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Ortagus to Visit Beirut with Sweeping Proposals

This is Beirut, 29/05 20:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Morgan Ortagus, the Deputy United States Special Envoy to the Middle East, is expected to arrive in Beirut by the end of next week. She will carry a wide-ranging set of proposals aimed at addressing several of Lebanon’s most pressing and controversial issues, according to a report by al-Jadeed television. Among the key elements of the US ...

Syria Inks $7 Bn Energy Deal With Qatari, Turkish, US Firms

This is Beirut, 29/05 18:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syria signed a $7 billion energy deal on Thursday with a consortium of Qatari, Turkish, and US companies as it seeks to revive the war-torn country's crippled power sector. The agreement was sealed at the presidential palace in Damascus in the presence of interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa and US ambassador Thomas Barrack. It aims to generate ...

Hezbollah’s Overused Triptych: Paranoia, Reality, and Danger

Marc Saikali, 29/05 08:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Six months after the ceasefire took effect, residents of southern Lebanon are still left wondering who will rebuild their homes. Meanwhile, Hezbollah’s secretary-general clings to the old ideological lifeline—“People, Army, Resistance”—like a castaway clutching his last buoy. Once a rallying cry, the slogan now rings hollow—a mantra ...

Pineapple Is the New Potato: Imported Fruits Back in Syria

This is Beirut, 28/05 13:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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After decades of poverty and isolation under the Assad regime, exotic fruits like pineapples, kiwis and mangoes are available again in Syria's bustling markets, making mouths water and eyes twinkle. Fruits that were once designated luxury items, meaning they were accessible only to Syria's wealthiest, are now as common as potatoes or onions, ...

Syrian President Tells Country Reconstruction Effort Has 'Just Begun'

This is Beirut, 27/05 22:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Syria's interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, said in a speech on Tuesday that the country's post-war reconstruction had 'just begun,' calling on his people to unite. Sharaa was speaking at the "Aleppo, Key to Victory" event in said city, the first major population center to fall during the Islamist-led offensive that toppled longtime Syrian ruler ...

Germany Arrests Syrian Accused of Crimes Under Assad

This is Beirut, 27/05 19:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An alleged former Syrian prison guard has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of committing crimes against humanity under former president Bashar al-Assad, prosecutors said Tuesday. The man, identified only as Fahad A., is accused of "acts of killing, torture and deprivation of liberty" while he worked in a Damascus facility run by Syrian ...

Syria and Israel hold Direct talks Focusing on Security, According to Reuters

This is Beirut, 27/05 15:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel and Syria have recently initiated direct contacts, including several face-to-face meetings, aimed at easing tensions along their shared border and preventing military escalation, five sources close to the matter told Reuters. These talks represent a significant shift between two historically hostile nations that do not maintain official ...

American Engagement of Syria

David Hale , 27/05 11:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump's May 15 meeting in Riyadh with Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa and the lifting of sanctions had many Trumpian hallmarks. It was bold. It was unplanned. Its future course is uncharted. It was taken against the advice of his senior foreign policy team. It was the result of encouragement from two American partners with ...

Israeli Night Raid on Yater Leaves One Dead

This is Beirut, 27/05 10:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An Israeli raid targeted on Tuesday evening a motorcycle on the outskirts of Yater (Bint Jbeil), killing the rider, reportedly from the Al Balaghi family, according to preliminary information. At dawn on Tuesday, an Israeli infantry unit crossed approximately 200 meters into Lebanese territory in the Mays al-Jabal area (Marjayoun district). The ...

Syria's Kurd to Insist on Decentralized Government in talks

This is Beirut, 26/05 16:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syria's Kurds will insist on a decentralized system of government in upcoming talks with the new authorities in Damascus, a senior Kurdish official said on Monday. The Kurdish-led administration in northeastern Syria signed an agreement with the new Syrian government in March to integrate into Syria's state institutions. The two sides ...

Syria to Help Locate Missing Americans

This is Beirut, 25/05 12:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Syria's new authorities have agreed to help the United States locate and return Americans who went missing in the war-ravaged country, a US envoy said on Sunday, in another sign of thawing bilateral ties. The announcement came a day after the United States formally lifted sanctions on Syria, ending more than a decade of diplomatic ...

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