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In his address to the United Nations General Assembly, President Joseph Aoun urged the international community to recognize Lebanon’s vital role as a bastion of coexistence in a fractured Middle East. “There can be no development without peace, and no peace without justice and dignity,” he declared, emphasizing Lebanon’s ...
This is Beirut, 23/09 21:50 - Reading : less than a minute
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President Joseph Aoun assured UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday that Lebanon’s disarmament plan is “ready for implementation but has been obstructed by ongoing Israeli strikes.” During their meeting in New York, Aoun expressed gratitude for Guterres’ role in renewing the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in ...
This is Beirut, 23/09 11:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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For weeks, speculation ran high about Pope Leo XIV’s possible visit to Lebanon, met with denials from the Apostolic Nuncio and silence from the Maronite Patriarchate in Bkerke. But the secrecy appears to be lifting. According to MTV Lebanon, the Vatican is set to officially confirm the papal visit, scheduled for November 30 to December 2. A ...
This is Beirut, 22/09 22:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
President Joseph Aoun is set to deliver Lebanon’s address before the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. Aoun, who arrived in New York on Sunday, held a series of meetings on Monday with representatives of the Lebanese diaspora as well as with European leaders, urging the latter to pressure Israel to end its ongoing air raids on ...
This is Beirut, 22/09 11:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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President Joseph Aoun met Sunday evening in New York with a delegation of Lebanese-American business leaders, where discussions centered on Lebanon’s economic crisis, ongoing negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the situation in southern Lebanon, infrastructure reconstruction, digital transformation, and the participation of ...
This is Beirut, 21/09 12:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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President Joseph Aoun and First Lady Nehmat Aoun will begin their official program in New York on Sunday by attending a celebratory Mass at Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Cathedral at 11:30 AM local time (6:30 PM Beirut time). After the service, they are expected to meet members of the Lebanese parish community. The presidential couple and their ...
Bassam Abou Zeid, 20/09 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Saudi envoy Yazid bin Farhan’s visit to Beirut coincided with a call by Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Naim Qassem for dialogue with Saudi Arabia. Political sources said the overlap was coincidental. The Saudi envoy offered no reaction, suggesting Riyadh merely took note of the statement. According to the same sources, bin Farhan’s meeting ...
This is Beirut, 20/09 12:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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President Joseph Aoun departed Lebanon on Saturday for New York to take part in the United Nations General Assembly, where he is set to deliver Lebanon’s official address. Accompanied by First Lady Neemat Aoun and a team of advisors, the president’s schedule includes a series of meetings with international leaders to discuss Lebanon’s ...
This is Beirut, 19/09 12:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The much-anticipated visit of Pope Leo XIV to Lebanon has reportedly been confirmed by senior church officials, according to the daily Nidaa al-Watan. Although no official announcement has yet been made by the Holy See, preparations—both spiritual and protocolary—are said to already be underway to welcome the head of the Catholic Church. The ...
This is Beirut, 16/09 13:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Kataeb party chief and MP Samy Gemayel expressed his support for President Joseph Aoun’s policies and public statements following a meeting with the president on Tuesday. Gemayel thanked Aoun for his speech marking the anniversary of former President Bashir Gemayel’s assassination, saying it “confirms that all Lebanese leaders are now ...
This is Beirut, 16/09 11:55 - Reading : less than a minute
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President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday welcomed the decision to hold the Arab Media Forum in Beirut, during a meeting with the forum’s Secretary-General Madi al-Khamis, in the presence of Information Minister Paul Morcos. Aoun affirmed that “Lebanon has been, and will remain, a leading Arab and international media hub, a platform that upholds ...
This is Beirut, 15/09 18:45 - Reading : less than a minute
An extraordinary Arab-Islamic summit was held in Doha on Monday, following the September 9 Israeli strikes targeting Hamas leaders who were gathered in the Qatari capital. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun represented Lebanon at the summit, alongside numerous other leaders of Arab League member states.