They were being detained by Lebanese General Security. Rifaat had flown out the day before on his real passport and was not stopped, the officials said. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity ...

Lebanese authorities had not received Interpol requests to arrest them, including Rifaat, the officials said. The Lebanese officials said they did not know if Rifaat or the other al-Assad family ...

An uncle of the recently ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has fled, via Lebanon, to the United Arab Emirates, according to Lebanese officials. Rifaat al-Assad, known as the “Butcher of ...

Lebanese officials say the wife and daughter of one of deposed Syrian president Bashar Assad’s cousins have been arrested at the Beirut airport BEIRUT -- The wife and daughter of one of deposed ...

Lebanese authorities had not received Interpol requests to arrest them, including Rifaat, the officials said. The UAE foreign ministry did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.

By Abdi Latif Dahir Reporting from Beirut, Lebanon A fragile cease-fire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has largely held for a month now, halting the deadliest war in ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Israeli military has pushed deeper into southern Lebanon despite a ceasefire deal between Israel and ...

“UNIFIL strongly urges accelerated progress in the IDF’s withdrawal from and the LAF’s (Lebanese army) deployment in south Lebanon,” the force said in a statement. It called on “all ...

Israeli troops and Hezbollah militants are expected to withdraw from the region under the month-old ceasefire agreement that calls for Lebanese troops to deploy in southern Lebanon with Israeli ...

(AP Photo/Leo Correa) Lebanese Druse leader Walid Jumblatt speaks to the media after a meeting with France’s President Francois Hollande at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. (AP ...

What is the best coffee maker overall? Coffee is love. Coffee is life. Coffee is 100 times easier when you have your own coffee maker at home. Not only are coffee makers perfect for those looking ...

Saj Thakkar will lead Wildcats football as Davidson College’s 29th head coach, school officials announced Tuesday. Thakkar (pronounced thuh-CAR) was introduced at a press conference Friday, Dec. 20, ...