MESOPOTAMIA NEWS SHORT CUTS – No Reason for Syrians to Stay, Says Lebanon’s FM

Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, during a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov,  said that many areas of Syria are now safe and that there is “no reason” for Syrian refugees to stay in Lebanon (Al Jazeera). Thousands of Syrians living in Lebanon have returned home in recent months.

In Foreign Affairs, Maha Yahya discusses the obstacles for Syrian refugees to return home.