SYRIA
HUMANITARIAN ACCESS
UN says reached deal with Syria over key aid crossing
REGION
Four Syrian soldiers killed in Israeli attack on Damascus - state media
SECURITY
Emirates and Bahrain warn citizens not to visit Lebanon; Qatar, Oman advise vigilance
REGION
IS claims attack near Damascus Shiite shrine
BOMB ATTACK
Syria blast kills six ahead of Ashoura: Ministry
REGION
People wounded in bomb blast at shrine near Syrian capital
CAPTAGON
Syrian and Jordanian army and intelligence chiefs meet over drug war along border
REGION
Israel launches missiles targeting vicinity of Syria's Damascus -Syrian state media
MIDEAST
Syrians who fled Assad fear he will soon choke off aid
DIPLOMACY
European Parliament members trade spars over resolution mentioning Syrian refugees
MIDEAST
Syrians still endure poverty despite relative calm and renewed Arab ties
ECONOMY
Syrian pound falls to near 10,000 against dollar on black market
LEBANON
Lebanon arrested 2,000 Syrian refugees, deported 1,800 since April: HRW
POLITICS
Lebanon abandons detainees, missing persons in Syria to their fate
MIDEAST