Levin Says US Should Consider Limited Military Strikes on Syria

Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Carl Levin says only increased US support for vetted rebel groups can level the Syrian playing field and allow for a political settlement.

Syria

Bomb Shakes Hezbollah Stronghold

A first-hand account from the Bir el-Abed neighborhood in Beirut's southern suburbs, the scene of a bombing today, July 9, which injured 53.

Lebanon

Four Reasons Why Iran Wins From Morsi’s Fall

Iran stands to gain regionally from the coup in Egypt.

Qatar

UN Role in Post-Conflict Syria Depends on Geneva

With no date set for the Geneva Conference, the UN has so far been unable to come up with a peacekeeping plan for Syria.

Syria

Rise of Local Salafist Jihadists Worries Jordan's Government

For decades, the Muslim Brotherhood has been the Jordanian government's main political rival. But a new player has emerged to fret the Hashemite regime: homegrown Salafist jihadists.

Jordan

Lebanon's Sectarian Fall

As the Syrian conflict continues to rage, tensions are on the rise between Lebanese Sunnis and Shiites as a result of their affiliations with divergent Syrian groups.

Lebanon

Bahrain Salafists Increase Involvement in Syria War

Bahraini Salafists are playing a role in the fight against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Bahrain

Syrian Kurdish Group Linked to PKK Kills Protesters

A first-hand report from Amuda, Syria.

Syria

New Syrian Institution Helps US Deliver Humanitarian Aid

A senior US aid official tasked with coordinating humanitarian assistance to Syria says he is “all for” prolonging the Syria war if it leads to a “democratic Syria.”  

Syria

Lebanese Shiites' Divisions Intensify Over Syria

The murder of a student leader of an anti-Hezbollah Shiite group has served as a reminder of historical and shifting divisions within Lebanon’s Shiite community.

Lebanon

Syria's rebels in rift with Aleppo's civil opposition

Aleppo's civil opposition has been swept aside as hard-line armed groups assert their power in the city.

Syria

Syrians Add to Yemen Refugee Crisis

As with a previous wave of refugees that fled from Syria to Yemen during former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad's reign in the 1980s, Syrian refugees arriving there today find political, economic and security instability.

Yemen