Lebanon's recently elected President, Michel Suleiman attending the Mediterranean Summit in Paris on July 13, 2008. Forty-three nations from the Mediterranean, including Israel and Arab States, are attending the summit; one of the major topics being discussed is to create a weapon of mass destruction free zone in the Mediterranean. (UPI Photo/Dalati & Nohra)
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Britain Talks Up Syrian Mideast Peace Role
AMMAN -- The landmark visit by British Foreign Secretary David Miliband to Syria this week and his comments about the important role Damascus plays in regional peace and stability provides further momentum for a Syrian comeback to the Western fold, perhaps setting the stage for a shift in U.S. policy toward the country in preparation for President-elect Barack Obama to take up office.
Syria Recognizes Lebanon's Sovereignty After 60 Years
MOSCOW -- Syria and Lebanon established diplomatic relations on Oct. 15, some 60 years after gaining independence from France in the mid-1940s. Why have they waited so long?
Upbeat U.N. Report on Lebanon Reflects Geopolitical Changes
AMMAN -- The latest U.N. report on the implementation of a controversial Security Council resolution on Lebanon is being seen as balanced, for the first time since the international decision was passed four years ago, thanks to significant political changes that have swept Lebanon in the past six months.
Special Report: Terror in Lebanon Threatens National, Regional Security
Security in the north of Lebanon has deteriorated in the past few months due to sectarian fighting between the Sunni population and the Shia-Alawite community and recent terrorist attacks against the Lebanese armed forces in the area.
Assad Forges New Ties With Lebanon
AMMAN -- Syrian President Bashar Assad has made his declared intention to establish full diplomatic ties with Lebanon official. He issued a decree that would see embassies in Beirut and Damascus for the first time in their history.
Disappearance of U.S. Journalists in Beirut Revives Specter of Worst Days
News of the disappearance of two young American journalists who were traveling in Lebanon Wednesday comes as a frightening reminder of dark days of the not too distant past. NEWS UPDATE: Syria Holding Pair.
The Saudi-Syrian Cold War Unfolds in Tripoli
The Cold War between Syria and Saudi Arabia playing itself out in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli is taking the Lebanese crisis into unchartered territories where all the microcosms of inter-Arab animosity are vying for power in Lebanon.
Beirut After More Than One Month of War
The repetitive and consistently sad nature of the Middle East conflict needs to be entered on the correct note. So, largely to amuse myself, I flew from Belgrade to Beirut one Friday the 13th and on the plane chanced to meet Sarah who was from the northern city of Tripoli who was returning to Lebanon for summer vacation from France, where she studied computer engineering.
Nasrallah to Lebanese Army: When All Else Fails, Turn East!
BEIRUT -- Wasting little time in capitalizing on the continued unwillingness of the U.S. George W. Bush administration to provide the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) with the advanced equipment it says it needs, Hezbollah leader Sayed Hassan Nasrallah suggested late Friday that the government of Fouad Siniora should simply go to the international arms market and procure the desired equipment.
Syria Targeted by Possible Al-Qaida Suicide Bomber
AMMAN -- Syria is speculating that a suicide bombing last weekend in Damascus was carried out by member of an Islamist extremist group who had arrived from a neighboring country, Syrian authorities say, possibly newly placing the country in the line of fire of al-Qaida or an affiliate.
