Syria, Lebanon and Mikati

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Meets With Syrian Leader
The visit by Prime Minister Najib Mikati was the first official trip by the Lebanese leader to meet with the new government of Syria.
Lebanon's Mikati set to meet Sharaa in Syria in wake of Aoun's election
Najib Mikati’s visit, the first in 15 years, comes amid pressure in Lebanon to release Islamists imprisoned during the civil war and just after the election of President Joseph Aoun.
Lebanon's Mikati to meet Syrian leader Sharaa in Damascus, Lebanese sources say
Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati will meet Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Saturday, two Lebanese sources said, becoming the first head of government to visit Syria's capital since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
Lebanon's Mikati to meet with leader of Syria’s new leader on Saturday
Najib Mikati will visit Damascus on Syria’s new administration leader Ahmed al-Sharaa's invitation - Anadolu Ajansı
Mikati in Damascus to meet Syria's de facto leader Al-Sharaa in first visit by Lebanese PM since 2010
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati arrived in Damascus Saturday in the first such visit since before civil war broke out in Syria in 2011, an AFP journalist reported.
Syria's al-Sharaa meets Lebanese PM in bid to improve long-fraught ties
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 strengthening their shared border.
Syria, Lebanon pledge firm ties after years of tensions
Syria's new ruler and Lebanon's prime minister pledged Saturday to build lasting ties during the first visit by a Lebanese head of government to Damascus since the civil war started in 2011. Prime Minister Najib Mikati's trip came after Islamist-led rebels seized Damascus last month,
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New Lebanon president starts consultations on naming PM
New Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will begin parliamentary consultations Monday over designating a prime minister to form a ...
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MP Elias Jarade to LBCI: Opposition nominations aim to re-elect Najib Mikati as PM
MP Elias Jarade confirmed that the recent nominations from the opposition, without coordination with all opposition forces, ...
Lebanese premier Mikati trips to Damascus, first trip in 15 years
Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati is set to meet with Syria's de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, in Damascus on ...
Syria’s new ruler pledges long-term strategic ties with Lebanon
Syria's new leader Ahmad Sharaa called on Lebanon Saturday to forget about the past "negative" relations resulting from ...
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MP Kassem Hachem to LBCI: Plan is to choose Najib Mikati as PM based on Joseph Aoun's principles
MP Kassem Hachem confirmed that his current stance on naming a new Prime Minister is to choose Najib Mikati. He explained to ...
Syrian intelligence agency says it thwarted a planned Islamic State attack on a Shiite shrine
Intelligence officials in Syria’s new de facto government say they have thwarted a plan by the Islamic State group to set off ...
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Lebanese president Joseph Aoun meets Mikati, signals new phase of state control
Joseph Aoun welcomed temporary Prime Minister Najib Mikati to the Baabda Presidential Palace in his first formal appearance ...
Lebanese president to consult on new prime minister from Monday
Newly elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will hold consultations with members of parliament from Jan. 13 to nominate a ...