Middle East


Syrian-Lebanese border closed after IDF issues evacuation notice - report

Members of the Syrian military police gather outside al-Aqtan prison, where some Islamic State detainees are held, in Raqqa, Syria January 22, 2026.

Cross-border tunnels spotlight Syria-Lebanon smuggling, security tensions

DEFENSE MINISTER Marhaf Abu Qasra inspects an armored brigade in the Syrian Army, March 31.

Turkey’s rearrest of fugitive revives mystery of Syrian defector’s disappearance

Önder Sığırcıkoğlu, in the custody of Turkey's National Intelligence Organization.