Defense minister says strikes are part of new policy aimed at 'pacifying southern Syria;' strike in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley targets 'blatant violation' of ceasefire, military says

As theMiddle East that is completley reconfigured, the time has come for the Druze community, scattered between Lebanon, Syria, Israel and Jordan, to make choices. Hostile to a new Islamist gover

Certain weak-willed individuals' are pushing for civil war, Walid Jumblatt warns after attending emergency meeting of General Assembly of Druze Sectarian Council at its headquarters in Beirut - Anadol

The Middle East, Israel, and its neighbors are in a wild new era where the IDF has forces newly stationed in three areas that Jerusalem does not make any claim to: Syria, Gaza, and Lebanon. In the West Bank, forces have been stationed for an extended period, with the IDF claiming a significant portion of that area.

The Arab League summit in Cairo concluded on Tuesday with a unified stance on Gaza’s reconstruction, endorsing Egypt’s $53 billion plan to rebuild the enclave, while rejecting any proposals that involve Palestinian displacement.

Researchers say Israeli, US refusals to comment on Beirut's move exemplify low-key approach to dealing with some regional security problems

Claiming that the suburb 3km southeast of Damascus is a Druze city under threat, Netanyahu and his Defence Minister Israel Katz instructed their troops to “prepare to defend” Jaramana. “We will not allow the extreme Islamic regime in Syria to harm the Druze. If the regime harms the Druze, it will be struck by us,” Katz said on Saturday.

War reporter Itai Anghel finds piles of classified files, speaks to Syrian soldiers, and meets a Syrian Jew in 'Uvda' documentary aired Monday

Israel has established a border security zone inside Lebanon, Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Tuesday. "The Israeli occupation was not limited to the five border hills, but extended to establish a border strip extending a kilometer or two inside Lebanese territory," Berri told the Lebanese daily Addiyar.

Lebanon seized $2.5 million in cash destined for Hezbollah carried by a man arriving from Turkey. This development follows Israeli accusations that Turkey is being used as a conduit for Iranian funds to reach Hezbollah and may be facilitating the transfers.

By By Josiane Hajj Moussa for bnm Beirut bureau Lebanon's new leadership seeks to revive its defunct railway network to reconnect with neighbouring Syria and Iraq while positioning itself as a potential link in China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).