2023-12-20 18:43 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Gebran Bassil General Joseph Aoun Group of Five
The initiative to extend the mandate of General Joseph Aoun as Army Commander-in-Chief received wide support from the states that have Lebanon’s interests in mind, including the Group of Five comprising the United States, France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt. The ambassadors of these countries—and those of other countries, in addition ...
Michel Touma, 2023-12-20 17:22 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
A necessary, indeed indispensable, but not sufficient condition ... This is how one could characterize the retention of General Joseph Aoun in his position as Commander-in-Chief of the Army. In the context of stabilizing southern Lebanon and strictly adhering to Resolution 1701, the decision was crucial, as the army needs to be led by a commander ...
Rolla Beydoun, 2023-12-11 22:25 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
General Joseph Aoun Lebanese Parliament
The delay in the retirement of the Army Commander-in-Chief, General Joseph Aoun, is almost a done deal. Instead of retiring next January 10, General Aoun would stay in office for another year, or at least six months, depending on the decision made by the MPs. This delay would come through the vote on a draft law on Thursday during the ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-02 14:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
General Joseph Aoun Ihab Matar
Independent Tripoli MP Ihab Matar underlined the need to "extend the mandate of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, General Joseph Aoun, as well as that of the Director General of the Internal Security Forces (ISF), General Imad Othman.” Matar argued on Saturday that “the very critical situation in Gaza, which reflects a real danger for ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-01 15:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The army command issue was the main file discussed at Friday's meeting between Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai and caretaker Minister of National Defense Maurice Sleem in Bkerke. While the Patriarch has reiterated many times his commitment to maintaining the army's Commander-in-Chief, General Joseph Aoun, at the head of the force in the current ...