Lebanon & Syria
June 1, 2013
Four rockets fired from Syria landed in the eastern district of Bekaa in Lebanon on Saturday, causing no causalities, further embroiling Lebanon in Syria's bitter civil war.
US Secretary of State John Kerry called on Russia to stop arming the Syrian regime with weapons, warning that it may significantly extend the civil war.
The Lebanese Parliament extended its term by 17 months on Friday, for the first time in decades, as the Syrian crisis has an increasingly greater impact on the country.
May 30, 2013
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is set to meet on Sunday so that member states may discuss the possibilities of putting Lebanese Shi'ite movement Hezbollah on the list of terror organisations, in light of its involvement in the Syrian civil war.
Najib Mikati, Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister, announced on Wednesday that he wants to return to the National Dialogue in Lebanon, in the face of increasing violence in the country as the Syrian civil war encroaches on Lebanon.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says that the government has already received the first shipment of advanced S-300 anti-aircraft missiles from Russia
The US State Department called for an immediate withdrawal of all Hezbollah fighters from Syria, as reports emerged that rebels had lost the strategic Dabaa air base to forces loyal to Assad
May 29, 2013
Anmar al-Hmoud, spokesman for Higher Committee for Syrian Refugees in Jordan says that almost 60,000 have returned to Syria from Jordan
A Free Syrian Army official on Tuesday gave Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah 24 hours to leave Syria, warning that the FSA will "take all measures to hunt Hezbollah, even in hell" if they do not leave.
May 28, 2013
Anmar al-Hmoud, spokesperson for the Higher Committee for Syrian refugees in Jordan, told Al Bawaba that the border remains open to all refugees.
Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov says that the sale of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles will go ahead and claimed they would prove a stabilizing factor in the conflict
The European Union decided on Monday to lift an arms embargo on the Syrian opposition while maintaining sanctions on the Syrian government
The attack took place around 3 am at a checkpoint in Arsal, with the gunmen speeding towards Syrian territory after the attack
John McCain on Monday met with Syrian rebel leaders as he entered the war-torn country, becoming the highest ranking US official to hold discussions with anti-Assad forces.
May 27, 2013
French newspaper Le Monde reported that one of its photographers covering the conflict had suffered respiratory difficulties and blurred vision after government attacks
