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Barrack meets Berri, says US 'never gonna abandon Lebanon'

U.S. envoy Tom Barrack said Tuesday that he held a "great" meeting with Speaker Nabih Berri and that he is optimistic about his ongoing visit to Lebanon.

The U.S. "is never gonna abandon Lebanon," he told reporters as he arrived for the talks.

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Barrack says army has to be 'trained as a peacekeeping force'

Visiting U.S. envoy Tom Barrack has said that the Lebanese Army has to be "properly trained as a peacekeeping force, not as a military offensive force."

In an interview with Tele Liban, Barrack added that Washington has "no demands."

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Aoun says no one can bear another war in Lebanon

President Joseph Aoun on Monday called on the Lebanese to “unify efforts and act objectively and responsible to keep Lebanon away from the conflict around us,” referring to the latest sectarian bloodshed in neighboring Syria.

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Syria violence brings Druze communities' complex cross-border ties to the fore

By Asher Kaufman, University of Notre Dame

(THE CONVERSATION) A fragile ceasefire was put in place in southern Syria on July 19, 2025, after days of violence between Druze militias and Bedouin tribes that drew in government forces and prompted Israeli strikes on the capital, Damascus, as a warning to pull back from Druze areas. The United States helped broker the latest agreement, fearing a spillover of violence to other parts of Syria.

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Report: Lebanese response unanimously approved but Berri to have separate one

While it is yet to be known whether President Joseph Aoun, Speaker Nabih Berri and PM Nawaf Salam have decided to distance Lebanon’s official response to the U.S. paper from Hezbollah’s stance, the response has been unanimously approved by the three leaders, sources close to them said.

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Report: Hezbollah fears Berri may accept arms plan despite its objection

Hezbollah has concerns over the intentions of Speaker Nabih Berri, political sources told the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper, reminding of the Speaker’s approval in November of the ceasefire agreement “despite Hezbollah’s objection.”

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Report: Qassem's verbal escalation aimed at reassuring popular base

Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim resorted to verbal escalation days before U.S. envoy Tom Barrack’s return to Beirut in order to “obtain needed guarantees to reassure his popular base about Hezbollah’s political future in the political structure that is being reconfigured,” political sources informed on the deliberations between Hezbollah and the Amal Movement said.

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What did Barrack discuss with Lebanese officials?

The Lebanese response delivered to U.S. envoy Tom Barrack on Monday “demanded an end to Israel's violations in return for the removal of arms north of the Litani,” sources told Al-Arabiya television.

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Barrack says Trump wants prosperity in Lebanon, US can't guarantee Israel's actions

Visiting U.S. envoy Tom Barrack met Monday with President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and is scheduled to meet later in the day with political and religious leaders, and on Tuesday with Speaker Nabih Berri.

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Israeli drones bomb 2 southern areas after strikes kill 2

Israeli drones at dawn targeted a building blocks factory between the towns of Yaroun and Maroun al-Ras as well as the al-Mahafer area on Aitaroun's outskirts, causing no casualties, the National News Agency said

The Health Ministry said Israeli strikes killed two people in south Lebanon on Saturday as the Israeli military said it targeted Hezbollah operatives.

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