Syria
May 28, 2013
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
Backed by the US, Britain and France are leading calls for the arms embargo to be amended
A female journalist for Syria's state run television station, Al Ikhbariya, was killed in the Syrian town of Qusair on Monday.
After four days of negotiations in Istanbul, the Syrian opposition failed to reach a consensus on its own make-up, with religiously moderate elements being sidelined
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah can be seen in a video recently made public, believed to have been made in 1988, showing him talking of his wishes to make Lebanon part of a Greater Islamic Republic.
The rocket attacks comes a day after two Grad rockets struck the Hezbollah stronghold in southern Beirut
May 26, 2013
Free Syrian Army denies it had anything to do with the double rocket attack on the Hezbollah stronghold of southern Beirut
Walid Muallem was speaking in Baghdad after he made a surprise visit to the Iraqi capital on Sunday
US Senator John McCain has come forward to say that Washington is ready to provide Jordan with Patriot missiles in a bid to protect the country from any spillover from the Syrian conflict.
The Syrian National Coalition has called on Hezbollah fighters who are fighting on behalf of the Syrian regime to defect, one day after Hezbollah leader Nasrallah pledged 'victory' in Syria
Saudi Arabia advises against Assad's presence at the upcoming Geneva II peace talks, although his attendance has already been announced by Russia.
May 25, 2013
The death toll grows in Tripoli as the conflict between opposing factions scales up.