Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati will on Saturday make his first official trip to neighbouring Syria since the fall of president Bashar al-Assad, his office told AFP.

Qaradawi's unlawful deportation from Lebanon to the UAE marks a low point in regional collusion to stamp out all forms of dissent

After Syria's new authorities arrested an official who issued death sentences to prisoners under ousted president Bashar al-Assad, photos were shared in social media posts that falsely claimed they showed a prison guard who dressed in women's clothing to try to evade capture and escape into neighbouring Lebanon.

The fall of the Syrian regime and loss of Iranian influence opens the door for the Lebanese to finally take their fate into their own hands.

Lebanon will deport an Egyptian activist and dissident who celebrated the ouster of Syria's Bashar al-Assad to the United Arab Emirates, local media reported.

Meanwhile, Lebanese authorities handed over dozens of Syrian nationals, including former officers in the army, to the new administration in Damascus after they were caught illegally entering Lebanon.

The returnees were detained by Syria's new ruling authorities after crossing the border. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Tensions are high on Syria’s border with Lebanon. The ouster of President Bashar al-Assad led to worry that violence could spill over into neighboring countries.

A Lebanese security source said Saturday that Bashar al-Assad's uncle, Rifaat al-Assad, left the country via Beirut airport around a week ago, after rebels overthrew his nephew. The source said Rifaat al-Assad departed Lebanon around a week ago and "used a diplomatic passport", without naming his destination.

BEIRUT: Lebanon expelled around 70 Syrian officers and soldiers on Saturday, returning them to Syria after they crossed into the country illegally via informal routes, a Lebanese security official and a war monitor said.

Rifaat al-Assad arrived in Lebanon overland and "departed from Beirut ... Hafez al-Assad and long-time political adviser to his son Bashar al-Assad, was similarly able to pass through Beirut ...