Lebanon’s government said Monday the state should be the sole bearer of arms, in a thinly veiled message on Hezbollah’s arsenal that came hours ahead of a deadline to fully implement a truce with Israel. Information Minister Paul Morcos was reading a draft of the cabinet’s roadmap...

The Israeli army rounded up at least 25 more Palestinians in fresh military raids in the occupied West Bank, according to prisoners’ affairs groups on Monday. Minors and former prisoners were among the detainees in the raids that targeted several areas in Hebron and Ramallah, the Commission...

Syrian security arrested three people involved in the Tadamon massacre that took place in the southern neighborhood of Damascus in April 2013, the state-run news agency reported on Monday. Lieutenant Colonel Abdul Rahman al-Dabbagh, Director of Damascus Security, stated "After...

 Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa visited Latakia and Tartus on Feb 16, his office said, making his first official trip to the coastal provinces formerly known as strongholds of ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad. Mr Sharaa met “dignitaries and notables” during his visit, the...