BEIRUT: ISIS seized territory from both Syrian government forces and rival rebels over the weekend further expanding the caliphate it has proclaimed...
Beirut: Syrian rebel forces in Aleppo on Sunday rejected UN envoy Staffan de Mistura's plan for a freeze in fighting in the divided northern city, dealing...
BEIRUT: Kurdish militia have driven ISIS militants from the Syrian border town of Kobani after months of heavy fighting, activists and spokesman said Monday,...
BEIRUT: Lebanon needs more international help to fight jihadi forces that have launched a series of attacks against the army and kidnapped security forces,...
MURSITPINAR, Turkey: Kurdish fighters defending Syria's border town of Kobani held out against ISIS Wednesday, anxious for relief as Iraq's Kurdish parliament...
BEIRUT: Even for some of the Syrian regime’s staunchest supporters, this month’s launch of a glitzy new shopping mall and tourism projects seems to have been...
BEIRUT: A symbol of Lebanon's golden age, but also its brutal Civil War, the empty shell of the Holiday Inn hotel in Beirut could now take on a new life....
GENEVA: Not so long ago, Noura al-Amir was being beaten and subjected to electric shocks in a Syrian prison. Today, she sits across from the regime that put...
BEIRUT: Divisions in the ranks of Syria's opposition are being driven by rivalries between two powerful regional axes -- one led by Turkey and Qatar and...
BEIRUT: Syria's use of Scud missiles against rebels, as claimed by Washington and rebel fighters, is a desperate move by a regime that has exhausted its...
BEIRUT: As rebels gain in Syria, creating a transitional government is now on the front burner for the opposition, but its eventual composition is hotly...
ISTANBUL: Sunday’s “Friends of Syria” conference sidestepped solid measures against the Damascus regime for fear of getting sucked into a...
BEIRUT: The Arab League’s latest road map for an end to the crisis in Syria signals that regional states see the Assad era drawing to a close, although...
BEIRUT: As Syria staggers under unprecedented Arab and global sanctions, Lebanon and Iraq are poised to provide economic corridors for their crisis-hit...
TYRE, Lebanon: One day after twin bombings ripped through Lebanon's southern coastal town of Tyre, it remains unclear whether the blasts were a message to...
BEIRUT: Lebanon's premier has come under mounting pressure over the kidnapping of Syrian dissidents in Lebanon, with the opposition accusing his...
BEIRUT: As the revolt in Syria drags on, experts say weapons smuggling into the country has flourished, especially from Lebanon, with automatic weapons,...