A portrait of interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and his foreign minister, Assad al-Shaibani, on Dec. 8, 2025. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L'Orient-Le Jour)
Attached to an electric pole, a poster of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and President Joseph Aoun appears almost washed out. On Dec. 8, 2025, at al-Nour Square in Tripoli, it is eclipsed by a sea of Syrian revolution flags waved by Syrian and Lebanese protesters.All eyes are fixed on a large portrait of interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and his foreign minister, Assad al-Shaibani, displayed at the heart of the roundabout. Like in Damascus, Lebanon’s northern capital marks the anniversary of the Assad clan's fall.Closely linked to Syria by geography and deep economic, cultural and family ties, Tripoli is no stranger to the Syrian regime’s abuses, from the Bab al-Tabbaneh massacre to forced disappearances and humiliations at checkpoints. Need the history? Hacking Lebanese Politics #16: What is 'Bilad al-Sham,' the term making all...
Attached to an electric pole, a poster of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and President Joseph Aoun appears almost washed out. On Dec. 8, 2025, at al-Nour Square in Tripoli, it is eclipsed by a sea of Syrian revolution flags waved by Syrian and Lebanese protesters.All eyes are fixed on a large portrait of interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and his foreign minister, Assad al-Shaibani, displayed at the heart of the roundabout. Like in Damascus, Lebanon’s northern capital marks the anniversary of the Assad clan's fall.Closely linked to Syria by geography and deep economic, cultural and family ties, Tripoli is no stranger to the Syrian regime’s abuses, from the Bab al-Tabbaneh massacre to forced disappearances and humiliations at checkpoints. Need the history? Hacking Lebanese Politics #16: What is 'Bilad al-Sham,' the term making...
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