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Will a US-backed economic zone incentivise Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah?

US envoy Barrack proposed the zone, but analysts say locals don’t trust Israel or the US’s ability to control it.

Al Jazeera

‘Don’t trust anyone’: Have Syria’s Alawites lost faith in new government?

Syria’s Alawites fear they may never be safe after hundreds were killed in sectarian-motivated violence.

Al Jazeera

While Syrian refugees don't want to return, officials in Lebanon and Syria see exodus as opportunity

Hundreds of thousands of Syrians refugees have returned to their country since Israel launched a massive aerial bombardment on wide swathes of Lebanon in September

The Independent UK

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Iran’s missile attack sends a message – but can it deter the Israeli offensive in Lebanon?

Iran launched a retaliatory missile barrage on Israeli military infrastructure Tuesday in response to Israel’s killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah last week and Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in July. The largely thwarted attack was seen by many as an attempt to restore the Islamic Republic’s capacity to deter…

France 24

Is Syria’s al-Assad supporting Hamas for political gain or optics?

As Syria slowly reentered the Arab fold, it mended relations with Hamas, but that doesn’t necessarily mean much.

Al Jazeera

Why Hezbollah, Iran’s ‘crown jewel’, is keen to avoid total war with Israel

Hezbollah, Israel’s enemy on the northern front, is probably stronger than it’s ever been – which means it also has more to lose.

The Times of India

Hezbollah’s strategic calculation: Israel, Gaza and the domestic equation

Between Hamas, Israel and Iran, Hezbollah treads carefully in the trenches, not to jump callously into war.

Al Jazeera

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Syria protests spurred by economic misery stir memories of 2011 uprising

Anti-government protests in southern Syria have stretched into a second week, with demonstrators waving the colorful flag of the minority Druze community, burning banners of President Bashar Assad's government and at one point raiding several offices of his ruling party.

France 24

Why are Syrians protesting in Sweida?

Anti-government protests continue for a second week in government-controlled Sweida.

Al Jazeera

Syria protests spurred by economic misery stir memories of the 2011 anti-government uprising

Anti-government protests in southern Syria have entered their second week, with demonstrators waving the colorful flag of the minority Druze community, burning banners of President Bashar Assad, and at one point raiding several offices of his ruling party

The Independent UK

As Assad returns to Arab fold, Syrians watch with hope, fear

Syrians living on opposite sides of the largely frozen battle lines dividing their country are watching the accelerating normalization of ties between the government of Bashar Assad and Syria's neighbors through starkly different lenses

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Why has Syria's economic crisis hit a new low?

Syria’s economy has hit its lowest point since its civil war started nearly 12 years ago, with spiraling inflation, a currency plunge and severe fuel shortages

The Independent UK

What to know about the Israel-Lebanon maritime border deal

The agreement opens the door to offshore energy exploration, but several sticking points remain.

Al Jazeera

‘Economic blockade’: Syrian city punished for anti-govt protests

Druze-majority Sweida has stayed relatively neutral in Syria’s war, but recent protests have led to punishments.

Al Jazeera

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The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a kind of revenge’: Damascus suburb demolished as Assad builds a ‘new Syria’

Investigation reveals former rebel-held areas are being levelled under the guise of mine clearance to make way for high-end developments – leaving refugees nothing to return to

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