Pictures show he and his wife wiping the tears from children's faces and visiting the sick in hospital

A prominent Syrian commentator and known supporter of President Bashar al-Assad has been assassinated in southern Lebanon.

All 16 members of the central committee which heads the governing party were removed

Huge car bomb blast in crowded shopping centre hits Hezbollah stronghold in south Beirut as tensions rise over Syria

New opposition leader offers cease-fire for duration of Muslim holy month as Hezbollah and Assad forces besiege strategic city

General Sir David Richards cites 'UK's commitment to Lebanon's stability, democracy and sovereignty'

President Bashar al-Assad’s forces pounded Sunni Muslim rebels in the city of Homs with artillery and from the air today, the second day of an offensive to expand loyalist control over Syria’s strategic centre, activists said.

Large crowds poured into the streets in the troubled northern Lebanese city of Tripoli today in support of the radical Sunni sheikh Ahmad al Assir, whose followers fought fierce battles with the Lebanese army this week.

Snipers out on the streets as Lebanese army scours city for anti-Hezbollah cleric

Members also call for Hezbollah and other foreign fighters to pull out

Members also call for Hezbollah and other foreign fighters to pull out

Opposition activists claim attack on Hatla was incited by President Assad’s decision to arm villagers

A teenage boy from the Syrian city of Aleppo is reported to have been executed in front of his family by an Islamist rebel group, which accused him of blasphemy.