Assad Must Go, Erdogan Says, as Syria War Winds Down
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Turkey’s leader denounced President Bashar al-Assad of Syria on Wednesday as a terrorist mass murderer with no place in that country’s postwar…
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The U.S. is on a collision course with Iran in the Middle East
BEIRUT — President Trump’s assertive new strategy toward Iran is already colliding with the reality of Tehran’s vastly expanded influence in the Middle East as a result of…
Yemen/UAE: Aden Hunger Strike Highlights Detainee Abuse
(Beirut) – A hunger strike by dozens of detainees in Yemen’s provisional capital of Aden highlights the mistreatment of prisoners throughout Yemen, Human Rights Watch said today….
Potential showdown in eastern Syria over IS-held
BEIRUT—As United States-allied fighters hurtle down the eastern bank of the Euphrates River, a showdown could ensue between the U.S. and Russia, whose allies are…
Exclusive: Elite Syrian Army units move from central Syria to Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:40 P.M.) – Two large brigades from the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) elite 4th Mechanized Division are being redeployed from central Syria to…
The “Gardens Naccache”, your new getaway in the heart of Metn
Inaugurated under the patronage of the Minister of Tourism, Mr. Michel Pharaon, on Wednesday, October 12, the “Gardens Naccache” is the new green and relaxing…
Lebanon’s speaker Berri says Zahle bomb targeted his Amal party – al Akhbar
A blast which killed one person in Lebanon last week targeted a convoy of cars belonging to the Hezbollah-allied Amal party, parliament speaker and Amal party head Nabih…
Pleasure of coffee and horrors of war in Lebanon
Ten years after the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war, coffee vendors reflect on how decades of turmoil have affected their lives. A bored soldier, with his machinegun…
Horrifying! A a film shows Syria rebels beheading boy: monitor
Beirut: A Syrian rebel group which has received US military backing said it is investigating the beheading of a young child in Aleppo after video…
Diamond Beirut, through the eyes of a talented Instagram photographer
“It is not about what you see but how you see it.” This is the tagline at the top of Serge Najjar’s Instagram profile, and…