Assad's fall paves the way for "normal ties" between Lebanon, new Syria
1 day ago · BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 24 (UPI) --The ouster of Syrian President Bashar Assad has ended Iran's 40-year dominance and quest for hegemony in the region, further weakened his allies in Lebanon and ...
Prominent Lebanese figure meets Syrian insurgent who led …
3 days ago · BEIRUT (AP) — A prominent Lebanese politician held talks on Sunday with the insurgent who led the overthrow of Syria’s President Bashar Assad, with both expressing hope for a new era in relations. Druze leader Walid Jumblatt is the most important politician from Lebanon to visit Syria since the Assad family’s 54-year rule ended two weeks ...
Lebanon–Syria relations - Wikipedia
Following the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982 (whose objective was to dislodge Yasser Arafat's PLO from its Lebanese strongholds) and the siege of Beirut that led to Arafat and the PLO evacuation to Tunis, newly elected President Bachir Gemayel was assassinated in a bomb explosion by the Syrian-affiliated member of the Syrian Social ...
Prominent Lebanese figure meets Syrian insurgent who led …
3 days ago · BEIRUT — A prominent Lebanese politician held talks on Sunday with the insurgent who led the overthrow of Syria’s President Bashar Assad, with both expressing hope for a new era in relations ...
On the road to Damascus from Lebanon, Syrians express hope and …
Dec 12, 2024 · The road to Damascus tells the story of a new Syria emerging from 54 years of authoritarian rule by one family, the Assads. Today's Syria is no longer theirs.
While Syrian refugees don't want to return, officials in Lebanon …
Nov 9, 2024 · Some refugees have entered Syria via smuggler routes so their departure from Lebanon is not officially recorded, including Um Yaman, who left Beirut’s heavily bombarded southern suburbs with her children for the city of Raqqa in eastern Syria.
Fleeing conflict in Lebanon, thousands pour into Syria | AP News
Sep 25, 2024 · Families fleeing the escalating conflict in Lebanon poured into Syria in growing numbers on Wednesday, waiting for hours in heavy traffic to reach the relative safety of another war-torn country. (AP Video: Abd Al Rahman Shaheen)
UNHCR: Lebanon-Syria humanitarian and displacement crisis …
Nov 22, 2024 · BEIRUT – The past few weeks have been the deadliest and most devastating for Lebanon and its people in decades, with Israel dramatically intensifying its airstrikes and ground incursions, deepening the humanitarian catastrophe for civilians.
Israeli airstrikes rock southern suburbs of Beirut – NBC Chicago
Oct 4, 2024 · Israel carried out another series of punishing airstrikes Friday, hitting suburban Beirut and cutting off the main border crossing between Lebanon and Syria for tens of thousands of people...
Israeli airstrikes rock southern suburbs of Beirut and cut off a key ...
Oct 4, 2024 · BEIRUT — Israel carried out another series of punishing airstrikes Friday, hitting suburban Beirut and cutting off the main border crossing between Lebanon and Syria for tens of thousands of...