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LGBTQ events in Lebanon are often cancelled, usually following pressure from religious authorities, and security forces are known to raid nightclubs and other locations frequented by members of the community.

As Turkey prepares for an upcoming military operation in northern Syria, the SDF warns it could lead to an Islamic State resurgence in the northeast. 

BEIRUT: Videos circulated by activists on social media on Wednesday showed a young man beating Lebanese and Syrian workers employed to pick cherries on his land in Majdel Akoura, northern Lebanon. The shocking footage also showed evidence of torture on the bodies of the young men, who were filmed as they pleaded for mercy. The families of the abused men from nearby

Responding to the trial of Lebanese comedian and activist Shaden Fakih, who will appear on Friday before the Military Court on charges of insulting and harming the reputation of the Internal Security Forces (ISF), Diana Semaan, Amnesty International’s Acting Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa, said: “The case of Shaden Fakih is […]

On a map, the Syrian Democratic Forces control more than 25 percent of Syria’s territory, but the on-the-ground reality is more complicated. IS cells persist in the northeast and some highways remain too risky even for security forces to travel after sunset.

The Information Division of the Internal Security Forces is constantly following up to curb the theft of crude oil from the pipeline connected to oil installations in Tripoli and to prosecute and arrest those involved.

BEIRUT: One of Lebanon’s most notorious drug barons used his wife as a “human shield” to evade capture by Lebanese troops during a series of military raids in Baalbeck, northeast of Beirut. Troops targeting Ali Munther Zeaiter, known in the drug world as Abu Salleh, destroyed drug-manufacturing labs and seized military-grade weapons, including rocket-propelled grenades, during

Syria News by Syrians

As the minister of interior announced the results of Lebanon’s May 15 legislative elections, speculation began about whether or not the configuration of the new parliament foretold a brighter future for the tormented country. While some of the results indicate positive breakthroughs and progress, there are several nuances indicating that much greater change is still needed to put the country on a steady path to recovery.

KUWAIT CITY, May 30: The Internal Security Forces at Rafik Hariri International Airport in the Lebanese capital of Beirut recently arrested a Gulf citizen who tried to smuggle more than 18 kilograms of Captagon pills into the State of Kuwait, reports Al-Seyassah daily. The concerned authorit