Lebanese army seizes Captagon pills, equipment at Syrian border

Lebanese army soldiers patrol the border area near Naqura in southern Lebanon on August 8, 2023, close to an Israeli observation tower across the border. (AFP)
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Updated 05 May 2025
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Lebanese army seizes Captagon pills, equipment at Syrian border

CAIRO: The Lebanese Army seized large quantities of Captagon pills in a raid on a manufacturing plant on the Lebanese-Syrian border, the Lebanese News Agency reported on Monday. 

An army unit, supported by a patrol from the Directorate of Intelligence, seized large quantities of pills in addition to equipment for producing Captagon, along with raw materials used in drug manufacturing. 


Turkiye ready to help end conflict in Syria’s Aleppo, parliament speaker says

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Turkiye ready to help end conflict in Syria’s Aleppo, parliament speaker says

ANKARA: Turkiye is ​following developments in Syria’s Aleppo hour-by-hour and is ready to provide ‌support ‌to ‌end ⁠conflict ​there, ‌Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus said on Thursday.
Fierce fighting ⁠in the ‌northern Syrian ‍city ‍between government forces ‍and Kurdish fighters drove thousands of civilians ​from their homes on ⁠Wednesday, with Washington reported to be mediating a de-escalation.