On Sunday, Lebanese voters got their first chance to pass judgment on lawmakers since the economy fell apart. Few expect things to improve.
Author: Ben Hubbard, Hwaida Saad and Asmaa al-Omar
Syrian Mercenaries Deploy to Russia en Route to Ukrainian Battlefields
A first contingent has arrived in Russia for military training including members of a Syrian unit that worked with Russian officers in Syria, backing President Bashar al-Assad.
ISIS Fighters Attack Syria Prison to Free Fellow Jihadists
The attack on a prison in northeastern Syria and a separate attack in Iraq were reminders of the Islamic State’s persistent threat and the unfinished business of the war against it.