At 11 p.m. on Sept. 5, 2007, 10 F-15 fighter bombers climbed into the sky from the Israeli military base Ramat David, just south of Haifa. They headed for the Mediterranean Sea, officially for a training mission. A half hour later, three of the planes were ordered to return to...

   Beirut (The Daily Star)- Lebanon should drop its new measures requiring Syrians to obtain permits to enter the country, Speaker Nabih said Thursday, according to the Syrian ambassador. Ambassador Ali Abdel-Karim Ali quoted Berri as telling him that "there should not be...

(Reuters) - Syrians have overtaken Afghans as the largest refugee population aside from Palestinians, fleeing to more than 100 countries to escape war in their homeland, the United Nations said on Wednesday. At more than 3 million as of mid-2014, Syrians accounted for...

    BEIRUT (The Daily Star)- Education Minister Elias Bou Saab called Wednesday on the international community to follow the example of the United Arab Emirates, which is airlifting emergency winter aid to Syrian refugees in Lebanon as a fierce storm batters the country. “All other...