Egyptian judiciary officials say former President Hosni Mubarak could be freed from custody this week. They say a court on Monday ordered his release in a corruption case that alleged he and his two sons embezzled funds for presidential palaces. Mubarak has been ordered released in two...

Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Saturday condemned Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah, saying his recent  speech  threatened to further involve Lebanon in the Syria war. “I listened to speech by Hezbollah secretary general. It was rather balanced at first, and...

It’s no secret that Lebanon and Syria are intertwined politically, economically, and socially in ways that have become all the more evident since the war started raging in Syria more than two years ago. A new study by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, or...

Several people have been killed in a powerful explosion that rocked the stronghold of the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group in a southern suburb of the capital Beirut. Reuters witness at the scene said at least five buildings were damaged and many cars in the area were destroyed. The blast...