(Eqtsad)- “We fled death in Syria and now death haunts us here in Lebanon,” Mohamed Khoury said gravely, leaving Beirut, now, his greatest wish. The 18-year-old shares a basement apartment with his family in Gemmayzeh district, Beirut. His previous home was destroyed in the port...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told German Chancellor Angela Merkel Wednesday that Ankara was open to "constructive" talks but would remain determined in its eastern Mediterranean standoff with Greece. The videoconference call between the two leaders came ahead of an EU summit...

The Jordanian authorities have over the past few months deported dozens of Syrian refugees to a desolate camp on the Syria-Jordan border, despite deteriorating conditions and accusations from rights groups that the returns are a breach of international law. Jordan has been sending...

Iran's regional proxy Hezbollah and Israel have been engaged in a shadow war in Syria. Could we be seeing the former retreating from an open conflict? Lebanon has been beset by consecutive crises that have some wondering if the state is on the edge of a precipitous failure....