British far-right figure jailed for defamation of Syrian
Far-right British activist, Tommy Robinson received an 18-month jail sentence on October 28 for contempt of court by repeating false...
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Spain busts network smuggling Syrians and Algerians to Europe
Spanish police said on October 24th that they had broken up a network suspected of smuggling at least 70 Syrian...
Israeli strikes killed one soldier, wound seven, says Syria
Israeli strikes in Syria on October 24th killed a soldier and injured seven, the Syrian defence ministry said according to...
Turkey bombs Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria for second day
Turkey has struck Kurdish militant hotspots in Iraq and Syria for a second day in retaliation for the deadly attack...
Lebanon: Beirut blasted in “most violent” raids since war began
Israeli forces carried out a wave of air strikes in Beirut on 23rd October in one of the most brutal...
Fires break out as Israel strikes Latakia
Fires broke out in the Syrian port city of Latakia on October 17th following an Israeli strike, according to the...
US orders airstrikes in Syria against ISIS groups. But why?
The US has gone ahead with a series of airstrikes on October 11th against what is being reported as “ISIS”...
Israeli strike in Syria kills 7 including academic and family
An Israeli airstrike in Syria on October 8th killed a Yemeni university professor and his family, according to the Arab...
War in Lebanon: Over 30,000 refugees fleeing to Syria
The UN claimed that over 30,000 people have fled to Syria in the past 72 hours, according to Asharq Al-Awsat...
Hezbollah says commander alive after Israeli strike in Beirut
The Lebanese organisation Hezbollah has said one of its commanders Ali Karake, who a source claimed had been the target...
Paul Salem: Can we fix the Levant? What would it take?
After 11 years in the United States, I was flying back to the land I called home. Beirut airport was...
Syrian soldiers killed in attack by al-Qaeda group
According to Arab Weekly and agencies, twelve Syrian soldiers were killed on September 4th by an al-Qaeda linked group in...
Top commander’s death sees Hezbollah ‘biggest loss’ since 2008
“I don’t think war is inevitable”, stated U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on July 31st, a view that appears to...
Israeli ministers face protest at Druze funeral in Golan Heights
Mourners protested the presence of several Israeli ministers at the funeral of 12 people killed by rocket fire in the...
Iraq strengthens ties with Turkey by banning PKK
The Kurdish separatist group known as the PKK, which has waged an insurgency against Turkey since 1984, has officially been...
