This is Beirut, 21/02 08:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel said Friday it struck crossings on the Lebanon-Syria border used by Hezbollah to smuggle weapons, with a Syria war monitor reporting an unspecified number of people wounded in the attack. The Israeli military said its air forces "struck crossing points in the area of the Lebanon-Syria border" used by Hezbollah "in attempts to smuggle ...
Liliane Mokbel, 20/02 21:18 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The illegal trafficking of goods between Lebanon and Syria has been a longstanding issue. Despite the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, little progress has been made, even with the United Kingdom’s assistance to Lebanon in securing its borders, notably through the construction of surveillance towers along the northern and eastern ...
This is Beirut, 18/02 15:50 - Reading : less than a minute
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Once dubbed the capital of the revolution against Bashar al-Assad, Homs saw some of the fiercest fighting in Syria's civil war. Now, displaced people are returning to their neighborhoods, only to find them in ruins.
Philippe Abi-Akl, 18/02 08:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hezbollah Joseph Aoun Syria Ahmad al-Sharaa Border Lebanon
From the military skirmishes at the southern border to the clashes portrayed as tribal disputes in the northeastern front, the connection is clear, and the backdrop is the same: Iran and its proxies. The major blow suffered by the pro-Iranian axis in Lebanon and Syria—leading to the collapse of Tehran’s affiliates due to its inability to ...
This is Beirut, 16/02 12:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Business leaders in Turkey’s textile industry are worried they will suffer from a serious labor shortage as Syrians begin to return home.
This is Beirut, 15/02 13:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran said Saturday that it had received messages from the new government in Damascus following the ouster of its longtime Syrian ally, former president Bashar al-Assad. "The Islamic Republic of Iran is indirectly in contact with Damascus," Tehran's special envoy for Syrian affairs, Mohammad Reza Raouf Sheibani, was quoted as saying by the ...
This is Beirut, 13/02 14:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The UK plans to ease sanctions on Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad, under a new plan announced by the government on Thursday. Still weighed down by heavy international sanctions, the new Syrian government is aiming to persuade Western capitals that the jihadist origins of the rebels that toppled Assad, after 14 years in charge, are ...
This is Beirut, 12/02 19:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Syria's interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa emphasised the "strong strategic ties" between his country and Russia during his first telephone call with President Vladimir Putin since taking power, the Syrian presidency said Wednesday. Rebels led by Sharaa's Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham ousted Moscow's close ally Bashar ...
Yasmin Ghannam, 12/02 09:25 - Reading : less than a minute
Twenty years after #RaficHariri's tragic assassination, Rafic Hariri’s legacy as a leader, philanthropist and symbol of hope continues to shape Lebanon’s identity, inspiring a nation still striving for the progress he envisioned.
Vanessa Kallas, 11/02 19:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Visitors are returning to Palmyra, “the Desert Jewel,” as it slowly recovers from years of conflict.
This is Beirut, 11/02 14:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Syria's semi-autonomous Kurdish administration aims to empty camps in the northeast of thousands of displaced Syrians and Iraqi refugees, including suspected relatives of jihadists, by the end of the year, an official said. "The autonomous administration is working to empty the camps" of Syrians and Iraqis "in 2025... in coordination with the ...
Natasha Metni Torbey, 10/02 17:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hezbollah Lebanese Army Syria Lebanon Border clashes
Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, the Syrian-Lebanese border—particularly the region east of Lebanon—has become a flashpoint for violent clashes between Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) forces, Syria’s new rulers, and Lebanese tribes. While these tensions are not new, they mark a turning point in a region already ...