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In a show of support for Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rahi, thousands rallied in Bkerke, north of the capital Beirut on Saturday.
The conviction of Eyad Al-Gharib is a historic moment for Syrian victims of torture.
Hunger and despair wreak misery in Syria's Rukban camp
In-depth: With humanitarian conditions deteriorating, residents face the impossible choice of returning to regime-held territory and facing persecution or staying in the camp and hoping their conditions improve.
How Russia is swelling the global market for mercenaries
Analysis: In an era of increasingly privatised warfare, Russia is spearheading the use of mercenaries to expand its influence.
How should Turkey's military presence in Syria be assessed?
Analysis: Has Ankara's role in northern Syria made any positive impact, or will it ultimately be counterproductive?
Russia handed proposal for Joint Military Council in Syria
A Joint Military Council has been proposed to Russia by opposition figures, while a Syrian journalist and political scientist has suggested Manaf Tlass as the council's leader.
What led to a modern-time Egyptian Pharaoh’s downfall?
Hosni Mubarak reigned as Egypt’s fourth president for almost 30 years but his downfall seemed imminent one decade earlier as people's rage and ...
Syria responds to 'Israeli aggression': state media
Syrian state media said the country responded to Israeli strikes on the country on Wednesday.
Former Syrian rebels and regime troops in tense stand-off
Former Syrian rebels are resisting the advance of regime militias in Daraa.
Russia to send reinforcements to Syria flashpoint region
It follows clashes between Turkish-backed Syrian fighters and Kurdish militias in northern Syria.
Six Syrian rebels killed in explosion as clashes continue
Six members of the Turkish-backed Ahrar al-Sham Syrian rebel group have been killed in an explosion in north-western Syria, as Turkey ...
Sesame Street creates Rohingya characters to help refugee children
The popular television show has launched two new Rohingya characters in a bid to help traumatized refugee children
How Putin's Russia helped crush the Arab Spring
Analysis: Putin has always endorsed authoritarian rule in the Middle East and Russia has profited significantly from the brutal subversion of ...
Is the Arab Spring still relevant a decade later?
In-depth: Ten years after the Arab Spring broke out, the hopes of protesters for democracy and social justice have failed to materialize, but ...
Militia bombs security headquarters in south Syria
An Assad regime-allied militia has bombed a regime headquarters in Daraa in revenge for the arrest of three militiamen, while two regime ...
Russia and Turkey's complex regional rivalry
Analysis: Conflict dynamics in both Syria and Nagorno-Karabakh are part of a broad field of confrontation between Moscow and Ankara, stretching from North Africa to the Caucasus.
Syria Insight: Idlib comes under focus after Turkish movements
Syria's Idlib remains a hive of military activity despite a Russian-Turkish ceasefire meant to reduce violence in the densely populated province.
Ten years on, Tunisia is Arab Spring's only success
Only Tunisia has made the transition during the Arab Spring, with the other popular uprisings ending in repression, war or chaos.
The soundtrack of the Arab uprisings in 10 songs
Few of the pro-democracy protesters who took the Middle East by storm in 2011 had a flag to raise or leader to follow. But all had a song to ...
Biden and the Eastern Mediterranean: Greek optimism, Turkish caution
Analysis: With Greece seeking a more active role from Biden in the Aegean Sea, Turkey could find itself constrained by the president-elect.
Bahrain urges Israel-Palestinian peace in historic Jerusalem meet
Bahrain's foreign minister called for renewed Israeli-Palestinian peace talks during a landmark meeting in Israel with US Secretary of State ...
Navigating Arab identity in America's racial landscape
For Arab Americans, finding a sense of belonging in the United States is a complex and evolving journey, writes Yousef H. Alshammari.
Syria Insight: Russia's intervention five years on (Part 2)
In-depth: Five years have passed since Russia's intervention in Syria's war began.
Russia strikes kill 78 Turkey-backed rebels in Syria: monitor
Russian airstrikes on Monday killed dozens of Turkey-backed rebels in Syria's northwest in the bloodiest surge in violence reported since more ...
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