Mario Chartouni, 2025-09-16 19:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Tehran Damascus Hamas Middle East
The Middle East is going through a major realignment. Iran, long at the center of regional tensions, is losing influence after years of proxy wars and direct confrontations with Israel. This decline does not mean the situation is easing. On the contrary, it creates a strategic opening that another player – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Turkey – ...
This is Beirut, 2025-09-16 18:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Sweida Damascus Jumblatt Agreement PSP Syria
The Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) welcomed on Tuesday the agreement signed in Damascus on the situation in Sweida, describing it as a step that echoes the party’s long-standing proposals and regional outreach. In a statement, the PSP said the deal reflected ideas it had previously advanced in meetings with US envoy Tom Perriello, during ...
This is Beirut, 2025-09-14 18:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Damascus Tarek Mitri Detainee File
Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri stressed that addressing the detainee file requires a shared legal framework with Damascus. “We discussed establishing a judicial cooperation agreement between Lebanon and Syria to address the detainee issue,” Mitri told Syria TV. He clarified that talks on the detainees have not yet reached the stage of ...
Soumia Benmerzoug, 2025-09-11 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Damascus Syria Detainees Missing Bilateral
The two countries unveiled the creation of joint committees tasked with handling three key files: Lebanese citizens who went missing in Syria, Syrian prisoners currently held in Lebanon, and formal delineation of the common border. The announcement was made on September 1, 2025, during a visit to Beirut by a Syrian delegation composed of former ...
This is Beirut, 2025-09-11 12:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Damascus Lebanese Red Cross UNHCR Syria General Security
Lebanon has initiated the second phase of its organized return program for displaced Syrians through the Masnaa border crossing. The process was carried out in coordination with the Syrian government and in partnership with UNHCR, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the Lebanese Red Cross (LRC), and other humanitarian ...
This is Beirut, 2025-09-11 12:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Damascus Hezbollah Syria
The Syrian authorities announced Thursday the arrest of members of a terrorist cell affiliated with Hezbollah. According to Brigadier General Ahmad al-Dalati, commander of internal security in Rif Dimashq (the outskirts of Damascus), this cell was operating in the towns of Saasaa and Kanaker, in southern Syria. According to the authorities, the ...
This is Beirut, 2025-09-09 17:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Damascus Russia Ahmad al-Sharaa Moscow
Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa is to visit Moscow next month, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced in Damascus Tuesday, hailing a new page in ties after the overthrow of longtime ally Bashar al-Assad. "We place great importance on the coming visit to Moscow of the Syrian president in October to participate in the Russian-Arab ...
This is Beirut, 2025-09-09 14:45 - Reading : less than a minute
Damascus Syria Russia Alexander Novak
A Russian government delegation, led by Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, arrived on Tuesday at Damascus International Airport. According to official Syrian news agency SANA, Novak is beginning a visit during which he will meet with several high-ranking Syrian officials. The discussions will mainly focus on economic, security and defense ...
This is Beirut, 2025-09-09 09:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Damascus USA Syria
Israeli air strikes hit areas of the central and western Syrian cities of Homs and Latakia late Monday, state news agency SANA reported. Britain-based war monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that "the Israeli strike near Homs targeted a military unit south of the city." Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes in ...
This is Beirut, 2025-09-02 12:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Damascus Hezbollah Syria Ahmad al-Sharaa MTV
Lebanon and Syria are set to establish two joint committees to tackle three major issues affecting relations between the two countries, judicial and security officials said, according to the Associated Press. The committees will focus on the fate of nearly 2,000 Syrian prisoners currently held in Lebanese prisons, locating Lebanese citizens who ...
This is Beirut, 2025-08-28 16:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Damascus Syria operation
Israeli forces conducted an overnight airborne raid on a site near the Syrian capital after bombing it several times, Syrian state media reported Thursday. Israel has not confirmed the raid, but Defense Minister Israel Katz said its forces operate "in all combat zones" to ensure the country's security. If verified, it would be the ...
Salam El Zaatari, 2025-08-28 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Ceasefire Damascus Gulf Hezbollah
When Tom Barrack, Morgan Ortagus and Senator Lindsey Graham touched down in Beirut, it was clear that the United States was no longer willing to watch Lebanon’s crisis unfold from the sidelines. Their visit was not ceremonial. It was an intervention, part carrot, part stick, designed to push Lebanon into one of the most consequential decisions ...