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Aid Reaches Aleppo as Polio Outbreak Spreads Out of Syria
A rare ceasefire was agreed on between Syrian forces and fighters to allow the delivery of the supplies, but health issues pervade.
Israel Strikes Syria as War Spills Across Border
In a reminder that the Syrian Civil War has become increasingly difficult to contain, the conflict is encroaching on Israel and Lebanon.
Why an Ex-Lebanese 'Spymaster' Tried to Become a UNESCO Delegate
General Jamil al Sayyed almost got an unlikely post representing the Marshall Islands, a job that would have provided diplomatic immunity.
Why Was a Former Lebanese 'Spymaster' Trying to Become a UNESCO Delegate?
The assassination of the country's former Prime Minister has cast a shadow over Lebanon.
LA Gang ‘Homies’ Claim to Be Fighting in Syria
Two self-proclaimed LA gang members have posted a bizarre video from what they say is the frontlines of Syria's civil war.
Syria’s Strange Videos Cast Doubt On Claims It Killed 175 ‘Terrorists’
Syria says it killed 175 fighters in an ambush on Wednesday, but video footage of the aftermath doesn't quite add up.
An Interview with a Journalist Who Was Tortured for Investigating Hezbollah
After being held, beaten, and interrogated by Hezbollah, Rami Aysha was handed over to the Lebanese authorities, who released him on bail on trumped up charges of arms smuggling.
I Was Abducted by Hezbollah at Beirut's Bombed Iranian Embassy
Lebanese army tanks flanked the road ahead of me and ambulance sirens pierced through the noise. Meanwhile, plain-clothed Hezbollah operatives, many holding AK-47s, and representatives of the Shi'a political party Amal looked busy as they barked into...
Twin Blasts in Lebanon Signal Intensifying Unrest
Two car bombs rocked Tripoli—Lebanon's second largest city—Friday outside mosques frequented by Salafist preachers who have been vocal in their support of the Syrian opposition and critical of Hezbollah’s military intervention across the border.
Hezbollah Stronghold in Beirut Bombed
Thursday’s explosion in the Dahiyeh—an almost autonomous state-within-a-state in Beirut that is controlled by the Lebanese Shia party Hezbollah—was the second of such attacks to hit the area in the last couple of months and signaled that Hezbollah's...
Renegade Clerics Are Battling Hezbollah in Lebanon
Before the war in Syria, Lebanese Sunni cleric Ahmad al-Assir was a respected figure in his country. But as Syria's war has crossed over to Lebanon, Assir’s sermons have turned political, inspiring some Sunnis to wage war against Hezbollah.
Pop Stars and Radical Clerics Are Fighting the Army in Lebanon
Lebanon is a madhouse. In the last two days alone, over 40 people have lost their lives in clashes between Sunnis loyal to hardline Sheikh Ahmad al-Assir and the interdenominational Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). This latest outburst of violence began on...