The birth of Syria's 'state of barbarism'
The regime set up by Hafez al-Assad after the coup d'état of November 13, 1970, had only one objective: Its own continuity, ...
The Times of Israel on MSN3d
As Alawite village on Israel-Lebanon border reopens, locals fear for relatives in Syria
After enduring decades of isolation amid border disputes, residents of Ghajar are focused on their Syrian kin, who face ...
The Times of Israel on MSN11d
Syria’s new regime says it stopped weapons shipment heading to Hezbollah in Lebanon
Photos released by Syrian media show assault rifles, RPGs and ammunition, in apparent second instance this month of ...
Foreign Affairs1d
A Better Lebanon Is Possible
Now Hezbollah is also at risk of losing the support of Lebanese Shiites, who make up its domestic base. As is usually the ...
Syrian-Canadian who allegedly let relative use his passport wins chance to get it back
Canadian immigration officials were unreasonable to refuse services for five years to a Syrian-Canadian man they believed let his relative use his passport to enter Canada, according to a new Federal ...
Al Manar TV2d
Lavrov: “Israel’ Not Intending to Leave Territories It’s Occupying in Lebanon, Syria
He further accused ‘Israel’ of not intending to leave the territories it is occupying in Lebanon and Syria, saying there are also many “credible leaks” that, in addition to expelling Palestinians from ...
Cleveland Jewish News1d
Hezbollah’s influence in Lebanon’s army remains under scrutiny
While Hezbollah's influence in Lebanon has been significantly weakened, short of a new regional dynamic Israel will have no choice but to maintain its truce enforcement operations there, observers tel ...
The Economist2d
An interview with Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s president
A hmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s president, spoke to The Economist on January 31st in Damascus. The conversation has been translated ...
A mysterious meeting with Syrian president is at the center of spy chief's nomination fight
WASHINGTON — When Tulsi Gabbard returned to Washington from a clandestine sit-down with Syria’s then-president Bashar Assad ...
The Associated Press on MSN11d
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 ...
Cfr.org10d
Lebanon: How Israel, Hezbollah, and Regional Powers Are Shaping Its Future
Lebanon has been shaped by other and often competing world powers for millennia, and several continue to have influential roles today, most notably Iran, Syria, Israel, Saudi Arabia, France ...