Banks, businesses and government offices were shuttered Wednesday as Lebanon marks one year since the horrific explosion at the port of Beirut. The grim anniversary comes amid an unprecedented economic and financial meltdown, and a political stalemate that has kept the country without a...

The British navy warned Tuesday of a “potential hijack” of a ship off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in the Gulf of Oman, without elaborating. The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations initially warned ships Tuesday that “an incident is currently...

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) said Monday that at least 172 cases of arbitrary arrests detentions in July 2021, noting that Daraa saw the highest record of arrests.   The 35-page report explains that most of the arrests in Syria are carried out without any judicial...

The Syrian regime forces on Monday have launched a major offensive on an opposition enclave in the southern city of Daraa as Russia's mediation failed to cease escalations, local activists said. The regime army backed by the Iran-led militias stepped up aerial and artillery...