The Turkish and Lebanese flags side by side, at the top of a monument at the entrance to the village of Kwashra, in North Lebanon. (Credit: Archive photo João Sousa/L’Orient-Le Jour)
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is due to visit Turkey on Friday, where he will be received by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Both in form and substance, this reception is expected to reflect the importance Ankara attaches to Lebanon. Turkey intends to offer every possible form of support: military and political assistance, backing for the Lebanese Army, and even participation in a potential deployment of a NATO force in southern Lebanon to replace UNIFIL, with a significant Turkish contingent. It also wishes to strengthen Beirut’s position in the face of Israeli pressure, seek to amend the framework agreement concluded between Lebanon and Israel – deemed dangerous by several countries – and develop economic and investment projects so that Lebanon can benefit from the new regional dynamics.Turkey now regards itself as an indispensable...
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is due to visit Turkey on Friday, where he will be received by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Both in form and substance, this reception is expected to reflect the importance Ankara attaches to Lebanon. Turkey intends to offer every possible form of support: military and political assistance, backing for the Lebanese Army, and even participation in a potential deployment of a NATO force in southern Lebanon to replace UNIFIL, with a significant Turkish contingent. It also wishes to strengthen Beirut’s position in the face of Israeli pressure, seek to amend the framework agreement concluded between Lebanon and Israel – deemed dangerous by several countries – and develop economic and investment projects so that Lebanon can benefit from the new regional dynamics.Turkey now regards itself as an...
Hacking Lebanese Politics #36: Is Lebanon about to abolish the death penalty?
