Abdallah Bou Habib

Bou Habib Embarks on International Tour to Prevent War in Lebanon

Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bou Habib left Beirut on Wednesday morning on an international tour in an effort to prevent a large-scale war in Lebanon. Bou Habib is also expected to invoke the Lebanese government's policy on the issue of Syrian migrants in Lebanon in order to resolve this crisis. The Lebanese minister's tour ...

Bou Habib in Brussels to Prevent an Expanded War in Lebanon

Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdallah Bou Habib, began his international tour in Brussels on Wednesday, where he met with several officials from the European Union (EU) to discuss ways to prevent a large-scale war in Lebanon and the region. Within this context, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep ...

UNIFIL: Mandate Renewal and Freedom of Movement South of the Litani

The mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in South Lebanon (UNIFIL) is to be renewed in August, on the basis that the multinational force has a crucial role in ensuring the implementation of Resolution 1701, once a long-term settlement is achieved on the border with Israel, diplomatic sources maintain. Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs ...

Bou Habib Calls for Ceasefire and UNSCR 1701 Implementation

Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdallah Bou Habib, addressed the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday focusing on the issue at the southern border and in Palestine. He called for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and the safe return of people on both sides of the border ...

1701 Remains the Obligatory Route to a Ceasefire

Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib revealed that the Lebanese government has asked Hezbollah to withdraw beyond the Litani River in accordance with UN Resolution 1701. In response, Hezbollah has demanded the Israeli withdrawal from the Shebaa Farms and Kfarchouba hills as a precondition. In an interview with Al-Hadath TV on Sunday, Bou ...

Lebanese and Egyptian Diplomats Call for Application of 1701

Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib called for the full implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701 and Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon. For Bou Habib, "the only way to restore calm to Lebanon is to stop the war in Gaza." The Lebanese head of diplomacy made his remarks on Tuesday morning at a press conference held in Cairo with ...

Mikati Discusses UNIFIL Extension with Bou Habib

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati discussed on Friday with Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib the extension of the UNIFIL mandate and was briefed on the results of Bou Habib's visit to Egypt, as well as a message from Lebanon to ambassadors. The meeting took place this morning at the Grand Serail. After the meeting, Bou Habib said ...

Lebanon's or Hezbollah's Foreign Minister?

At the United Nations Security Council session, the Lebanese Foreign Minister strayed from the main topic in the conclusions he reached in his speech. Instead of extricating Lebanon from the global power struggles playing out on its soil, he further entangled the country's fate in this international game. Specifically, he did this by tightly ...