A man paints the Hezbollah flag on a board in Tyre, south Lebanon. Reuters

AnalysisWashington leads on Iran in Lebanon but Israel may yet spoil the plan

Lebanon's fragmentation and regional wariness of Israel plays into Tehran's favour, despite US-sponsored talks

MENA

Musical about a Syrian refugee wins Best Family Show at Olivier Awards

Music & On-stage

Hezbollah denies using female assassin in bid to kill rabbi in Syria

MENA

CommentZelenskyy's Damascus visit was about sovereignty, not weapons

Comment

Syria unveils $300 million Damascus tourism project to boost economy

Economy

AnalysisTurkey curbs Zelenskyy and Ukraine's foray into Syria

MENA

Ukraine extends Middle East overtures with food offer to Syria

MENA
Iraq's Majnoon oil field near Basra, Iraq. The oil field was attacked by Iran last month. Reuters

Iraq begins fuel oil exports through Syria amid Hormuz disruption

Shipments move overland to Syrian ports for tanker export

Energy

Al Shara joins Starmer in warning of severe impact of Hormuz closure

UK

Syrian churches limit Easter celebrations after violence in Christian town

MENA

More than 1,700 deaths and possible war crimes during clashes in Syria's Sweida province last year, UN says

MENA

AnalysisHezbollah-Israel war tests Lebanon's viability as a state

MENA

Syrian artist's Dubai exhibition explores limits of words, images and identity

Culture

Syria's Al Shara hosts Kurdish delegation for Nowruz

MENA
Demonstrators attend a rally in support of Hezbollah and to protest against the Lebanese government's decision to expel the Iranian ambassador, outside Iran's embassy in Beirut on March 26, 2026. AFP

AnalysisHezbollah-Israel war tests Lebanon's viability as a state

Internal fissures expected to resurface as Israeli attacks force mass exodus from areas considered the Iran-backed group's support base

MENA

Syrian artist's Dubai exhibition explores limits of words, images and identity

Culture

Syria's Al Shara hosts Kurdish delegation for Nowruz

MENA

Arab nations and Turkey condemn Israeli attack on Syria

MENA

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