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May 22, 2023

Bahrain and Lebanon to Restore Diplomatic Ties
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Bahrain plans to restore diplomatic relations with Lebanon, after
severing ties in the fall of 2021 following critical comments made by a
Lebanese minister of the Saudi-led war in Yemen. Saudi Arabia and its
Gulf allies withdrew their diplomats from Lebanon in response. It's the
latest move by Arab nations to resolve disputes and strengthen regional
ties. On Friday, Syria's Bashar al-Assad was welcomed back to his first
Arab League summit after 12 years of suspension, while at the same time
protesters gathered in and around northern Syria's rebel-held Idlib to
condemn his reintegration into the regional body.


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