The political transformation in Syria in December 2024, which brought Mr. Ahmed Al-Sharaa to power, amounted to more than just the overthrow of a despotic regime; it constituted a geopolitical earthquake that redrew the map of regional balances. This was not merely an internal Syrian...

Lebanon’s army has arrested Nouh Zaiter, one of the country’s most notorious drug lords, a source confirmed to Al Arabiya English on Thursday. In a post on X, the army said it had detained “one of the most dangerous wanted individuals” during an ambush on the...

France on Thursday urged Israel to withdraw its forces from Syrian territory and to respect Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, warning that any military deployment in the UN-mandated separation zone violates longstanding international obligations. Speaking at a press briefing in...

The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said Sunday that an Israeli tank fired on its peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. “Heavy machine gun rounds hit approximately five meters from the peacekeepers, who were on foot and had to take shelter in the terrain,” the UNIFIL said in a...