Syria has ruled out military intervention in Lebanon despite US pressure to act against Hezbollah, saying it seeks to avoid escalation and focus on rebuilding ties with Beirut.

BEIRUT: Syria’s foreign minister traveled to Beirut on Thursday to meet Lebanese government leaders, in his first visit there since US President Donald Trump raised the…

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani told Lebanon’s president on Thursday that Damascus had no intention of intervening militarily in his country