This Is Beirut, 27/05 21:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bou Habib warned against "an explosion of the situation in Lebanon (due to the massive presence of Syrians in the country) which, if it occurs, will have repercussions on neighboring countries and Europe." He stressed that "maintaining the status quo on this issue poses an existential threat to ...
This Is Beirut, 26/05 21:49 - Reading : less than a minute
On the eve of the 8th Brussels Conference on "Supporting the future of Syria and the region," Abdallah Bou Habib, the caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs, declared that there is "no trust in the UNHCR because they are trying to outsmart us," despite the agency's critical role in supporting refugees. In an interview with MTV, Bou Habib also ...
This Is Beirut, 20/05 13:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bou Habib met with the representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Ivo Freijsen, to discuss the issue of the Syrian migrant presence in Lebanon. Following the meeting, Bou Habib outlined the terms stated, highlighting his wishes for the UNHCR to stop its interference ...
Johnny Kortbawi, 26/03 16:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Abdallah Bou Habib might be the victim of a series of circumstances that reduced him to puppet status at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but what is certain is that he does not even play puppet well. Bou Habib is a reactionary man, one who speaks on impulse and then goes on to retract his words. Unlike the chewing gum he spat out at the recent ...
13/03 11:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon will file a complaint against Israel before the UN Security Council following the Hebrew state’s series of attacks on residential areas around the city of Baalbeck and in neighboring villages, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. “In accordance with the directives of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bou ...
This Is Beirut, 12/03 17:57 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanese caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib met his Cypriot counterpart Constantinos Kombos today at the Foreign Ministry in downtown Beirut. According to their joint press conference, the issue of refugee’s passage to Cyprus was discussed, in addition to bilateral relations between the two countries. It was expected that the Syrian ...
This Is Beirut, 01/03 15:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bou Habib stated that the government is consulting with Hezbollah. He indicated that "discussions are a must while no final decision has been taken yet." "The French have proposed good ideas that we are studying and we will respond to them next week," he said in an interview with Al-Jazeera. The ...
This Is Beirut, 26/02 16:36 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib announced on Monday that Lebanon is expected to submit its written response to the French proposal to settle the situation in South Lebanon next week. "Our stance is well known. We want the comprehensive application of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which would also extend to Shebaa and ...
This Is Beirut, 21/02 22:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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A US Congressional delegation including Democrat senators Richard Blumenthal and Christopher Coons started a visit to Lebanon on Wednesday for talks with Lebanese officials on the political situation and persisting violence on the southern border between Hezbollah and Israel since October 8. Accompanied by US Ambassador Lisa Johnson, the ...
This Is Beirut, 15/02 12:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati condemned the recent attack on Nabatiyeh, denouncing what he termed "persistent Israeli aggression" against southern Lebanon. This comes in the wake of a tragic incident in Nabatiyeh where seven members of a single family lost their lives due to Israeli shelling. "In view of the persistence of this Israeli ...
12/02 10:53 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The last statement of Abdallah Bou Habib (the so-called Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lebanon), insofar as the military presence of Hezbollah in South Lebanon, reflects the instructions of his mentors and the state of subordination of the cabinet, formed by Najib Mikati, to its diktat. The purported legitimacy of this cabinet should be questioned ...
This Is Beirut, 06/02 23:23 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
MP Nadim Gemayel criticized caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib on Tuesday, labeling him a “dhimmi” and accusing him of betraying the national principles he once upheld. In a statement on his official account, the Kataeb MP questioned the qualifications of a diplomat who fails to acknowledge Lebanon’s sovereignty, its ...