Syria is open to direct talks with Hezbollah if its national interests require it, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaybani said during a visit to Lebanon on Thursday (2 July).
Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaybani made the remarks during meetings in Beirut with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, a close Hezbollah ally.
The visit marked al-Shaybani's first to Beirut since U.S. President Donald Trump suggested Syrian forces could confront Hezbollah inside Lebanon. Damascus has previously rejected the idea.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has dismissed reports of any planned Syrian military role in Lebanon, describing them as unfounded.
Syria's new leadership, made up of former rebel commanders who fought Hezbollah during the country's civil war, now faces the challenge of managing regional alliances while rebuilding after 14 years of conflict.
Hezbollah backed former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during the war, deepening the long-running hostility between the two sides.
Media reports earlier this year said Washington had explored whether Syria could help disarm Hezbollah in eastern Lebanon, although Damascus was reluctant over fears of being drawn into a wider regional conflict.
Syria maintained political and military dominance over Lebanon for nearly three decades before withdrawing its troops in 2005.
Analysts say any renewed Syrian involvement in Lebanon could inflame sectarian tensions across both countries.
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President Donald Trump said the United States will target Iran’s heavily fortified Pickaxe Mountain site “pretty soon” as he meets with Lebanese president Michel Aoun. Meanwhile, U.S. forces carried out a 10th consecutive night of strikes on Iran while Tehran continues to target Gulf countries.
The United States has bombed Iran for an 11th consecutive night as the Pentagon says the war’s cost reach $37.5 billion. President Donald Trump threatens a heavy strike on the suspected Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site. Tehran warns that any attack could trigger a wider regional escalation.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier have discussed regional developments, transport connectivity, energy cooperation and the Azerbaijan-Armenia peace process during talks in Berlin.
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Türkiye's parliament has approved a two-year extension of the country's military deployment in Somalia, reinforcing deepening security ties between Ankara and Mogadishu as the Horn of Africa nation continues to battle terrorism, piracy and other security threats.
Georgia's fuel imports from Belarus surged by 3,469% in the first half of 2026 as Russia's export bans disrupted regional supplies, highlighting a rapid shift in the country's fuel market.
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Pakistan stepped up its economic engagement with the U.S. during Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb's visit to Washington this week, holding talks on investment, development finance and access to international capital markets as Islamabad seeks to broaden its economic partnerships.
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