Sharaa's hopes of stitching Syria back together under the rule of his Islamist-led government are complicated by the country's mix of sectarian and ethnic groups.

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump is chipping away at Iran’s regional influence. He is urging Syria and Lebanon to join the ...

Its states and people face existential threats. Over recent months, crippling blows to Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon have culminated in the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria.

The regional balance of power is shifting rapidly, with major players, including Arab states, Pakistan, and Turkey, now ...

Nadia’s eyes were full of tears as she crossed the border from Syria to Lebanon. She was finally going to see her son. A 14-year-old boy the last time she saw him; he is now 22 and living in ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Fighting erupted along the border between Lebanon and Syria overnight into Monday, Syrian state media reported, after three Syrian soldiers were killed in earlier clashes.

Take a look at the attached map highlighting what’s called “the Shia Crescent,” stretching from Iran to Lebanon—a continuous land corridor of states loyal to Iran and its interests.

While Syrian refugees in Lebanon return home, many Lebanese remain on edge. Years of conflict have left the Syria-Lebanon borderlands scarred, and fears grow that instability could spill over ...

Cut to twenty years after Jordanian King Abdullah’s sectarian fear-mongering of the “Shia Crescent” in 2024 -- Iranian elements have been attacked, almost all of the top Hezbollah leadership ...

Nadia’s eyes were full of tears as she crossed the border from Syria to Lebanon. She was finally going to see her son. A 14-year-old boy the last time she saw him; he is now 22 and living in ...