Nicholas Blanford

US Sends Ambassador to Syria For the First Time in Six Years

Beirut, Lebanon - After nearly a six-year frost in US-Syrian diplomatic relations, newly appointed American ambassador Robert Ford is scheduled to arrive tomorrow in Damascus, where he will face …

By: Nicholas Blanford ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor|Report

January 14, 2011

Israel Approves Withdrawal From Ghajar, Flashpoint Village on Lebanese Border

Wazzani, Lebanon - Israel's cabinet on Wednesday approved a United Nations proposal to withdraw Israeli troops from the divided village of Ghajar, which straddles the UN-policed boundary between Lebanon …

By: Nicholas Blanford ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor|Report

November 18, 2010

US-Iran Dynamic: Why US Effort to Leverage Syria Is Flagging

Beirut, Lebanon - More than a year after the US launched a cautious effort to reengage with Syria, wooing it away from Iran and the Iranian-backed Shiite organization Hezbollah, …

By: Nicholas Blanford ,; ChristianScienceMonitor|Report

July 2, 2010

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