Hussein Darwish

Hussein Darwish
Arab World Syrian military reinforcements head to border area with Lebanon in Housh al-Sayed Ali (Reuters)

Tensions after Assad’s Fall Revive Border Division Between Lebanon, Syria

The Lebanese army completed its deployment on Wednesday in the Lebanese section of the border town of Housh al-Sayed Ali, located between Lebanon and Syria in…

Hussein Darwish (East Lebanon)
Arab World Residents of the town of Hermel’s al-Shawagher burn tires along the road leading to Syria.

Contacts on Highest Levels to Ease Battles Along Lebanon-Syria Border

The Lebanese army has sent reinforcements to the northeastern border with Syria after fighting intensified between Syrian security forces and Military…

Hussein Darwish (Beirut)
Arab World Fighters from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Damascus (Reuters file photo)

Border Control Sparks Clashes Between Lebanese Tribes, Syrian Security Forces

Clashes erupted between Syrian security forces and armed Lebanese tribesmen in the northeastern border region of Lebanon, resulting in at least two Lebanese…

Hussein Darwish (East Lebanon)
Arab World Residents check their destroyed neighborhood in Baalbek, eastern Lebanon, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Returnees to Lebanon's Baalbek Plan to Live in Tents Over Home Rubble

Families from Lebanon’s Deir al-Ahmar and nearby villages celebrated the start of a ceasefire, which allowed them to return home. Packing their belongings…

Hussein Darwish (Baalbek)
Arab World A Syrian refugee camp in the Lebanese town of Arsal in the eastern Bekaa region. (AP)

Lebanon Resumes Trips for Syrian Refugees’ Voluntary Return to Their Country

Lebanon will resume on Tuesday trips for Syrian refugees who have volunteered to return to their country. The General Security directorate will operate two…

Hussein Darwish (Baalbek (eastern Lebanon) )
Arab World Lebanese-Syrian border crossing (Central News Agency)

Lebanese Gangs Control Crossings on Syria Border

The story of Lebanese Forces coordinator Pascal Sleiman’s murder on April 7 is still unfolding. His body was found in a Syrian village near Lebanon’s Hermel…

Hussein Darwish (Baalbek )
Features Teacher Salwa Hazeem lights the heater and complains about the smoke emission inside the classroom (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Lebanese Students Haul Wood to Classrooms to Confront Freezing Weather

Ali Shihab Hassan, the principal of Al-Kharibah Middle School in Baalbek, Lebanon, has asked students to bring to school branches from local orchards—fig,…

Hussein Darwish (Baalbek)
Features Goods displayed in an indoor market in Bar Elias (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Bar Elias: Hub of Syrian Displacement in Lebanon, Thriving Commercial Center

“Doesn't it remind you of the Hamidiyah market (Syria)?” asks a visitor in the town of Bar Elias, located in eastern Lebanon. The visitor is struck by the…

Hussein Darwish (Bekaa)