This is Beirut, 02/09 15:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
President Joseph Aoun urged on Tuesday the Lebanese to seize a rare opportunity to place the country on a path toward stability and security, warning that failure to act would leave Lebanon vulnerable to internal divisions and regional turmoil. Speaking to the new board of the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, which visited him in Baabda, Aoun ...
This is Beirut, 01/09 14:25 - Reading : less than a minute
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French presidential envoy and former foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is expected in Beirut within days. He has been tasked by President Emmanuel Macron with following up on Lebanon’s political and economic developments. His mission will center on preparing two international conferences: one aimed at supporting Lebanon’s reconstruction, and ...
This is Beirut, 31/08 12:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The official spokesman of the Palestinian Fatah movement, Abdel Fattah Dawla, reiterated on Sunday his group’s commitment, under the authority of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, to cooperate with Lebanese authorities in disarming Palestinian camps across Lebanon. “The delivery to the Lebanese government on Friday of a third batch of ...
This is Beirut, 29/08 12:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam welcomed on Thursday the United Nations Security Council’s decision to extend the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) until December 31, 2026. President Aoun thanked all 15 Security Council members for their unanimous support, singling out France as penholder for ...
This is Beirut, 28/08 20:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam welcomed on Thursday the United Nations Security Council’s decision to extend the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) until December 31, 2026. President Aoun thanked all 15 Security Council members for their unanimous support, singling out France as penholder ...
This is Beirut, 28/08 15:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday expressed support for the Lebanese government’s plan to restrict weapons, describing it as a key step that must be carried out carefully, “especially since it has received broad European and international backing.” In a phone call with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, Macron discussed ...
This is Beirut, 27/08 20:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Hezbollah raised its tone once again on Wednesday, a day after US envoys Tom Barrack and Morgan Ortagus’ visit to Beirut, during which international support for restoring Lebanese sovereignty over the entire national territory was reaffirmed. Hussein Khalil, political aide to Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem, renewed threats and leveled ...
Soumia Benmerzoug, 27/08 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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In the Beqaa Valley, once bustling with heavily loaded night convoys, silence now reigns. The routes that Unit 4400 used to transport weapons, drones and spare parts from Iran via Iraq and Syria are currently heavily monitored, relentlessly targeted by Israeli airstrikes and patrolled by the Lebanese Army. Once hailed as the backbone of ...
This is Beirut, 26/08 20:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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On Tuesday, the US delegation led by envoys Thomas Barrack and Morgan Ortagus highlighted growing alignment between Washington and Lebanese authorities, working with international support toward restoring Lebanese sovereignty. The collaboration was evident during a marathon day of meetings. Barrack and Ortagus, joined by Senators Jeanne Shaheen ...
This is Beirut, 26/08 13:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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“Lebanon is on the right track,” US envoys Tom Barrack and Morgan Ortagus affirmed Tuesday during their visit to Baabda, where they were received by President Joseph Aoun. Ortagus and Barrack delivered Israel’s response to Lebanon’s proposals on the US roadmap and held discussions with President Aoun on the next steps for ...
Philippe Abi-Akl, 26/08 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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In one week, the Cabinet is scheduled to meet — unless delayed — to review an army plan implementing the government’s decision to confine all weapons to state control. The coming days promise significant developments: it includes US Senator Lindsey Graham’s visit to Beirut with envoys Morgan Ortagus and Thomas Barrack, an anticipated ...
This is Beirut, 25/08 11:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israel announced on Monday that it would take reciprocal steps, including a phased reduction of its military presence, should the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) implement the disarmament of Hezbollah. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised what he called the “historic decision” by the Lebanese government, led by President Joseph Aoun ...