At least 35 Iran-backed militants fighting in the ranks of the Assad regime were reported killed on Saturday in an airstrike in Deir ez-Zor province in eastern Syria.   Unidentified warplanes targeted a military convoy of Iran-backed foreign militants in Albukamal region along the...

Lebanon recorded 71 new coronavirus infections in 24 hours, the highest daily total yet, the health minister said on Friday, calling it a frightening number and urging people to wear masks in crowded places. Lebanon has recorded just over 2,000 cases of coronavirus and 36 deaths since...

 Lebanon currently has no plans to negotiate with Iran for the import of fuel, Energy Minister Raymond Ghajar said Thursday, after Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah said the group was talking to the Lebanese government about the idea. Nasrallah Tuesday said "calm discussions"...

Syria could face severe bread shortages for the first time since the start of the war, another challenge for President Bashar al-Assad as he grapples with an economic meltdown and fresh US sanctions, a UN official, activists and farmers said. Any major disruptions to Syria's bread subsidy...