Experts warn Israel’s extended occupation may undermine Lebanon’s government, embolden Hezbollah and raise uncertainties in post-war Syria.

The rebel chief who led the overthrow of the longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad has been declared the head of government for a transitional period.

Photos released by Syrian media show assault rifles, RPGs and ammunition, in apparent second instance this month of authorities thwarting arms transfer The post Syria’s new regime says it stopped weapons shipment heading to Hezbollah in Lebanon appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Israeli troops who seized strategic ground in southern Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad will remain on the summit of Mount Hermon indefinitely, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday after visiting troops there.

In 2015, Gabbard was part of a congressional trip led by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., to the Turkish-Syrian border to see the impact of the war. As part of that trip, they visited Gaziantep, where civilians from Syria were receiving medical treatment across the border in Turkey.

The fall of the Assad regime will have a substantial impact on Lebanese politics, highlighting border tensions, refugee challenges, and Hezbollah’s influence. Normalization with Damascus depends on Lebanon’s domestic politics,

It already appears evident that the days of Russia serving as its leading arms supplier have come to an ignominious end.

Lebanon has been shaped by other and often competing world powers for millennia, and several continue to have influential roles today, most notably Iran, Syria, Israel, Saudi Arabia, France ...

The United Nations refugee chief says some 200,000 refugees have returned to Syria from neighboring countries since the government of Bashar Assad was overthrown last month.

Speaking at World Economic Forum in Davos, Finland's foreign minister says she is 'pretty sure there will be peace' in Ukraine in 2025 - Anadolu Ajansı

Lebanon has been shaped by other and often competing world powers for millennia, and several continue to have influential roles today, most notably Iran, Syria, Israel, Saudi Arabia, France ...

Militants in the Gaza Strip released eight hostages on Thursday (Jan 30), handing them over to the Red Cross amid chaotic crowds as part of a swap that is set to see 110 Palestinians released from Israeli prisons later in the day.