As siege for strategic central Syrian city reaches climax, opposition fears rebel fighters will not hold out much longer

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

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

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

Army moves in after fighting between Sunni cleric’s followers and Hezbollah supporters

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

The city is still split between rebel-held and government-held areas

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.