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Syrian tanks and troops have massed outside the resistance stronghold of Homs for a possible ground assault even as the Red Cross tried to broker a ceasefire to allow emergency aid in.

Grand Mufti Mohammad Rashid Qabbani and Hezbollah officials called Monday for boosting Islamic and national unity in Lebanon, amid fears of ongoing strife in Syria spilling over into Lebanon.

An Israeli attack on Iran would be “destabilizing,” Army General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said.

BEIRUT — Syria’s military sent tanks and other reinforcements toward the resistance stronghold of Homs on Monday for a possible offensive to break the opposition’s grip even as Red Cross negotiators tried to broker a cease-fire...

The return of Lebanese immigrants and their Brazilian families to Lebanon has resulted in the creation of an important community of "Brazilebanese". This community has been making efforts to keep ties with Brazil through the Portuguese language,...

Opinion: Tehran menaces all its neighbors and rivals -- not just Israel.

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak called for “tight, ratcheted up” sanctions against Iran to force the country to curb its nuclear ambitions, and said the political process had further to go before a military strike.

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak called for “tight, ratcheted up” sanctions against Iran to force the country to curb its nuclear ambitions, and said the political process had further to go before a military strike.

Hundreds of antigovernment protesters marched through a middle-class neighborhood in Damascus on Saturday, the biggest such march witnessed close to the capital since the country’s uprising.

Syrian president makes comments after meeting Chinese vice FM, who confirms support for Assad referendum.