BEIRUT (Reuters) - The former head of Syria's main political opposition said he had visited Russia with other opposition figures and had discussed ways to end the conflict with Damascus's ally Moscow, but had insisted that President Bashar al-Assad must go....

BEIRUT: The Lebanese Army arrested 24 suspects including three Syrians with alleged links to terrorist groups and four gunmen over their involvement in last month’s clashes in Tripoli, part of the military’s nationwide crackdown on terror suspects. Security sources told The...

BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanon's parliament on Wednesday extended its mandate until 2017, a parliamentary source said, once again postponing elections amid political paralysis and security concerns tied to the conflict in neighbouring Syria. "The parliament voted...

Haj pilgrims from Syria have refused to return home after completing the pilgrimage citing the ongoing political unrest and have appealed for asylum in the Kingdom. With the deadline for leaving the Kingdom having expired, about 1,200 Syrian pilgrims approached the Haj Ministry to...