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German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced pilot plans to improve security along the Lebanese-Syrian border on Wednesday. The announcement was made following Lebanese President Michel Suleiman’s visit to Berlin this week. The objective of the plan is to improve economic prosperity for the Lebanese in the border region.
Also during their meeting, Merkel and Suleiman discussed the [...]
Though the conditions between the two countries have been cool of late, the two countries’ interior ministers met and agreed on a shared-security agreement. The last few weeks have been tense, as bombs have gone off in both countries, with each blaming the other.
Syria’s release of terrorist confession tapes has not helped, as Lebanon has publicly [...]
Witnesses in Lebanon are already confirming a troop build-up on the border with Syria, in a move that the two countries say they hope will reduce illegal border-crossing. At the same time, initial reports seem to confirm that Syria is removing some of the additional troops it had put on the border with Iraq towards [...]
The alleged (but as yet unconfirmed) U.S. invasion of Syrian airspace is causing security concerns around the United States embassy in Syria. Because of this, the U.S. has announced that it will temporarily be closing the embassy.
The situation between the two countries has been getting worse, as Syria has shut down U.S.-run schools and other [...]
With concerns about Lebanon’s security situation building, an announcement was made on Monday of a new joint military commission with the United States, aiming to deepen cooperation between the two states and strengthen Lebanon’s military against security threats. The United States has become increasingly alarmed at the growing Syrian presence along the border of Lebanon, [...]
