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Syrian officials head to Moscow for talks on crisis proposals

August 22, 2019 at 7:49 a.m.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian foreign ministry officials headed to Moscow on Wednesday to discuss proposals for ending Syria's 21-month-old crisis apparently made by international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, Syrian and Lebanese...

Hezbollah warns U.S. of consequences for Prophet film

August 22, 2019 at 5:48 a.m.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah made a rare public appearance on Monday to tell the United States it would face more anger and grave repercussions across the...

Pope urges Arab leaders to work for peace in raging Middle East

August 23, 2021 at 2:17 p.m.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Pope Benedict urged Arab leaders on Sunday at a huge open-air mass in Lebanon to work for reconciliation in a Middle East riven by Syria's civil war...

Pope urges Arab leaders to work for peace in raging Middle East

December 24, 2018 at 4:05 p.m.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Pope Benedict urged Arab leaders on Sunday at a huge open-air mass in Lebanon to work for reconciliation in a Middle East riven by Syria's civil war...

Iran could strike U.S. bases if Israel attacks: Hezbollah

August 23, 2021 at 1:31 p.m.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iran could hit U.S. bases in the Middle East in response to any Israeli strike on its nuclear facilities even if American forces played no role in...

Iran could strike U.S. bases if Israel attacks: Hezbollah

August 22, 2019 at 5:33 a.m.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iran could hit U.S. bases in the Middle East in response to any Israeli strike on its nuclear facilities even if American forces played no role in...

Islamists must cement democracy, novelist says

August 23, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.

PARIS (Reuters) - Islamist governments which were swept to power in the Arab Spring uprisings must ensure that democracy becomes firmly rooted across the region, novelist Amin Maalouf said on...

Islamists must cement democracy, novelist says

December 24, 2018 at 8:18 a.m.

PARIS (Reuters) - Islamist governments which were swept to power in the Arab Spring uprisings must ensure that democracy becomes firmly rooted across the region, novelist Amin Maalouf said on...

Lebanon must end rifts to withstand Syria turmoil

December 24, 2018 at 7:13 a.m.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon risks being sucked into a worsening spiral of violence that has already begun to spill over from neighboring Syria unless its deeply divided leaders set aside...

Hezbollah says world no longer seeks overthrow of Syria’s Assad

December 23, 2018 at 10:07 p.m.

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah group said on Friday Arab and international efforts to end the conflict in Syria have moved away from demanding that President Bashar al-Assad steps down...

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