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May 23, 2025 at 5:59 am

Lebanon starts process to disarm Palestinian factions in refugee camps VIEW

A group tasked with making a plan to remove weapons held by Palestinian factions in Lebanon’s refugees camps is beginning to hash out a timetable...

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Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani attends the 34th Arab League summit, in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (Thaier Al-Sudani/Pool via AP) lbj141 lbj141

May 22, 2025 at 9:07 pm

Trump administration takes first steps in easing sanctions on Syria

The Trump administration has granted Syria sweeping exemptions from sanctions.

April 28, 2025 at 10:25 pm

Will a weakened Hezbollah in Lebanon disarm? VIEW

There is increasing pressure for the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah to disarm.

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April 25, 2025 at 1:30 am

New Syrian foreign minister attends UN Security Council in first US appearance since Assad’s fall VIEW

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani has attended a U_N_ Security Council briefing, raising his country’s new flag at the international body and saying he represents...

April 18, 2025 at 8:30 am

Congress members pay an unofficial visit to Syria as US mulls sanctions relief VIEW

A pair of Republican Congress members have arrived in the Syrian capital on an unofficial visit organized by a Syrian-American nonprofit, the first by U.S....

April 14, 2025 at 10:00 am

Lebanese president says Hezbollah disarmament will come through dialogue not ‘force’

Lebanon’s president says the disarmament of the militant group Hezbollah will come through negotiations as part of a national defense strategy and not through “force.”.

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April 12, 2025 at 10:28 pm

50 years after Lebanon’s civil war began, a bullet-riddled bus stands as a reminder VIEW

What happened on April 13, 1975, would change the course of Lebanon.

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March 28, 2025 at 10:32 am

How will the latest strikes between Israel and Lebanon affect a tenuous ceasefire? VIEW

An already fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah appeared to be on shakier ground after rockets fired from Lebanon into northern...

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March 12, 2025 at 10:10 pm

Syria flashes signs of peril and promise in a week of violence and diplomacy VIEW

After Syria’s longtime autocratic ruler was toppled late last year, the man who led rebel groups to victory immediately faced a new challenge: unifying the...

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March 11, 2025 at 5:39 am

Syrian Kurds celebrate deal with Damascus as coastal residents remain wary after violence VIEW

In northeast Syria, revelers took to the streets after the announcement of a breakthrough deal between the central government in Damascus and local Kurdish-led authorities.

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