Pope Francis on Sunday urged world leaders to try again to bring peace to Libya and in Syria where millions of refugees and people displaced by conflict should be helped to return home. In his traditional Easter Sunday address to the faithful at the Vatican, where some 70,000 were gathered...

Speaker Nabih Berri and Syria’s ambassador to Lebanon Friday discussed “Israeli-Western schemes” in the Syrian civil war, a statement from Berri’s office reported. Following the meeting, held at Berri’s residence in Ain al-Tineh, Ambassador Ali Abdel Karim said he had spoken with...

Lebanese Minister of State for Refugee Affairs Saleh Gharib Thursday said he was finalizing a plan for Syrian refugee returns that he will submit to Cabinet "soon." Speaking to local news outlet Lebanon Debate, Gharib said his plan reflected the concerns of the Lebanese people,...

 Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday strongly rejected Israeli media reports claiming that Russian officials have taken the remains of legendary Israeli spy Eli Cohen out of Syria, where he was executed more than five decades ago. Cohen infiltrated the top echelons of...