This is Beirut - Tom Barrack

Lebanon’s Role in the Emerging Middle East: The Armistice as a Cornerstone

Philippe Abi-Akl, 01/07 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Although Hezbollah has refrained from directly involving Lebanon in the Israel-Iran conflict – limiting its role to rhetorical support – the country remains deeply affected by the ceasefire between these regional powers, according to an Arab diplomat. This truce is part of a broader peace initiative that United States President Donald Trump ...

US Envoy Urges Syria and Lebanon to Pursue Peace with Israel

This is Beirut, 29/06 18:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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With the Iran-Israel war opening up a new road for the Mideast, Syria and Lebanon need to reach peace agreements with Israel, the US special envoy to Syria said Sunday. "President (Ahmed) al-Sharaa has indicated that he doesn't hate Israel... and that he wants peace on that border. I think that will also happen with Lebanon. It's a necessity to ...

Barrack: US Will Back Israeli Withdrawal if Hezbollah Disarms

This is Beirut, 25/06 20:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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According to MTV, United States Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack informed Lebanese officials, during his visit to Beirut on June 19, that a government’s public commitment to disarming Hezbollah would significantly advance the issue of Israeli withdrawal from the five hills at the border. This effort, he asserted, would ...

Washington: If Hezbollah Enters War, There Will Be Consequences

Bassam Abou Zeid, 20/06 15:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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When the Israeli-Iranian war comes to an end and negotiations begin, the fate of Iran’s regional proxies—chief among them Hezbollah—is expected to be decisively addressed. That war’s outcome will likely establish a new strategic equation: a non-nuclear Iran, stripped of its ballistic missile capabilities and its network of armed proxies. ...

US to Eventually Reduce Military Bases in Syria to One

This is Beirut, 03/06 22:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States has begun reducing its military presence in Syria with a view to eventually closing all but one of its bases there, the US envoy for the country has said in an interview. Six months after the ouster of longtime Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad, the United States is steadily drawing down its presence as part of Operation Inherent ...

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 ...

Tom Barrack Appointed US Special Envoy for Syria

This is Beirut, 23/05 19:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Trump administration announced on Friday the appointment of Tom Barrack, the current US ambassador to Turkey and a longtime ally of the president, as the new Special Envoy for Syria. The announcement marks a significant shift in US engagement in the Middle East following the fall of the Assad regime. Barrack is a billionaire real estate ...

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