Lebanon's Sunni leader and former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who suspended his political activity more than three years ago, made a comeback Friday.

A crackdown on smuggling operations between Lebanon and Syria has intensified since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

Over the last 15 years, the Middle East has been racked by war, destruction, and displacement. Hundreds of thousands of people have died as fighting raged in Gaza, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen.

The Media Line's intrepid correspondents are in Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and Pakistan providing first-person reporting. The United States and India have agreed to collaborate on a major trade corridor connecting South Asia,

There has been a serious escalation on the Lebanon-Syria border over the past week after Syrian forces launched an operation targeting illegal checkpoints used for narcotics and weapon smuggling.

"Lebanon has a new government, Syria has a new government, Israel still has plans for reshaping the Middle East," Engel said. "So, I think right now we're going to get another historic period of flux.

The Media Line's intrepid correspondents are in Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and Pakistan providing first-person reporting. [Damascus] The Justice Ministry in Syria’s transitional government has referred 87 judges from the country’s now-defunct Terrorism Court to the Judicial Inspection Department for investigation into potential disciplinary and legal violations.

The Media Line's intrepid correspondents are in Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and Pakistan providing first-person reporting. Troy Miller, head of National Religious Broadcasters, says Christians now connect with Israel in the present,

The Israeli military vowed to "prevent any attempt by the Hezbollah terrorist organization to rebuild its forces."

Netanyahu never would have considered extending Israel’s protection to the Syrian Druze. That he is doing so now underscores how much has changed.

Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli air strike in September 2024, and Israel continued attacks on Lebanon in the hours ahead of his funeral despite a ceasefire deal in place.

The funeral in Beirut, attended by Hezbollah officials and allies, aimed to show the group's strength despite conflict with Israel resulting in a significant loss of leadership. View on euronews