Lebanon hopes for neighbourly relations in first message to new Syria …
10 hours ago · Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah played a major part propping up Syria's ousted President Bashar al-Assad through years of war, before bringing its fighters back to Lebanon over the last year to ...
Lebanon–Syria relations - Wikipedia
Lebanon–Syria relations were officially established in October 2008 when Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad issued a decree to establish diplomatic relations with Lebanon for the first time since both countries gained independence from France in 1943 (Lebanon) and 1946 (Syria). [1]
Assad's fall paves the way for "normal ties" between Lebanon, new Syria
2 days ago · The Syrian Army first entered Lebanon in 1976 as part of a 30,000-strong Arab Deterrent Force to stop the raging civil war that started six months earlier. Soon, the Saudi, Emirati, Sudanese ...
Syria's Tangled Alliances and Rivalries: A Visual Guide
2 days ago · And Hezbollah is battered after fighting Israel in Lebanon. ... There is a lot for the transitional authorities to do inside Syria: stabilize and secure the country, restore public services ...
Prominent Lebanese figure meets Syrian insurgent who led …
4 days ago · Jumblatt was a longtime critic of Syria’s involvement in Lebanon and blamed Assad’s father, former leader Hafez Assad, for the assassination of his own father. Ahmad al-Sharaa led the Sunni Islamist rebels who swept into Damascus this month. Now wearing a suit and tie, he has been meeting diplomats and others as Assad’s fall reshapes ...
At Syria’s border with Lebanon, refugees return home while
Dec 12, 2024 · People cross from Syria into Lebanon at the Masnaa border crossing on Wednesday, December 11. Another couple, Mohammed and his wife, were among those returning to Syria. Waiting for their...
Thousands of displaced Lebanese return from Syria as ceasefire …
Nov 28, 2024 · QUSAIR, Syria (AP) — Thousands of people made the crossing back into Lebanon from Syria on the second day of a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, after nearly 14 months of fighting.
On the road to Damascus from Lebanon, Syrians express hope …
Dec 12, 2024 · People wait in long lines to enter Lebanon from Syria at the Masnaa border crossing on Dec. 11. Many more than were heading in the other direction. Syria-Lebanon border to DAMASCUS, Syria –...
Fleeing conflict in Lebanon, thousands pour into Syria - AP News
Sep 25, 2024 · Families fleeing the escalating conflict in Lebanon are pouring into Syria in growing numbers. They waited for hours in heavy traffic Wednesday to reach the relative safety of another war-torn country.
UNHCR: Lebanon-Syria humanitarian and displacement crisis …
Nov 22, 2024 · DAMASCUS – As a result of the deadly situation in Lebanon, over 557,000 people have crossed to Syria in recent weeks. Despite attacks and damage caused by Israeli airstrikes on a number of border crossings and roads, people continue to flee the intensified bombardments in Lebanon, mainly on foot.