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...

One of the three suspects in the attack on the headquarters of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday has surrendered, according to various French media reports on Thursday. The attack in Paris killed 12 people and French police had...

A number of French media outlets are reporting that two police officers were injured Thursday morning when gunfire broke out in southern Paris. Emergency vehicles were seen in the Malakoff area following the reported shooting. It is unknown if the incident is...

ANJAR, Lebanon (AP) — Snow fell in parts of the Middle East on Wednesday as a powerful winter storm swept through the region, killing two Syrian refugees in Lebanon and forcing thousands who have fled their country's civil war to huddle for warmth in tents in refugee camps. In...