Syrian refugee children run in a tented settlement, in the town of Qab Elias, in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, March 13, 2018. Picture taken March 13, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon expressed concern to Syria on Saturday over a new law aimed at redeveloping areas devastated by seven years of war, saying the initiative could hinder the return of many Syrian refugees to their homeland.
Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil wrote in a letter to his Syrian counterpart Walid al-Moualem that the terms of "Law 10" could make it difficult for refugees to prove property ownership, and in turn discourage some from returning.
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