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Turkish Foreign Minister to Visit Lebanon on Tuesday

Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan looks on during a joint press conference with the Egyptian foreign minister in Cairo on October 14, 2023. (AFP)
Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan looks on during a joint press conference with the Egyptian foreign minister in Cairo on October 14, 2023. (AFP)
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Turkish Foreign Minister to Visit Lebanon on Tuesday

Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan looks on during a joint press conference with the Egyptian foreign minister in Cairo on October 14, 2023. (AFP)
Türkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan looks on during a joint press conference with the Egyptian foreign minister in Cairo on October 14, 2023. (AFP)

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will make an official visit to Lebanon on Tuesday to discuss regional, global and bilateral issues, the foreign ministry said on Monday.

Fidan will visit Lebanon at the invitation of his Lebanese counterpart, the ministry said.

The visit comes as Israel gears up for a ground offensive into Gaza in response to an attack by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Oct. 7.

Earlier on Monday, Fidan discussed Israeli attacks on Gaza and the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians in a call with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, a Turkish Foreign Ministry source said, according to Reuters.

The source provided no further information.

Türkiye has said it was ready to mediate the conflict and that it was in contact with Hamas on the release of civilians being held hostage by the group.

It has also sent humanitarian aid to Gaza, which is currently held in Egypt while borders are closed.

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Arab League Warns Against ‘Strife’ in Syria

The Arab League headquarters in Cairo. Asharq Al-Awsat
The Arab League headquarters in Cairo. Asharq Al-Awsat
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Arab League Warns Against ‘Strife’ in Syria

The Arab League headquarters in Cairo. Asharq Al-Awsat
The Arab League headquarters in Cairo. Asharq Al-Awsat

The Arab League has warned against “strife” in Syria, saying it was “following with concern the events taking place in several Syrian cities and areas with the aim of igniting the sparks of conflict.”

It said Thursday that it “rejects the Iranian statements aimed at fueling strife among the Syrian people,” according to a statement from the secretariat.

It did not specify which statements it was referring to.

Syria's newly appointed foreign minister, Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, said on Tuesday that Iran must respect the will of the Syrian people and Syria's sovereignty and security.

"We warn them against spreading chaos in Syria and we hold them accountable for the repercussions of the latest remarks," he said.

Tehran’s foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei lashed out on Thursday against unspecified media reports on Iran “interfering in Syria’s internal affairs” as “baseless.”

Iran was committed to “supporting the territorial integrity and national unity of Syria and the formation of an inclusive political system,” he said in a statement.

On Sunday, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei called on Syrian youth to "stand with firm determination against those who have orchestrated and brought about this insecurity.”

Khamenei forecast "that a strong and honorable group will also emerge in Syria because today Syrian youth have nothing to lose,” calling the country unsafe.