Lebanese ministerial delegation visits Damascus to discuss displaced persons and border control

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1. 2 Nov 2026, 05:27 Lebanon 24 reported that a Lebanese ministerial delegation was heading to Damascus today, with talks set to focus on the issues of Syrians in Lebanon.
2. 2 Nov 2026, 09:30 Annahar reported that the Lebanese ministerial delegation, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri, included the ministers of labor, education and social affairs, while Interior Minister Ahmad al-Hajjar was absent for emergency reasons. The meetings were to cover the file of Syrian displaced persons and their return, as well as administrative, social and educational issues such as birth registration, students and organizing crossing through border points. Mitri said the visit was a continuation of talks and joint committees.
3. 2 Nov 2026, 10:10 Lebanon ON reported that the Lebanese ministerial delegation arrived in the Syrian capital Damascus on an official visit.
4. 2 Nov 2026, 10:15 Lebanese Education Minister Rima Karami told MTV that Lebanon would try to facilitate common ground between Lebanon and Syria on education and its importance, and that several topics would be raised in this context.
5. 2 Nov 2026, 15:13 MTV reported that Syrian Foreign and Expatriates Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani received at Tishreen Palace in Damascus the Lebanese delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri, including Education Minister Rima Karami, Labor Minister Mohammad Haidar and Social Affairs Minister Hanin al-Sayyed; on the Syrian side, Higher Education Minister Marwan al-Halabi, Education Minister Mohammad Abdul Rahman Turko and Social Affairs and Labor Minister Hind Kabawat attended.
6. 2 Nov 2026, 20:46 MTV reported that the Lebanese ministerial delegation arrived at the Jdaidet Yabous crossing in Damascus with an agenda led by the files of displaced persons, prisoners and students, alongside the security file from border control to combating drug smuggling networks and criminal crimes; the interior minister did not attend after his Syrian counterpart informed him that he could not attend due to an emergency.
7. 3 Nov 2026, 05:25 Lebanon 24 reported that the displaced persons file was the focus of the Lebanese ministerial delegation's visit to Syria, and that announcing the visit's results was postponed.
8. 3 Nov 2026, 06:33 MTV reported that the results of the Lebanese ministerial delegation's visit to Damascus were not up to expectations: the Syrian interior minister could not participate for what were described as emergency reasons, leading to the postponement of the visit of his Lebanese counterpart Ahmad al-Hajjar, while Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa did not receive the delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri.
9. 3 Nov 2026, 06:42 Lebanon ON, citing sources to Al-Liwaa newspaper, reported that the Syrian side asked for strict security control at the border, while Lebanon asked for a program for the dignified return of displaced persons; the Syrian side again deferred until its internal conditions mature.
10. 3 Nov 2026, 08:05 Lebanon ON, citing sources to Al-Diyar newspaper, reported that Labor Minister Mohammad Haidar was present in Damascus for the first time, a minister affiliated with the Party.

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