Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Last-minute deal-making in Lebanon before the special parliamentary session to elect a president on Jan. 9.• Efforts to reach a cease-fire in Gaza as President-elect Trump promises major consequences if the hostages are not released before inauguration day.• Developments in Syria as the country tries to set its course following the fall of Bashar al-Assad.• Whether the cease-fire agreement in Lebanon is successfully implemented before it expires. Syrian national dialogue delayed in plan to make talks more inclusive: Syria’s national dialogue conference has been postponed after the expansion of its preparation committee to include representatives from “all segments of Syrian society and...
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Last-minute deal-making in Lebanon before the special parliamentary session to elect a president on Jan. 9.• Efforts to reach a cease-fire in Gaza as President-elect Trump promises major consequences if the hostages are not released before inauguration day.• Developments in Syria as the country tries to set its course following the fall of Bashar al-Assad.• Whether the cease-fire agreement in Lebanon is successfully implemented before it expires. Syrian national dialogue delayed in plan to make talks more inclusive: Syria’s national dialogue conference has been postponed after the expansion of its preparation committee to include representatives from “all segments of Syrian...