Middle East


European Union eyeing Lebanon presence in boost for efforts to disarm Hezbollah, document shows

Lebanese army members stand on a military vehicle during a Lebanese army media tour, near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon, November 28, 2025

Inside Bashar al-Assad's exile in Moscow, a year since ouster from Syria - analysis

People hold a poster of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a rally in support of Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, in front of the UN headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon March 20, 2022

One year after Assad's fall: New Syrian leadership celebrates, but deep internal rifts persist

A drone view shows people carrying a giant, long flag on the day of a military parade, as Syrians mark the first anniversary of Bashar al-Assad's fall, in Damascus, Syria December 8, 2025.