U.S.-backed Syrian militias will not let government forces cross the Euphrates River in their bid to recover eastern Syria, their commander said on Friday, but Russia said army units had already done so near the city of Deir al-Zor. An aide to President Bashar al-Assad meanwhile said...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Lebanese soldiers raided al-Qariya refugee camp in the town of Arsal on Wednesday in search for "terrorists linked to ISIS." Eyewitnesses told Zaman al-Wasl that the raid was the most violent after Tahrir al-Sham and Saraya Ahl al-Sham and ISIS left Arsal in July and...

(Zaman Al Wasl) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Lebanon has sent text messages to hundreds of Syrian refugees living in Lebanon warning them that they will no longer be able to benefit from UNHCR’s monthly food allowance from the beginning of October. Zaman...

( NPR )- A neat row of potted plants, all in bloom, greets visitors at the entrance of the Jassem family home in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. Inside, decorative tassels dangle from the ceiling, with a golden-colored cloth is on display. Children play around foam mattresses resting on a clean-swept...