Syria, Lebanon pledge firm ties

Syria, Lebanon pledge firm ties after years of tensions
Syria's new ruler and Lebanon's prime minister pledged on Saturday to build lasting ties during the first visit by a Lebanese head of government to Damascus since the civil war started in 2011.Prime Minister Najib Mikati's trip came after Islamist-led rebels seized Damascus last month,
Lebanon to work with Syria to strengthen borders
Lebanon and Syria will work together to secure their land borders, as well as to delineate both land and sea borders, Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Saturday in Damascus. In the first trip by a Lebanese prime minister to neighbouring Syria in 15 years,
Syria’s new ruler pledges long-term strategic ties with Lebanon
Syria's new leader Ahmad Sharaa called on Lebanon Saturday to forget about the past "negative" relations resulting from decades of the Assad family's rule.
Syria, Lebanon pledge 'long-term strategic relations' after Assad ouster
Syria's new ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa and Lebanon's prime minister vowed on Saturday to build lasting ties after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Sharaa said the new Syria would "stay at equal distance
Lebanese PM In Damascus: Drawing Borders With Syria A Priority
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Saturday during his first visit to Syria since president Bashar al-Assad's fall that demarcating the countries' shared land and sea borders was a key concern.
Lebanese PM meets Syria's new leader Al-Sharaa in Damascus
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati met on Saturday the head of Syria’s administration Ahmad Al-Sharaa at the People's Palace in Damascus. Watch this report for more details!
Syria-Lebanon relations: Lebanese prime minister's visit marks new phase
The visit by Lebanese PM Najib Mikati to Damascus marks the first for a senior Lebanese official to Syria in years
Lebanon Names Nawaf Salam, a Diplomat and Jurist, as Prime Minister
The selection of Mr. Salam was seen as a blow to Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group and political party that has acted as ...
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Israel resumes air raids on Syria-Lebanon arms routes
Israeli planes struck targets on the border between Lebanon's Bekaa Valley and Syria on Sunday evening and into Monday, Israeli and Syrian sources said, in a resumption of raids that had curbed weapon ...
Int'l Court of Justice top judge Nawaf Salam named Lebanon's prime minister
Nawaf Salam, the head of the International Court of Justice, was named Monday as Lebanon's new Prime Minister after he won ...
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Meets With Syrian Leader
The visit by Prime Minister Najib Mikati was the first official trip by the Lebanese leader to meet with the new government ...
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Lebanon's Mikati set to meet Sharaa in Syria in wake of Aoun's election
Najib Mikati’s visit, the first in 15 years, comes amid pressure in Lebanon to release Islamists imprisoned during the civil ...
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A new chapter in Lebanon-Syria relations takes shape
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Syria, Lebanon vow new era of ‘respect’
Syria’s new ruler and Lebanon’s Prime Minister pledged on Saturday to build lasting ties during the first visit by a Lebanese ...
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Arab-international meeting on Syria opens in Saudi capital
Foreign ministers from Arab and Western countries held a meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Sunday to discuss the ...