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Lebanon–Syria relations were officially established in October 2008 when Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree to establish diplomatic relations with Lebanon for the first time since both countries gained independence from France in 1943 (Lebanon) and 1946 (Syria). [1] Lebanon had traditionally been seen by Syria as part of Greater ...
(Reuters) -Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa met Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati in Damascus on Saturday in a bid to improve long-fraught ties, with the pair focusing on ...
Relations between the two countries had been strained, especially with the 29-year Syrian Occupation of Lebanon, accusations of Syrian intervention within Lebanese politics before and after withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon, and suspicions of Syria assassinating Lebanese political figures like former prime minister Rafic Hariri.
Prior to this, the Assad-led Syrian state had a big role in Lebanon's 1975-90 civil war, sending troops into the country in 1976, and dominated Lebanon for 15 years after the conflict ended.
The framework for relations was first codified in May 1991, when Lebanon and Syria signed a treaty of mutual cooperation. This treaty came out of the Taif Agreement, which stipulated that "Lebanon is linked to Syria by distinctive ties deriving strength from kinship, history, and common interests." The Lebanese-Syria treaty calls for ...
In a strip of rugged terrain on the Syria-Lebanon border between the two checkpoints, thousands of people were waiting on Thursday, December 12, to get permits to enter Lebanon. - Ivana Kottasova/CNN
The Syrian conflict stoked a resurgence of sectarian violence in Lebanon, [65] with many of Lebanon's Sunni Muslims and Lebanon's Christians supporting the rebels in Syria, while many of Lebanon's Shi'a Muslims supporting the Ba'athist government of Bashar al-Assad, whose Alawite minority is usually described as a heterodox offshoot of Shi'ism ...
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah views events in Syria as a "major, dangerous and new transformation", a senior Hezbollah politician said on Monday, the Iran-backed group's first reaction to ...