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Antoine Khoury

Antoine Khoury

Antoine Khoury is based in Beirut and has been reporting for Mena Today for the past year. He covers news from Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Turkey, and is widely regarded as one of the region’s leading experts

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Lebanon urges Bahrain to reopen embassy in Beirut

Bahrain

Lebanon urges Bahrain to reopen embassy in Beirut

Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Joe Raggi has called on the Kingdom of Bahrain to reopen its embassy in Beirut and reestablish full diplomatic ties, amid signs of easing tensions between Lebanon and Gulf nations. 

Israel strikes tanks in Southern Syria, cites security threat

Syria

Israel strikes tanks in Southern Syria, cites security threat

The Israeli army announced Monday that it had carried out strikes on several tanks near the southern Syrian city of Sweida, amid ongoing clashes between Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters that have reportedly left dozens dead.

Syria and Israel to hold rare talks in Baku

Syria

Syria and Israel to hold rare talks in Baku

In a surprising development, senior officials from Syria and Israel are expected to meet Saturday on the sidelines of a visit by Syria’s interim president, Ahmad al-Shaarah, to Azerbaijan. 

Future of Syrian Kurds in limbo as integration talks falter

Syria

Future of Syrian Kurds in limbo as integration talks falter

Mazloum Abdi, commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), met Wednesday in Damascus with interim Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, alongside U.S. envoy Tom Barrack, in a bid to revive stalled efforts to integrate Kurdish-led institutions into the Syrian state.

Fires ravage Syria’s coastline, foreign aid rushed in

Syria

Fires ravage Syria’s coastline, foreign aid rushed in

Syrian authorities have officially appealed to the European Union for assistance in battling raging wildfires that have devastated parts of the coastal province of Latakia for six consecutive days. 

Jordanian and Turkish firefighters support Syria

Jordan

Jordanian and Turkish firefighters support Syria

Jordanian firefighting teams have joined Syrian crews battling intense wildfires that have scorched around 10,000 hectares of forest and farmland in Syria’s coastal Latakia province.

Syrian Liberal Party denounces church attack, calls for national unity

Syria

Syrian Liberal Party denounces church attack, calls for national unity

In the wake of a tragic terrorist attack on St. Elias Church in Damascus, the Syrian Liberal Party has issued a strong statement of condemnation, mourning the victims and urging national solidarity in defense of Syria’s values of coexistence, diversity, and freedom.

A demagogue’s appeal for dialogue

Turkey

A demagogue’s appeal for dialogue

At a time when global tensions are already dangerously high, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took the stage at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s foreign ministers’ summit in Istanbul to accuse Israel of sabotaging U.S.-Iran nuclear talks and shunning diplomacy. 

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