Bou Habib

Bou Habib Meets Biden's Middle East Advisor

Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib met with Brett McGurk, Middle East advisor to US President Joe Biden, at the White House. Discussions emphasized the need to pursue US diplomatic efforts to defuse Lebanon's involvement in the Gaza conflict. Both sides underlined "the importance of the mission of US envoy Amos Hochstein to stop the ...

Bou Habib: Lebanon Prepared to Fully Implement UNSCR 1701

Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bou Habib stated on Monday that Lebanon is prepared to “fully implement UN Security Council Resolution 1701.” “This implies a return to the 1949 armistice line,” Bou Habib declared after meeting with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati at the Grand Serail. “It also entails Israel’s ...

Bou Habib: Implementation of 1701 Key to Stability in the South

Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib called for "the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701 as the means to ensure lasting stability in South Lebanon." The Foreign Minister spoke after a meeting on Thursday with the ambassadors of the Netherlands, Belgium and Argentina. Speaking before the diplomats, Bou Habib also ...

In New York, Bou Habib Calls for Regional Peace

According to Abdallah Bou Habib, “Lebanon doesn’t want war and has never sought it.” Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bou Habib made a passionate appeal for peace in the Middle East based on United Nations international resolutions during a session at the UN Security Council in New York. In his speech at the Glass Palace ...

Bou Habib Receives Kombos: Tackling Minorities and Neglecting Importance

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 ...

Lebanon Files a Complaint to the UN Over Baalbeck’s Attacks

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 ...

Bou Habib's Demands to the UNHCR

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 ...

Bou Habib: UNHCR Is 'Trying to Outsmart Us'

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...