Hundreds of Syrians living in Lebanon have lined up outside their embassy near Beirut to vote ahead of their country’s June 3 presidential election as expat balloting was extended for another day. President Bashar al-Assad is widely expected to get a third seven-year term in the...

(Writing by George Hadad: Translation by Dani Murad)   Zaman Alwasl continues to exclusively publish private documents that shed the light on one of the most important Shabiha’s strongholds in "Latakia." One of the published...

Even as the death toll from Syria’s three-year civil war continues to rise, the country’s human development has also suffered immense collateral damage – the economy has been gutted, the healthcare system is in ruins, and education facilities are “teetering” – according to a...

Smuggling is a way of life in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, just over the border from Syria. Driving along it, you see pale smugglers' trails snaking through mountain passes, and the guys who run touristy little antiques stores here say they can get you anything. "Everything that...