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Weekend EssayWill 2026 see the revival of both Syria and Lebanon?

With momentum behind them and their fates intertwined, the Levantine neighbours enter the new year with the possibility of a more stable and prosperous future

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Lebanon says civilian return to villages must come before broader Israel talks

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Lebanese parliament meets despite boycott over election law

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Christmas concert offers stage for Lebanon’s forgotten actors

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CommentIs the era of militias in the Arab world finally ending? Iraq may have just said so

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CommentBeirut is in no state to normalise Lebanon-Israel relations

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Travel ban imposed on former Lebanese minister facing corruption charges

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Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, with US ambassador to Turkey and special envoy to Syria Tom Barrack. Photo: Prime Minister of Israel / X

US Syria envoy Barrack meets Israel's Netanyahu in Jerusalem

Meeting comes amid signs the US wants to improve relations with Syria and mounting Israel-Lebanon tensions

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Fadel Chaker: Lebanese judiciary sets court date for singer-turned-militant

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Israeli army kills three in Lebanon as Hezbollah threatens 'crushing response'

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US senators decry lack of accountability over Israeli attack on journalists

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Iranian Foreign Minister 'gladly accepts' invitation to Beirut

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on a US bill linking American military aid to Hezbollah weapons

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Bashar Al Assad's cousin admits 'not being an angel' during Syria's civil war

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he found his Lebanese counterpart's refusal to visit Tehran 'bemusing'. AP

Iranian Foreign Minister 'gladly accepts' invitation to Beirut

Abbas Araghchi's Lebanese counterpart Youssef Rajji previously snubbed his invitation to Tehran

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on a US bill linking American military aid to Hezbollah weapons

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Bashar Al Assad's cousin admits 'not being an angel' during Syria's civil war

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Lebanon fails in bid to extradite Beirut blast suspect from Bulgaria

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