Newswise — For stories on the ongoing tensions involving Lebanon and Syria, Nayef H. Samhat, Associate Professor of Government and International Affairs at Centre College, is available to comment.

Samhat, whose family comes from from Lebanon and Syria, has published essays and opinion columns on Middle Eastern international relations.

In 2002, he traveled with a group of Arab-Americans, including former Senator James Abourezk, to meet with high ranking Lebanese and Syrian officials, including Syrian President Bashar al-Asad, Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shaara, and Lebanese President Emile Lahoud.

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