Islamist-led rebels captured the central Syrian city of Hama on Thursday in a new blow to President Bashar al-Assad’s forces days after they lost the country’s commercial hub Aleppo. The rebels led by Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) launched their offensive little more than a week ago, just as a ceasefire in neighbouring Lebanon […]
By Bel Trew Bel Trew and Rana Najjar meet residents in and around Beirut looking to reconstruct their lives as a fragile ceasefire holds Source: The Independent Category: Middle East, World
By Global Issues UNITED NATIONS, Dec 04 (IPS) – On November 27, Israel, Lebanon, and a host of mediating states agreed upon a ceasefire agreement that would establish a permanent cessation of warfare between the two parties. As of December 3, there have been no reported instances of Hezbollah directing attacks toward Israel that resulted […]