Beirut, Lebanon, July 2, 2026 (AFP) - Syrian top diplomat reassures Lebanese leaders on Beirut visit

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Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani told Lebanon's president on Thursday that Damascus had no intention of intervening militarily in his country, despite US pressure to do so, according to the Lebanese presidency. Shaibani, who also invited President Joseph Aoun to Syria, is visiting Beirut, where he met parliament speaker Nabih Berri, a Hezbollah ally, for the first time. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that Syria could "take......

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