The Trump administration will issue new sanctions against Syria as early as Monday as part of its ongoing crackdown on the Syrian government and those who support it. Three U.S. officials said that the sanctions are part of a broader effort to cut off funding and other support to Syria's...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Three Syrian consulates suspend extending Syrian nationals’ passports and travel documents without offering any explanation or justification. The regime consulate in Istanbul and its embassies in Amman and Khartoum announced that they are suspending their passport extension...

( The New Arab )- As a boy, Palestinian Abdullah Abu Massoud fled the war over the birth of Israel in 1948 and sought refuge in the nearby Gaza Strip. As an adult, Abu Massoud was displaced again when Israeli forces captured Gaza, along with the West Bank and east Jerusalem, in 1967. He...

(The Daily Star)- Lebanese Army units deployed heavily in the northeast Lebanon town of Hermel and surrounding areas early Sunday morning in search of fugitives, arms and contraband, state media said. In addition to the fixed checkpoints in the town, temporary barricades were set up in the...