The anti-Assad rebels still stuck in Lebanese jails
The fate of about 200 Syrian prisoners has been the subject of fraught negotiations between Beirut and Damascus
The fate of about 200 Syrian prisoners has been the subject of fraught negotiations between Beirut and Damascus

Noah Zaitar, sanctioned by US over ties with Shia militant group and Syria’s Assad regime, detained in crackdown

Members of security forces and Assad loyalists charged over March violence in which hundreds of civilians were killed

The international community must support a reform-driven government now or risk a far more destabilised reality

Sectarian clashes show that Sharaa must create a more inclusive state

Widespread opposition to conflict and mass displacement stoke sectarian tensions

Many in the country, haunted by memories of the 1980s, are convinced Israel is preparing a broad land offensive