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Syrian returns from Lebanon to start under UN-backed plan, marking major shift
BEIRUT (Reuters) -Thousands of Syrian refugees are set to return from Lebanon this week under the first, U.N.-backed plan ...
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Lebanon to push ahead with disarming Hezbollah amid assurances Israel will pull troops out
Lebanon has received western guarantees that Israel will withdraw from its territory and commit to a ceasefire, a Lebanese political source told The National. In exchange Lebanon is expected to enter ...
A weakened Iran and Hezbollah gives Lebanon an opening to chart path away from the region’s conflicts − will it be enough?
In 1978, Israel invaded Lebanon to push Palestinian fighters away from its northern borders and put an end to rockets launched from south Lebanon. This fighting included the massacre of many civilians ...
Israel Eyes Ties With Syria and Lebanon After Iran War
Israel annexed the Golan Heights in 1981 after capturing the territory from Syria during the 1967 Six-Day War. While most of ...
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US revokes terror label for Syria’s HTS after it toppled Assad; Christian group decries 'injustice'
The United States government has revoked its designation of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham as a foreign terrorist organization, seven ...
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US revokes terror label for Syria’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which toppled Assad
Measure comes amid warming ties between Damascus and Washington, which seeks to reintegrate war-battered country into global ...
Qatar Airways to resume flights to Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria
Qatar Airways said on Monday it will resume flight operations to Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria after the lifting of ...
Wildfires in Syria spread, helped by heavy winds and leftover war munitions
The fires started last week and have proven difficult to control despite reinforcements from Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon ...
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Hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees in Lebanon set to return home with financial incentives
Up to 400,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon may be set to return home under a UN-backed plan providing financial incentives, ...