Middle East latest: Germany and France seek a 'new beginning' with Syria
1 day ago · Gunbattles break out the Lebanon-Syria border, wounding at least 5 Lebanese soldiers. BEIRUT — Lebanon’s army said Friday that gunbattles erupted on the Lebanese-Syrian border when Syrians attempted to reopen an illegal border crossing using a bulldozer, wounding at least five Lebanese soldiers.
Syria's embassy in Lebanon suspends services as Lebanon hands …
Dec 28, 2024 · Syria’s embassy in Lebanon has suspended consular services a day after two relatives of deposed Syrian President Bashar Assad were arrested at the Beirut airport with allegedly forged passports. ... Sewell is the Associated Press news director for Lebanon, Syria and Iraq. She joined the AP in 2022 but has been based in the region since 2016 ...
A new year dawns on a Middle East torn by conflict and change
4 days ago · Keep your pulse on the news with breaking news alerts from The AP. ... A dress with the new Syrian flag is displayed in a shop in Al-Hamidiyeh Souq on New Years Eve, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy) Share. ... In Lebanon, a tenuous ceasefire brought a halt to fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah ...
Middle East conflicts: Battles rage in Syria as Israel and ... - NBC News
Dec 3, 2024 · Syrian and Russian warplanes have launched “concentrated air and missile strikes” on the central Idlib province, “killing and wounding dozens of terrorists and destroying their vehicles and ...
Syria war to have ‘massive’ effect on Lebanon: US envoy Hochstein
Dec 7, 2024 · Doha, Qatar – The weakening of Syria’s government with the recent gains made by the opposition forces is going to have “massive implications” in neighbouring Lebanon, according to US envoy Amos...
UN support continues in Syria and Lebanon | UN News
5 days ago · The UN Special Envoy for Syria continues to uphold the need for a Syrian-led transition in his ongoing talks on the way forward for the country. Geir Pedersen has been meeting with French, German and Russian authorities, the UN reported on Monday, which includes engagement with Russian Deputy ...
Lebanon escalation: UN boosts support at border with Syria
Sep 25, 2024 · The serious escalation in hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel has forced “tens of thousands” of people to flee their homes in Lebanon, including Syrian refugees, leaving border routes to...
Today's top news: Syria, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Lebanon
Dec 12, 2024 · OCHA says that more than 1.1 million people are now displaced across Syria since the recent escalation of hostilities. Food shortages continue to be reported in Aleppo as a result of bakery closures due to flour and diesel shortages. Vegetable supplies are limited, electricity outages persist in some neighborhoods and fuel prices remain high.
Middle East conflict: Syria’s military counterattacks after rebels ...
Dec 2, 2024 · Syria's military has rushed reinforcements to the country's northwest and launched airstrikes in an attempt to push back insurgents who seized Aleppo, one of the country's largest cities.
2024 a year of unthinkable events that turned Middle East upside …
4 days ago · BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 31 (UPI) --The unthinkable in the troubled Middle East happened in 2024, with a major geopolitical shift after the stunning collapse of the Syrian regime at the hands of ...