Abdallah Bou Habib

Mikati Urges UNSC Permanent Members to Press Israel to End Aggression

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati held a series of diplomatic meetings on Monday “to support the Lebanese position to put an end to the Israeli aggression.” Mikati reiterated calls for putting pressure on Israel “to stop its aggression, opening the way for discussion on how to implement, to the letter, the provisions of resolution 1701 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

After Tel Aviv, Hochstein Will Meet with Berri, Mikati, and Bou Habib in Beirut

Sky News have reported that US President's envoy Amos Hochstein will visit Beirut tomorrow on Tuesday to discuss de-escalation on the border with Israel. Hochstein is scheduled to meet with Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri at 10:45 AM. According to Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, he will also meet with Caretaker Prime Minister Najib ...

UN Special Coordinator Puts Forward Resolution 1701 With Bou Habib

The newly appointed UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, called on Hezbollah and Israel to “recommit to implementing Security Council resolution 1701 to ensure their enduring mutual security.” In a statement issued on Monday, after she met with caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bou Habib, she expressed ...