By Maya Gebeily and Alvise ArmelliniBEIRUT/ROME, July 14 (Reuters) - Lebanon and Israel resumed talks on Tuesday in the Italian capital, with Beirut hoping for progress towards securing an Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon under a U.S.-brokered deal,although expectations for swift progress were low.

The decision was made after Israel announced its intentions to start withdrawing its troops

BEIRUT: Lebanese negotiators are set to meet their Israeli counterparts in Rome on Tuesday for a sixth round of direct, US-brokered talks, with the session scheduled to run over…

The last thing Beirut wants is replacing one regional-power influence with another