What will Syria look like in 2019? The Arab Weekly 6 hours ago SyriaWhile the worst of the conflict is over, the coming year throws up many imponderables for Syria.
ISF arrests over 20 people entering Lebanon illegally The Daily Star 1 day ago NewsThe Internal Security Forces has arrested upwards of 20 people in Western Bekaa in an attempt to combat people smuggling, an ISF statement reported...
Iraq summons Turkish ambassador over airstrikes against PKK Al-Araby 1 day ago NewsIraq's foreign ministry has said it has summoned Turkey's ambassador to protest Turkish airstrikes on Kurdish militia positions in...
Climate disasters, Congo elections, and charitable countries: The Cheat Sheet IRIN 1 day ago NewsA weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues.
State Security arrests two suspected people smugglers The Daily Star 1 day ago NewsTwo men have been arrested in the Sidon town of Sarafand on the suspicion of smuggling people from Syria into Lebanon, State Security announced...
Syrian Kurdish-led fighters take Hajin, last town held by IS Al-Araby 1 day ago NewsUS-backed, Kurdish-led fighters captured the last town held by the Islamic State group on Friday, after days of intense battles in the militants’...
The Curtain is Falling on Bibi’s Lebanese Belly-Dance Tablet Magazine 2 days ago SyriaFor seven years, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stridently warned Israel’s citizens and the world of a multi-pronged Iranian...
Lebanon: Stalled Effort to Get Syrian Children in School Human Rights Watch 3 days ago Syria(Beirut) – The number of Syrian refugee children enrolled in school in Lebanon has stalled at the same inadequate levels as in the 2017-2018...
‘Escape from Syria’: A Graphic Novel Arabic Literature 3 days ago CultureYou will also ‘feel’ the beauty of Aleppo before the war, and the sorrow of what happened to it during the conflict.
A Post-War Syria? Lobe Log 3 days ago Human Rightsby Sara Kayyali Things are changing in Syria. The Syrian government has won the war. Refugees are beginning to return. The creation of a constitutional...
Statement on the Assassination of Syrian Activists, Raed Fares & Hammoud Jnaid Muftah 3 days ago SyriaArtists, academics, and writers condemn the November 23 assassination of Syrian activists, Raed Fares and Hammoud Jnaid of Kafranbel and Radio...
US wants to ‘pull the plug’ on Syria’s Astana talks The Arab Weekly 1 week ago SyriaJames Jeffrey, the US special representative for Syria, said countries should “pull the plug on Astana”.
Erdogan urges Putin to hold another summit on Syria’s Idlib Haaretz 2 weeks ago LebanonTurkish president calls on Russian counterpart at sidelines of G-20 to discuss the enclave where the two are trying to create a sustainable demilitarized...
Strasbourg attacker one of IS 'soldiers': propaganda agency Al-Araby 2 days ago NewsThe Islamic State group's propaganda agency has claimed the Strasbourg attacker to be one of their soldiers.
Unsafe in Syria, unwanted in Lebanon IRIN 4 days ago NewsDangerous attempts to reach Cyprus by sea show how Syrians feel increasingly trapped in Lebanon as pressure to return home grows.
ISF arrests man suspected of smuggling weapons from Syria to Lebanon The Daily Star 1 week ago NewsThe Internal Security Forces has arrested a man suspected of transferring weapons from Syria to Lebanon, the agency reported in a statement Saturday.
Syria’s shadow puppeteer basks in UN limelight The Arab Weekly 1 week ago SyriaThe war-battered shadow theatre secured a coveted place on the United Nations’ list of world treasures.
Hezbollah’s Evolving Role in Syria and Lebanon Atlantic Council 2 weeks ago OpinionHezbollah has been instrumental to Iran’s power play in the Middle East, and its behavior is often evocative of Iran’s priorities...
