Alia Mansour

Amjad Yousef, the butcher of the Tadamon neighbourhood, is now in the grip of justice. Atef Najib, head of the Political Security Branch in Daraa…

The arrest of Amjad Youssef was a moment in which many Syrians rejoiced. The officer in Assad’s intelligence services was said to be responsible for…

It came as no surprise when the Syrian authorities announced that they had dismantled an explosive device intended for use against a religious figure…

Before Syria's revolution, the dispute between most of the opposition and Bashar al-Assad, and before him, Hafez al-Assad, was political, not…

Iran has lost much of its power over the past two years. It has seen the reach of its militia arms across the region diminished, and its military…

Hezbollah has plunged Lebanon into a war—one that will continue into the foreseeable future. The country was still reeling from a series of financial…

During World War II, a British court ordered the relocation of a military airfield situated near a children's school. Winston Churchill, then Prime…

Despite the 21 years that have passed since his assassination, the memory of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri continues to invoke longing and…

Syria and Lebanon have signed an agreement to transfer convicted prisoners between the two countries. But while the deal is significant on judicial…

Syria and Lebanon have finally taken a significant step towards resolving one of the most persistent issues between them. The two countries are close…