Lebanese President Aoun in Paris as tensions mount with Israel
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun began talks in Paris on Friday with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss economic ...
Al Jazeera on MSN4d
Lebanon-Syria border clashes reflect new realities on the ground
Syria border have drawn in their respective armies and threaten to disrupt both governments’ efforts to establish their ...
Kurds in Iraq, Syria celebrate Newroz festival of spring
Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week have marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time when many are hoping that a new political beginning is on the horizon ...
Kurds in Iraq and Syria celebrate the Newroz festival of spring at a time of new political horizons
AKRE. Iraq (AP) — Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and ...
Middle East latest: Israeli forces are recapturing a key corridor that cuts Gaza in half
The Israeli military is retaking control of a key corridor that cuts off northern Gaza from the south, Israel's military said ...
Catholic News Agency14d
‘No future for Syria without Christians’: Archbishop calls for justice for massacre victims
The Greek-Catholic archbishop of Homs, Jean-Abdo Arbach, condemned the massacres of civilians that occurred in Syria last weekend — which left at least 1,000 dead — and urged Christians to ...
Newsweek14d
Syria's Four Wars Explained 14 Years On
It's been 14 years since the eruption of the nationwide protests in Syria that would devolve into a multisided civil war still raging today across the country. Yet this Saturday marks the first ...
Newsday14d
Dozens of Syrian Druze make a rare visit to Israeli-controlled Golan Heights
MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights — Dozens of clerics and others from Syria’s minority Druze community crossed into the Israeli-controlled side of the Golan Heights Friday for the first time in decades.
BBC15d
BBC finds Syrian families sheltering at Russian airbase from sectarian attacks
"My only son, just 25 years old," says Dalaal Mahna, with tears filling her eyes. "They took him right from my side and told me: 'We're going to kill him and break your heart with it.' " That was ...
The New York Times15d
Syria Has a New Temporary Constitution. Here Are the Highlights.
By Euan Ward Reporting from Beirut, Lebanon. Syria’s new government has adopted a temporary constitution that concentrates much power in the hands of the interim president and retains Islamic ...
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Syrian leader signs constitution that puts the country under an Islamist group’s rule for 5 years
Syria’s interim president on Thursday signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five years during a transitional phase. The nation’s interim rulers have ...
Gulf Times17d
Unlocking East Med energy prizes
From a technical perspective, settling the Cyprus-Lebanon, Lebanon-Syria, and Syria-Cyprus maritime boundaries would not be difficult. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS ...