The U_S_'s special envoy for Syria has called Lebanon “a failed state,” highlighting frustration with Beirut’s “paralyzed government.”.

"I didn't know the salaries the government pays were this high!" Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa joked after more than 100 loyalists arrived at his former rebel base, many pulling up in luxury SUVs.

Syrian President Ahmad Sharaa said his country has opened up to the world and attracted investments worth $28 billion since Bashar Assad was toppled in December.

More than 400,000 Syrians have been displaced in the year since the civil war ended, according to the United Nations, driven by a mix of sectarian violence, acts of revenge and property disputes.

Thomas Barrack said Lebanon was the only state in the region “not jumping in line” with the new Middle East realignments.

The Druze minority in Syria's Idlib province is reeling from a targeted shooting that killed three community members

The head of the Syriac Catholic Church in central Syria has warned that Christianity is disappearing from the country Speaking in Rome, the archbishop said the Church is dying and called for urgent