Violence Reported as Deadline Passes for Israeli Troop Withdrawal in Lebanon
Israeli forces killed at least three people and injured dozens more in the country’s south, Lebanese officials said. Israel ...
Israel’s Cease-Fire in Gaza Overcomes Snag but Appears Fragile in Lebanon
Any prolonged Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon could breathe new life into Hezbollah, a group that was founded to ...
UN refugee chief calls for more help for Syria as refugees begin to return en masse
The United Nations refugee chief said Saturday that some 200,000 refugees have returned to Syria from neighboring countries ...
Middle East Latest: Israeli Forces May Not Pull Out of Lebanon on Time, Netanyahu Says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested Friday that his county’s military might not withdraw all of its forces ...
Saudi foreign minister to visit Damascus on Friday, Syrian official says
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud will visit Damascus on Friday and meet with top officials in ...
U.N. refugee chief calls for cooperation to secure return of Syrians to homeland
U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi called Thursday for cooperation between Syria's new authorities, host ...
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Don’t Let Geopolitics Ruin Syria’s Transition
The rebel offensive benefited from careful preparation and the support of Turkey, which occupies territory in Syria’s north ...
Footballer who was blinded during Syrian civil war graduates from University of Bristol
Maher Fattouh was caught in a car bomb explosion and could not speak any English - but has now graduated with a masters ...
Syria says it stopped weapons smuggling to Hezbollah
It highlights how the new leaders are seeking to interdict smuggling and show the region it is serious. There is likely some ...
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Syrian who was blinded during war graduates from top UK university
After a week in a Red Cross field hospital in Lebanon, doctors confirmed that ... The full-time footballer, from Damascus, had no qualifications and could not speak English. But despite these ...
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Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal in Damascus to meet Syria’s new leaders
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister on Friday made his first visit to Syria since the fall of former president Bashar Al Assad ...
Syrian who was blinded during war graduates from top UK university
A Syrian footballer who lost his eyesight while fleeing his war-torn home country has graduated from university in the UK. In 2014, Maher Fattouh, then aged 21, was caught in a bomb explosion as he ...