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With US sanctions on Syria set to ease, Lebanese politicians have intensified efforts to send Syrian refugees home. Photo: DW

What does Syria's sanctions relief mean for Lebanon?

As the US considers lifting sanctions on Syria, Lebanon sees both risk and opportunity. President Joseph Aoun is eyeing regional trade, refugee returns and economic recovery amid shifting alliances

Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs following Israeli strike after issuing an evacuation warning for the area, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon, March 28, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Israel hits building in Beirut's southern suburbs, first since truce

Israeli military said all three rockets were intercepted and there was no immediate claim of responsibility. Photo: BSS

Israel strikes Lebanon in response to cross-border rocket fire

A resident of Baalbek, Hamza al Outa, stands in his destroyed kitchen in Baalbek, after the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanon November 28, 2024. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

'Everything is lost' in Lebanon rubble after ceasefire

The ceasefire deal says there will be a two-month halt to fighting between the Israeli military and the armed wing of the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon. Photo: Reuters

Israel-Lebanon ceasefire: Will it last?

Civil defense members work at a site damaged in the aftermath of an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Barja, Lebanon November 6, 2024. REUTERS/Aziz Taher

Israel strikes on Lebanon kill 40 people around Baalbek, health ministry says

Jennifer Holleis. Sketch: TBS

UNIFIL: Why are UN peacekeepers in Lebanon?

Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati speaks during a press conference in the presence of Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt (not pictured), in Beirut, Lebanon October 2, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Lebanon is in immediate need of a ceasefire, caretaker PM says