How top Syrian diplomat Asaad al-Shaibani’s road to Damascus is shaking the Mideast

Europe Politics Sun, 12 Jul 2026 11:45:58 GMT High confidence — 75/100

The rockstar welcome on the streets of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli started in the late afternoon on Thursday, July 2, and continued well after sundown, with flares and bonfires illuminating the night sky as the crowds roared.
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani was visiting, and his motorcade could barely make its way through the packed streets of Lebanon’s second-largest city.
When it finally reached the gates of Dar al-Fatwa, Lebanon’s highest Sunni religious institution, Syria’s top diplomat, dressed in his now de rigueur dark suit, emerged from the car – and was promptly ca

The rockstar welcome on the streets of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli started in the late afternoon on Thursday, July 2, and continued well after sundown, with flares and bonfires illuminating the night sky as the crowds roared.
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani was visiting, and his motorcade could barely make its way through the packed streets of Lebanon’s second-largest city.
When it finally reached the gates of Dar al-Fatwa, Lebanon’s highest Sunni religious institution, Syria’s top diplomat, dressed in his now de rigueur dark suit, emerged from the car – and was promptly ca

Sources: France 24