Jeff NeumannMay 31, 2013 06:01

BEIRUT — Much like downtown Beirut, the skyline in this city’s southern reaches, where the militant group Hezbollah is strong, is dotted with new apartment blocks built atop the ruins of past wars.

Syria: Women rebels' fight goes beyond front line

Tracey SheltonMay 30, 2013 06:02

ALEPPO — In a beauty salon-turned-rebel base, Kurdish female commander Angizek, wearing army fatigues and a long, uncovered ponytail, chastises two male members of an Islamist opposition group to Syria’s Bashar al Assad.

Analysis: Turkey edging closer to Syria war

Tracey SheltonMay 29, 2013 10:58

REYHANLI — With bombs in its cities, refugees on its borders, and Syrian rebels operating from its soil, Turkey is on the verge of entering a full-scale conflict with its war-wracked neighbor.

EU lifts arms embargo on Syrian rebels, extends sanctions on Assad's regime

Freya Petersen and Paul AmesMay 28, 2013 05:47Updated May 28, 2013 14:24

The European Union decided to lift its arms embargo on Syria's rebels, while the White House reportedly asked for plans for a no-fly zone in Syria.

Displaced again: Palestinian refugees flee Syria war for Lebanon

Rebecca CollardMay 27, 2013 06:03

WAVEL REFUGEE CAMP, Lebanon — Musa Ali Talusi was just 10 years old when he left his home in the Palestinian village of Lubiyeh for Syria, in the war that led to Israel’s creation in 1948. Last year, he was 76 when he fled the war in Syria.

Israeli Defense Forces chief warns Syria on cross border fire in Golan Heights (VIDEO)

Noga Tarnopolsky and Freya PetersenMay 21, 2013 06:41Updated May 28, 2013 15:01

JERUSALEM — The concern is that if any Israeli soldier or civilian is hurt, even by an errant shell, Israel may feel obliged to respond massively and could be dragged into Syria's fighting. At least today, it seems Assad may be angling for that.

Hezbollah ups the ante, helps rout Syrian rebels near Lebanon's border

Jeff NeumannMay 20, 2013 14:22

AL-QASR — GlobalPost travels with Hezbollah as it steps up its support for the Syrian government, helping it retake key rebel strongholds on the road to Damascus.

The Financial Times says it was hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army

Jennifer MattsonMay 17, 2013 14:04

The Pro-Assad, Syrian Electronic Army has claimed previous cyber attacks on a number of other media outlets including, CBS News, The Associated Press and The Onion.

What 5 Israelis think of the Syria strike

Noga TarnopolskyMay 10, 2013 06:19

JERUSALEM — While both sides talk of war following an Israeli strike on a weapons depot in Damascus, what do Israelis think of their own military's strike on neighboring Syria? You might be surprised.

Mac DefordMay 10, 2013 12:36

Kerry-Russia deal to end Syria war a major US achievement

Commentary: Many hurdles to overcome before a conference could begin.

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John Kerry (L) and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. The hurdles on Syria remain high. (Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images)

The news out of Moscow that Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergay Lavrov are hoping to convene an international conference to seek a negotiated end to the Syrian civil war could signal the most significant American diplomatic accomplishment of recent years. But the fact that The New York Times buried the breakthrough on page 12 shows just how high the hurdles are before any conference gets off the ground, much less finds a solution. Significant outside pressure will be required to produce an arrangement that would involve the attendance of both the government of President Assad as well as a broad coalition of rebels, and an agreement on who would be in a transitional government.