For today, links to to two reports from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (WEST BANK, SYRIA, GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date and a POETRY entry are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.  LEBANON 3-23-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM MARCH 24  Lebanese delegation to visit Syria for ‘border security’ talks. From the Cradle. A delegation from Lebanon is set to travel to Syria this week for talks with the new government in Damascus to discuss border security and coordination following recent clashes between Lebanese tribesmen and Syrian security forces on the border. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 24  Lebanon in ‘intense talks’ with Washington, Paris to prevent new Israeli strikes on Beirut. From the Cradle. Lebanese officials have been in “intensive contact” with the U.S. and France to prevent any Israeli bombardment of the country’s capital, Beirut, according to a Lebanese official cited by AFP on Monday. READ MORE . . .

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