Syrian President Ahmad al-Shara'a stressed that the continued Israeli presence on Syrian territory poses a permanent threat to security and stability in the region. This came during a presidential summit held via videoconference on Friday with the leaders of France, Lebanon, Cyprus, and the...

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam warned on Friday of a potential resurgence of military operations between Israel and Hezbollah along the country’s southern border. According to a statement from his media office, Salam held a phone call with Army Commander Gen. Rudolph Hikal to assess the...

Defense ministers from Lebanon and Syria formalized a security agreement in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah aimed at addressing border threats, according to the official Saudi Press Agency. Thursday’s meeting in Jeddah followed directives from Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown...

Lebanese Defense Minister Michel Menassa will visit Syria on Wednesday to discuss recent tensions along the border between the two countries, a Lebanese official said. “The defense minister will head a security delegation to Damascus to meet with his counterpart, Marhaf Abu Qasra,” the...