The western Syrian town of Qusair has become a fiercely contested battleground between the forces of President Bashar al-Assad and rebel fighters. On 19 May, following weeks of skirmishes and bombardment by artillery and aircraft, government troops backed by Hezbollah militants launched a...

For analysts familiar with the politics of Syria, the country’s descent into chaos amounts to an all-too-predictable pattern. It also parallels what  Rami Makhlouf , a major regime figure and first cousin of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, bluntly announced in an interview with...

Zaman Alwasl: Prominent figure in the 14th-March movement, the fierce opponent to Hezbollah, said, How we can accept who kills Syrians in the new government. Atef Maghdalani, assured to 'Lebanon Debate' website that Hezbollah's immersion in the Syrian swamp will not be like Vietnam...

  Zaman Alwasl-Reuters: Shiite villages and neighborhoods in Lebanon are witnessing an incredible increasing in the funerals of Hezbollah fighters who been killed in syria, especially in Qusair. The photo shows supporters of Hezbollah and relatives of Hasan Faisal Sheker , an...