President Joseph Aoun welcomes the Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Assaad al-Shaibani, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda on Oct. 10, 2025. (Photo: Presidency)
A certain mutual mistrust continues to haunt relations between Lebanon and Syria. Everything suggests that the two neighbors could miss the historic opportunity before them to establish serious and constructive relations.Lebanon regards Syria with concern, while the latter sees Lebanon as a space where, at this stage, the calculations of most opponents to the new power in Damascus intersect. In this context, attempts and Arab and international pressure to move relations forward appear to be hampered. Nevertheless, contacts and visits between officials of the two countries continue as they await concrete results. In the news 12 arrested at Lebanese-Syrian border, including ex-Assad officers Regardless of the technical or procedural details of agreements that the two countries might enter into, the outstanding issues between them...
A certain mutual mistrust continues to haunt relations between Lebanon and Syria. Everything suggests that the two neighbors could miss the historic opportunity before them to establish serious and constructive relations.Lebanon regards Syria with concern, while the latter sees Lebanon as a space where, at this stage, the calculations of most opponents to the new power in Damascus intersect. In this context, attempts and Arab and international pressure to move relations forward appear to be hampered. Nevertheless, contacts and visits between officials of the two countries continue as they await concrete results. In the news 12 arrested at Lebanese-Syrian border, including ex-Assad officers Regardless of the technical or procedural details of agreements that the two countries might enter into, the outstanding issues between them...
Humanitarian convoy reaches Rmeish, Ain Ibl, Dibil despite obstacles
