestinians were killed on Wednesday at an aid distribution site run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), in what the U.S.-backed group said was a crowd...
BEIRUT — Under the patronage of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Lebanon's Environment Ministry on Tuesday launched a $3.5 million initiative aimed at reducing wildfire risks in vulnerable...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his coalition partner Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Tuesday that he would not allow any army presence in southern Syria, alluding to the armed...
Lebanon stuck between a rock and a hard place: A US disarmament plan, or an extended expansion to the war?
Lebanese, Israeli delegation to meet in Washington; Lebanon files UN complaint against Iran: Everything you need to know this Thursday
