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Joe Saddi Seeks US Support to Reform Lebanon’s Energy Sector

This is Beirut, 02/06 16:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Lebanon’s Minister of Energy and Water, Joe Saddi, is on an official visit to Washington, where he has held a series of high-level meetings with United States officials and World Bank representatives in a bid to secure international backing for Lebanon’s ailing energy sector. Saddi met with Laura Lochman, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for ...

Syria Reopens Arida Border Crossing with Lebanon

This is Beirut, 02/06 10:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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The General Authority for Land and Sea Ports in Syria announced on Monday that the Arida border crossing with Lebanon, located in rural Tartus, will reopen to passenger traffic starting Tuesday morning, June 3, 2025. In an official statement, the authority said, “We inform travelers that the Arida border crossing with Lebanon will be opened for ...

Saudi Top Diplomat Says 'at Vanguard' of Efforts to Rebuild Syria

This is Beirut, 31/05 18:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan travelled to Damascus on Saturday, where he said his country would be at the forefront of efforts to rebuild Syria after nearly 14 years of civil war. Prince Faisal had landed in the Syrian capital earlier, alongside an economic delegation on a visit to discuss ways to support Syria's ...

Kurdish Delegation Heads to Damascus for Talks

This is Beirut, 31/05 16:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A delegation from northeast Syria's semi-autonomous Kurdish administration was headed to Damascus on Saturday for talks on implementing a March deal to integrate Kurdish institutions into the state, a member of the delegation said. Under the agreement signed by Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Mazloum Abdi, head of the Kurdish-led ...

Israel Strikes Western Syria, Despite Talks

This is Beirut, 30/05 23:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel on Friday struck western Syria, the Israeli military and Syrian state media said, in the first such attack on the country in nearly a month. It came after Damascus announced earlier this month indirect talks with Israel to calm tensions, and the US called for a "non-aggression agreement" between the two countries, which are technically at ...

Islamic State Claims First Attack on New Syria Forces Since Assad Fall: Monitors

This is Beirut, 30/05 10:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Islamic State (IS) group on Thursday claimed its first attack on Syria's new government forces since the fall of longtime Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, two war monitors said. In a statement picked up by SITE Intelligence Group, IS said it had planted an "explosive device" on a Syrian forces' vehicle in the southern province of ...

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 ...

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