Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Monday his government has banned Hezbollah’s military and security activities and limited the group’s role to political work, ordering the army to enforce a plan to restrict weapons to state control north of the Litani River. “The state rejects...

Syria’s Interior Ministry said it has formally taken control of the Internal Security Directorate headquarters in the northern city of Ain al-Arab, marking another step in integrating SDF-affiliated local security forces into state institutions. In a statement posted on Telegram, the...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) painted an optimistic picture of the future of the Syrian economy, confirming the emergence of tangible signs of economic recovery and projecting promising growth prospects by 2026. This assessment comes amidst structural transformations in the country's...

The entry of ISIS into the Assyrian Khabur villages in February 2015 was not a spontaneous event, nor was its rapid advance the result of a sudden surge or a complex military operation. Rather, it followed a series of calculated steps that stripped the inhabitants of any ability to defend...