Syria, Lebanon and Damascus

Syria, Lebanon pledge firm ties after years of tensions
Syria's new ruler and Lebanon's prime minister pledged on Saturday to build lasting ties during the first visit by a Lebanese head of government to Damascus since the civil war started in 2011.Prime Minister Najib Mikati's trip came after Islamist-led rebels seized Damascus last month,
Lebanon’s PM meets Syria’s de facto leader in Damascus
Lebanon’s Mikati and Syria’s al-Sharaa discuss relations, including smuggling between countries and border challenges.
Lebanon's Mikati to meet Syrian leader Sharaa in Damascus, Lebanese sources say
Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati will meet Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Saturday, two Lebanese sources said, becoming the first head of government to visit Syria's capital since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
Syria's Al Sharaa meets Lebanese PM in bid to improve long-fraught ties
Syria's de facto leader Ahmed Al Sharaa met Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati in Damascus on Saturday in a bid to improve long-fraught ties, ..
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Meets With Syrian Leader
The visit by Prime Minister Najib Mikati was the first official trip by the Lebanese leader to meet with the new government of Syria.
Lebanese PM In Damascus: Drawing Borders With Syria A Priority
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Saturday during his first visit to Syria since president Bashar al-Assad's fall that demarcating the countries' shared land and sea borders was a key concern.
Syria-Lebanon relations: Lebanese prime minister's visit marks new phase
The visit by Lebanese PM Najib Mikati to Damascus marks the first for a senior Lebanese official to Syria in years
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Collapsed Syrian economy requires international assistance for recovery
Syria needs foreign financial aid, investments, development assistance, and political support, including the removal of ...
International sanctions have left Syria’s health system on life support
U.S. and E.U. sanctions aimed at punishing the former Assad regime have made it more difficult for Syrian hospitals to ...
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Lebanese PM meets Syrian Leader, calls for swift resolution on ‘refugee crisis’
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Saturday, met Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, and the two leaders discussed ways to ...
Conflict between Turkey and Kurdish groups rises around key dam in northern Syria
A key dam in northern Syria has become a flash point in the conflict between Kurdish forces and Turkish-backed armed groups ...
Syria's Kurdish community at the center of a post-Assad game of geopolitical tug-of-war
The fall of longtime strongman Bashar al-Assad has created a power vacuum that threatens some of the United States' ...
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Syria, Lebanon pledge 'long-term strategic relations' after Assad ouster
Syria's new ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa and Lebanon's prime minister vowed on Saturday to build lasting ties after the fall of ...
Syria, Lebanon vow new era of ‘respect’
Syria’s new ruler and Lebanon’s Prime Minister pledged on Saturday to build lasting ties during the first visit by a Lebanese ...
A new year dawns on a Middle East torn by conflict and change
The streets were buzzing with excitement in Damascus as Syrians welcomed in a new year that seemed to many to bring a promise ...