par This Is Beirut, 11/02 09:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Qatari envoy to Lebanon Jassim bin Fahd al-Thani (Abu Fahd) did not succeed in convincing the head of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), Gebran Bassil, to elect either Marada Party leader Sleiman Franjieh or Army Commander-in-chief General Joseph Aoun to the presidency. The envoy spent days in Lebanon during which he met with Franjieh, Bassil ...
par This Is Beirut, 16/02 20:33 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Political figures from various backgrounds continued to visit Beit al-Wasat, where former Prime Minister and leader of the Future Movement, Saad Hariri, extended a welcome to the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, General Joseph Aoun, on Friday. On the sidelines, Hariri received a phone call from Maronite Patriarch Archbishop Bechara al-Rai, during ...
par This Is Beirut, 04/03 17:56 - Reading : less than a minute
Amos Hochstein Joseph Aoun Lebanese Army
US envoy Amos Hochstein met with Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander-in-Chief General Joseph Aoun Monday afternoon in Yarzeh. Hochstein highlighted the pivotal role of the Lebanese army, especially considering the war in Gaza and the confrontations on the southern Lebanese front. The US envoy insisted that the LAF’s function in the coming ...
par This Is Beirut, 18/04 19:21 - Reading : less than a minute
French President Emmanuel Macron will receive caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and the Commander-in-Chief of the Lebanese Army, General Joseph Aoun, on Friday, against a backdrop of national and regional tensions, announced the Élysée Palace. "The caretaker prime minister is expected to arrive at the Élysée Palace at noon on Friday," ...
12/05 17:59 - Reading : less than a minute
The Commander-in-Chief of the Army, General Joseph Aoun, headed on Sunday to Qatar, in response to an invitation from his Qatari counterpart, Lieutenant-General Salem bin Hamad bin Aqeel Al Nabit. Talks during the visit will mainly address the needs of the military institution and the ways to support it, so that it continues to carry out its ...
par This Is Beirut, 13/05 14:48 - Reading : less than a minute
The Army Commander-in-Chief General Joseph Aoun met in Qatar with the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, who reaffirmed Qatar's commitment to supporting the military institution to enable it to continue its essential role in preserving Lebanon's security and stability. General ...
par This Is Beirut, 13/05 16:46 - Reading : less than a minute
During his official visit to Doha on Monday, the Commander-in-Chief of the Lebanese Army, General Joseph Aoun, met the Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Defense, as well as the Chief of Staff, who stressed the need to preserve the Lebanese military institution so that it can continue to fulfill its role in ...
23/05 12:33 - Reading : less than a minute
On the eve of the 24th anniversary of Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon, on May 25, 2000, Army Commander General Joseph Aoun highlighted the prominence of the Lebanese Army as “the center of the hopes of the Lebanese, the source of their strength, and the motivation for their steadfastness.” General Aoun commended the military ...
par This Is Beirut, 12/06 15:46 - Reading : less than a minute
General Charles Q. Brown Jr Joseph Aoun
The Army Commander-in-chief Gen. Joseph Aoun met during his visit to the United States the Chairman of the Armed Forces Committee in the US Senate, Senator Jack Reed, and the US Joint Chief of Staff, General Charles Q. Brown Jr., as well as the American Task Force for Lebanon (ATFL) team, according to an army statement. The discussions covered ...
par This Is Beirut, 18/06 12:02 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US special envoy Amos Hochstein on Tuesday called for an "urgent" de-escalation in cross-border exchanges of fire between Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israeli forces, raging since the start of the Gaza war. After meeting with Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri in Ain al-Tineh, the presidential envoy said "The conflict between Israel and ...
par This Is Beirut, 25/06 19:59 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Army's Commander-in-Chief, General Joseph Aoun, affirmed that "the military institution will continue to perform its duty despite all attempts to tarnish its image and hinder its work.” Speaking to graduating officers at the Fouad Chehab Academy for Command and Staff on Tuesday, Aoun said, "Our country is strong and standing, so don't worry ...
par This Is Beirut, 09/07 20:19 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Cabinet session, held Tuesday afternoon in the presence of Army Commander-in-Chief General Joseph Aoun, decided to grant a one-week extension to continue consultations on the file of Military Academy students. An appropriate decision would be taken in this regard during the next session scheduled in a week. This issue constitutes a point of ...
