Lebanon

US Embassy Statement: Ortagus Calls for Disarmament of Hezbollah and Reforms During Visit to Lebanon

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The US Embassy in Beirut issued a statement on Monday announcing that Morgan Ortagus, Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East, expressed her enthusiasm for returning to Lebanon to meet with President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Speaker Nabih Berri and Minister of Foreign Affairs Youssef Rajji. The statement highlighted that ...

Salam Meets with ATFL, Reaffirms State Authority and Dedication to Reforms

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American Task Force on Lebanon Lebanese Army

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam reiterated the government’s commitment to implementing its reform agenda, focusing on consolidating state authority and restricting weapons to state control. Salam’s comments came during a meeting on Monday with a delegation from the American Task Force on Lebanon (ATFL), headed by Ambassador Edward Gabriel and ...

President Aoun to ATFL: Time for Reforms and Disarmament

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President Joseph Aoun reaffirmed Lebanon’s commitment to implementing vital reforms and upholding UN Security Council Resolution 1701, during a meeting on Monday with the American Task Force on Lebanon (ATFL). He also emphasized that structural reforms and the disarmament of Hezbollah are not only international and American demands but also ...

Berri: Discussions with Morgan Ortagus Were 'Positive'

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Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri described the discussions with the US President's Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East, Morgan Ortagus, as “positive.” Following his meeting on Monday with President of the Republic Joseph Aoun, the head of the parliament assured that normalization with Israel had not been raised in any way during the ...

LF and Popular Bloc to Join Forces in Zahle Municipal Elections

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Lebanese Forces Samir Geagea Municipal Elections Popular Block Myriam Skaff

The Lebanese Forces will join forces with the Popular Bloc, led by Myriam Skaff, to run for municipal elections in the city of Zahle, according to a communique published on Monday. The two parties agreed to run on a unified list and called on the people of Zahle to turn out to vote in big numbers. They also rejected any postponement of the ...

PMI and NDU Sign MoU to Empower Future Leaders in Lebanon and the MENA Region

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The Project Management Institute (PMI), the world's leading authority in project management, dedicated to guiding the way to project success, is proud to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU), a NECHE-accredited prestigious institution renowned for its commitment to academic excellence ...

Solar Olive Oil Wins Gold Amid Lebanon’s Challenges

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Lebanon Olive oil The NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition

The olive oil brand, Solar, won the gold medal at the NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition, one of the most prestigious awards in the industry. This marks the third distinction for this Lebanese olive oil, which won a gold medal in 2022, and then a silver one in 2023. Amid challenges in Lebanon, this award holds particular significance for the ...

A Guideline for Running in Municipal Elections

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Ahmad Hajjar Interior Ministry Municipal Elections Mount Lebanon Lebanon

On Monday, Minister of Interior Ahmad al-Hajjar announced the procedures for filing and withdrawing candidacies for the municipal and mukhtar elections, which will be held on May 4 in the mohafaza of Mount Lebanon. Anyone wishing to run as a candidate must submit a notarized declaration of candidacy, along with the following documents: an ...

Several Israeli Attack in southern Lebanon

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An Israeli drone targeted a car and a motorcycle on the Dardara-Khiam plain road. Two Syrians were killed and one Lebanese wounded in the attack. Another Israeli strike targeted a vehicle in the village of Beit Lif, injuring one person. Earlier Monday, the owner of a tire store was killed in an Israeli drone strike in Taybeh, a Marjayoun ...

EditorialMorgan Ortagus' Mission Amid Rising Frustration

Michel Touma 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Let’s be clear—no more avoiding the issue or making compromises. The time for indulgence and indecisiveness has passed, and it must never return. Complacency and weakness are no longer acceptable, nor should they ever be again. For the past 20 years—since 2005, when Hezbollah seized control of the local political scene—and more broadly ...

AnalysisPolitical Fraud and the Bungled Peace

Charles Chartouni 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Monitoring the Lebanese political scene is quite disturbing since the hypothetical new political era seems to be bungling. The new incumbents, who came into power incidentally, were unlikely to be co-opted if it were not for the military and political upheaval induced by the Israeli destruction of the operational platforms weaved by the Iranian ...

Israeli Night Raids in Southern Lebanon

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The Israeli air force carried out a number of raids on Naqoura in Southern Lebanon on Sunday evening and dropped sound bombs on Aita al-Shab. It then carried out an airstrike on this village. An Apache helicopter swept over the village of Naqoura before launching a raid on prefabricated houses located near a Lebanese army post. Later, it carried ...