The  Lebanese army said Monday it has foiled an attempt to smuggle 60 people, mostly from Syria, out of Lebanon, days after dozens of Syrians were caught trying to cross to Cyprus. "A naval force unit stopped a boat detected by radar 10 nautical miles off the city of Tripoli" in...

The reopening of outdoor bars and restaurants will go ahead on May 19, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Monday, as the number of Covid-19 cases in intensive care eases.  "The prospects look rather good but we must not let down the guard," Véran told LCI television. The number...

  The Syrian military intelligence arrested a senior army commander over links with the U.S. forces and Kurdish-led militias in northeastern Syria, sources told Zaman al-Wasl Sunday.   Maj. Gen Nizar Ahmed Al-Khader, commander of the 17th Division and the head of the Security...

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid missed its chance to go top of the Spanish league with only three rounds left by drawing 2-2 with Sevilla at home on Sunday, keeping rival Atlético Madrid in first place. Atlético, which drew 0-0 with Barcelona at the Camp Nou Stadium on Saturday and is chasing...