Changing political landscape in Lebanon, Syria prompts Saad Hariri’s comeback
Lebanon's Sunni leader and former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who suspended his political activity more than three years ago, ...
Tensions Build in Syria Between New Leaders and Kurdish-Led Militia
The interim government in Damascus has called for a powerful Kurdish-led militia backed by the United States to disarm and ...
US aid cuts risk riots, breakouts at Islamic State-linked camps in Syria
Moves by President Donald Trump's administration to cut U.S. foreign aid funding risk destabilising two camps in northeastern ...
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Drugs, weapons in Syria borderland where Hezbollah held sway
In a desolate area of Syria where Lebanese militant group Hezbollah once held sway, security forces shot open the gates to an abandoned building and found a defunct drug factory.Syria's new ...
What Was The Sykes-Picot Agreement, And Why Does It Still Affect The Middle East Today?
Some national borders are determined by natural phenomena like seas, mountains and rivers. Most, however, are created by ...
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In Syria, the fighting is over, but a resource-rich region is left in limbo
Mohammad Khalawi explains the devastation of Syria's Deir al-Zour province through the scars ... who can't return to his ...
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Why GPS Is Getting Less Reliable — And May Force Us Back To Old-School Maps
From war zone risks to head-scratching tourists, the manipulation of the GPS navigation system by hackers (jamming and ...
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‘The lion has fallen!’
In Arabic, Assad means “lion,” although that wasn’t his real name. Hafez, Bashar’s father, had adopted it to look strong. Hasan was born in the northeastern Syrian city of Manbij, 18 years before the ...
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Netanyahu’s US visit: Who is he meeting, and what’s on the agenda?
On his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on Sunday, Netanyahu received a red carpet welcome from senior Israeli ...
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A New Future for Syrian Refugees?
Six years ago, at the time of the first Trump administration’s Muslim ban and its initial round of vicious anti-immigrant policies, I visited a refugee ...
Syria’s New Interim President Travels to Saudi Arabia for First Foreign Visit
Syria’s newly appointed interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, arrived in Saudi Arabia on Sunday for his first foreign trip since ...
Israel is building outposts in Syria, raising local fears of occupation
The new construction, visible in satellite imagery, suggests an extended presence. Israel says its forces will stay as long ...