Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Dec. 20, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Developments in Syria as the international community looks to reestablish diplomatic ties.• Continued Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon villages as the cease-fire agreement continues its slow implementation.• Further developments in the Lebanese political sphere as the Jan. 9 election draws nearer. France conditions aid and waived sanctions on “political and security commitments”: France’s foreign ministry scheduled an international conference to help lift sanctions on Syria and provide aid to reconstruct the country from more than a decade of civil war — conditional on “clear commitments on the political and security front” from the new Syrian leadership. The same day, hundreds of...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Dec. 20, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Developments in Syria as the international community looks to reestablish diplomatic ties.• Continued Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon villages as the cease-fire agreement continues its slow implementation.• Further developments in the Lebanese political sphere as the Jan. 9 election draws nearer. France conditions aid and waived sanctions on “political and security commitments”: France’s foreign ministry scheduled an international conference to help lift sanctions on Syria and provide aid to reconstruct the country from more than a decade of civil war — conditional on “clear commitments on the political and security front” from the new Syrian leadership. The same...