Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has issued a decree establishing an "independent" commission tasked with investigating the deadly events that have occurred in Western Syria since...
BEIRUT — Lebanese first lady Neemat Aoun hosted a group of women activists at Baabda Presidential Palace on Saturday to mark International Women's Day, celebrated annually on March 8, the state-run...
Syria’s already fragile political transition is at greater risk than ever. Since Thursday, more than 700 Alawite civilians have been killed by Syrian security forces and allied groups during...
The Syrian presidency on Sunday announced that a seven-member "independent committee" had been formed to investigate events on its Mediterranean coast following an outbreak of violence....
As part of the Month of Francophonie, the French Institute of Lebanon will host an evening of poetry and music at Al Madina Theatre on Monday, March 10, 2025, at 8:30 p.m. The event will spotlight...
Israeli Defense Minister, Israel Katz, said that Israel will soon allow Syrian Druze to enter Israel for work in the Golan Heights, Israeli media outlets reported on Sunday. According to Haaretz,...
From the outset, the Lebanese war has been accompanied by speeches justifying self-sacrifice, even to the point of death, in defense of causes deemed sacred. What could be more familiar throughout...
Israel carried out an air strike on militants in northern Gaza on Sunday, rattling an already fragile cease-fire as it prepared for fresh talks in Doha on the future of its truce with Hamas. The...
Germany on Sunday described as "shocking" reports that more than 1,000 people have been killed in coastal Syria in the worst clashes since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad. "The...
Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Sunday that U.S. President Donald Trump's widely condemned plan to relocate millions of Gazans to other countries was...
The United Nations on Sunday said it was receiving "extremely disturbing" reports of entire families being killed in northwestern Syria and called for an immediate halt to the violence....
BEIRUT — The city of Tripoli woke up on Sunday morning to thick clouds of black smoke caused by the burning of tires, plastics and waste materials, according to our correspondent in the North...
With the lightness of youth and a sing-song voice, Laetitia Jbeily energetically shares her journey. At just 25 years old, the young brunette already boasts a well-rounded career, which she...
Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai expressed hope that Lebanon becomes a "country of meeting" rather than an "arena of conflict," and called for it to "regain its natural...
The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, began a visit to Israel on Sunday, where she is scheduled to meet with senior officials in the country as part of...
Yara* did not wait for the fighters to reach Qardaha before fleeing. Alerted by friends and residents of nearby villages, who warned that armed factions were entering homes and killing people, she...
A majority of Israelis believe that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should take responsibility for the Oct. 7 attacks and resign, according to a survey conducted by the Israel Democracy...
Syrian authorities stated on Saturday that they are working to 'restore order' in the west of the country, the former stronghold of ousted President Bashar al-Assad, where more than 700 civilians...
Rami Makhlouf, former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's cousin, blamed on Sunday the officers of the Assad regime's Fourth Division for the killing of more than a thousand people in Syria...
A key ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that all "affiliated groups" of the Kurdish militant group PKK must disarm as well, as part of a historic cease-fire deal...
The long-awaited reckoning over compensating depositors whose assets have been illegally frozen in Lebanese banks since late 2019 is nearing. A major taboo is beginning to fall: using state asset...
Qatar has called on the international community to increase efforts to place Israeli nuclear facilities under the control of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and for Israel to join the...
The Israeli military said it conducted an air strike Sunday on militants planting an explosive device in northern Gaza. "Earlier today, several terrorists were identified operating in...
00:29 Beirut Time Thank you for following our live coverage of the region. We will be back tomorrow with more updates. 00:28 Beirut Time Syria's interim...
Hamas reiterated on Sunday its insistence on moving directly into negotiating a second phase of the Gaza truce, as Israel announced it would dispatch a delegation to Doha for further talks....
Washington has declined to renew a sanctions waiver that allowed Iraq to buy electricity from neighboring Iran, a spokesperson for the U.S. embassy in Baghdad said Sunday. "On March 8, the...
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa called for national unity and peace on Sunday, after more than 1,000 people were reportedly killed in coastal Syria in the worst clashes since the overthrow of...
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
