LEBANON
PROTEST
Thousands rally in southern Syria despite violence
SYRIA
Shots fired at anti-government protest in Syria's Sweida, activists say
REGION
Syrians tear down poster of Assad in Sweida as protests swell
MIDDLE EAST
Security forces deploy in Iraqi oil city as death toll rises to 4 in ethnic clashes
IRAN
Risking revival of unrest, Iran rulers tighten curbs on dissent
HUMAN RIGHTS
Iran sentences rapper to six years for backing protests
SOUTH LEBANON
NSSF employees stage protest in Nabatieh
MIDDLE EAST
Syrians protest Arab detente with Assad
MORNING BRIEF
Airport expansion scrapped, Ogero strike, new bidder for postal service: Everything you need to know to start your Friday
LEBANON CRISIS
Army retirees protest by the hundreds in Beirut, demanding higher pensions
LEBANON
Depositors protest, burn tires at BDL: 'I saved up my salary and it was taken from me'
CRISIS
Beirut protest turns tense amid heavy tear gas fire
LEBANON