Nada Homsi

Peacekeepers and environmental groups say there are risks to agriculture and nearby civilians

First phase begins to bring Kurdish-administered areas under state control

"Cautious" deal follows weeks of deadly clashes and loss of territory for the militia in the north

In Latakia, the policy was reversed but sparked fears of creeping authoritarianism

Proposed law faces resistance from banks and depositors over loss-sharing plan

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said action is 'not the beginning of a war - it is a declaration of vengeance'

Government seizes rocket launchers heading for Lebanon as it insists it can fight extremists

The defining moments - from the rebel takeover and Ahmed Al Shara's rise to lifted sanctions and sectarian violence - that shaped Syria's fragile first year

Group does not oppose direct talks but has reservations about head of Lebanese negotiating team

Political representatives, not military officers, meet 'at same table' during US peace push

Pontiff leads morning service and meets Beirut blast victims before leaving Lebanon

Maronite heartlands gear up for visit from the head of the Catholic Church

Five people dead in fourth Israeli strike on suburb of Dahieh since ceasefire last year

Strike on Ain Al Hilweh that killed 13 boys and young men among the deadliest since ceasefire began in November

Relatives gathered at mosque in Sidon say target of Tuesday's attack on 'Hamas compound' was a public recreation area