Lebanon's world famous Baalbek International Festival is looking to move away from the ancient city with its Roman ruins because of spillover violence from Syria's civil war, an official said Friday. The change of venue from Baalbek, where the annual music festival is usually...

A controversial Salafist sheikh threatened on Wednesday to find a “military” solution to alleged Hezbollah safe houses in a southern Lebanese town, a day after clashes involving his supporters left one person dead. Sheikh Ahmed al-Assir is known for his vocal opposition to the powerful...

Well-informed source assured the Saudi Arabia has begun supplying the Syrian rebels with anti-craft missiles "visual-range", two months ago, according to Reuters.   The shoulder-fired missiles were obtained from suppliers in France and Belgium. Source added...

SARAQIB, Syria — The workers arrive by darkness, taking their stations at the vise and the lathe. Soon metal filings and sparks fly, and the stack of their creations grows at their feet: makeshift mortar shells to be fired through barrels salvaged from disabled Syrian Army tanks....