Burning of a Christmas Tree in Syria Sets Off Protests
The protests in Damascus broke out after footage circulated online of an artificial Christmas tree on fire in a mostly Christian town as masked men stand around it.
Top Arab Diplomats, in Syria Visits, Aim to Build Ties With New Leadership
Ministers from Jordan and Qatar were among the first high-ranking Arab diplomats to meet with the leader of the rebel ...
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With Joy and Tears, Lebanese Return Home: ‘Look at All the Destruction’
Image A person waving a Hezbollah flag amid the destruction in Beirut on Wednesday.Credit...Diego Ibarra Sanchez for The New York Times Many of the displaced came from southern Lebanon and loaded ...
The Discarded Women of Lebanon
When hundreds of thousands of Lebanese fled Israeli bombing, they left behind the migrant women who worked for them. This is ...
Syria’s Rebel Leader Vows to Disband Armed Factions
The leader of the rebel coalition that swept to power last week said that fighters would be brought under the defense ...
Thomas Friedman on Syria, the U.S. and Trump
The columnist on why Trump’s biggest challenge will be weak states, not strong states. The New York Times Opinion columnist ...
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Thousands Stream Homeward as Fragile Peace Begins in Lebanon
Image Smoke rises over the southern Beirut neighborhood of the Dahiya, in the aftermath of multiple Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday.Credit...Daniel Berehulak/The New York Times Israel’s military ...
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A Battered and Diminished Hezbollah Accepts a Cease-Fire
Image People driving south from Beirut on Wednesday after the cease-fire began to take hold.Credit...Daniel Berehulak/The New York Times A World Bank report this month estimated that nearly ...