In 1978, Israel invaded Lebanon to push Palestinian fighters away from its northern borders and put an end to rockets launched from south Lebanon. This fighting included the massacre of many civilians ...

The longtime enemies have opened contacts, reflecting a power shift across a Middle East in which they have newfound common ...

Dr. Rasha Alawieh told border agents her respect for Hassan Nasrallah is spiritual, not political. But the two are ...

Assad used chlorine and sarin repeatedly during the Syrian civil war. Following a particularly horrible sarin attack in Ghouta in 2013, Assad agreed to eradicate his chemical weapons program, but ...

Premieres Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Syria's uncertain future under Jihadist-turned-statesman Ahmad al-Sharaa. After the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Correspondent ...

Six months after Assad’s fall, Syrian torture survivors face severe medical, psychological, and legal neglect, amid funding cuts and calls for justice.

Al-Qard Al-Hassan, which operates outside of the Lebanese banking sector, has been forced to stop payments multiple times before [Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu via Getty] Hezbollah has suspended war ...

The arrest of Wasim al-Assad on June 21, 2025, marks a critical milestone in Syria’s post-conflict transition. As the first member of the Assad family to be detained since the regime’s collapse in ...

EU Sanctions Reshape Dynamics Against Assad Allies The European Union has enforced an asset freeze and travel ban on five individuals linked to the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, accusing them ...

The European Union imposed on Monday an asset freeze and a ban on travel to the EU on five people linked with toppled Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad for supporting crimes against humanity ...

Syrian authorities have arrested a cousin of former President Bashar Assad, who is under U.S. sanctions for his alleged role in drug trafficking and support to forces loyal to the ousted government.