stopped in Lebanon on way to Egypt Two of Bashar al-Assad’s relatives have been arrested at Beirut airport with forged passports, while his uncle, who is wanted for war crimes, has flown to Dubai.

The wife and daughter of one of former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad's cousins have been arrested in Lebanon. They were detained at Beirut's airport, reports Associated Press. According to ...

A Lebanese security source said Saturday that Bashar al-Assad's uncle, Rifaat al-Assad, left the country via Beirut airport around a week ago, after rebels overthrew his nephew. Rifaat al-Assad ...

Mr. Helou is secretary general of the Lebanese National Bloc, a secular and reformist political party. I hadn’t been to Syria in 14 years. After the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, I couldn ...

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister visits Lebanon on Thursday in the first trip to Beirut by Riyadh's top diplomat in 15 years, ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rifaat al-Assad, an uncle of the ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad charged in Switzerland with war crimes over the bloody suppression of a revolt in 1982, has flown from ...

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French President Emmanuel Macron called on Israel on Friday to accelerate its troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon, as a ...

Two of Bashar al-Assad’s relatives have been arrested at Beirut airport with forged passports, while his uncle, who is wanted for war crimes, has flown to Dubai. Syria’s embassy in Lebanon ...

Two of Bashar al-Assad’s relatives have been arrested at Beirut airport with forged passports, while his uncle, who is wanted for war crimes, has flown to Dubai. Syria’s embassy in Lebanon suspended ...