Syria and Lebanon are moving to restore the long-closed Tripoli–Homs rail link, with a joint technical team to take forward cross-border planning.
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Amid the growing importance of trade lines, Lebanon opened the railway file through a project to reconnect Tripoli to the Syrian border and from it to a regional network of railways extending towards Iraq, Jordan, the Gulf and Turkey. The return to such projects comes at a time when the main sea lanes in the region are increasingly at risk, from the Strait of Hormuz to Ba...