Analysts say US president’s pressure on Damascus to intervene in Lebanon could undermine domestic security.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun says his goal is to end ‘state of hostility between Lebanon and Israel forever’.
Aoun is in Washington, DC seeking US backing to end the fighting and secure an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
The Lebanese president is seeking Washington’s support for his agenda, including diplomacy with Israel.
Under US-brokered plan, Israel is to hand over control of some areas it occupies in the south to Lebanese government.
Implementation of the trilateral framework agreement between Israel, Lebanon and the US is to start in three villages.
Georges Hanna Dib, known as Dr Food, sentenced for smuggling hashish out of Lebanon in cake packaging.
Aoun is expected to meet Donald Trump on Tuesday, as Beirut seeks US backing to end Israel-Hezbollah fighting.
Lebanese food influencer Georges Dib, known as Dr Food, has been sentenced in absentia to life with hard labour.
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