This Is Beirut, 2023-12-15 22:39 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Suspense that has been ongoing since the end of the summer was finally concluded today. By postponing for one year the retirement of the Army Commander and the directors of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) and General Security (GS) Generals Joseph Aoun, Imad Osman, and Elias Baissari respectively, Parliament asserted the reason of State on ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-15 15:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Will Parliament extend the mandate of Army Commander-in-Chief General Joseph Aoun, who is set to retire on January 10? Why did the caretaker government, convened unexpectedly last week for this purpose, fail to hold its meeting? Why did various ministers deliberately cause a lack of quorum, especially amid discussions of Hezbollah ministers ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-14 21:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Army Commander-in-Chief General Joseph Aoun conferred Thursday with the British, American and Canadian ambassadors within the framework of the High Level Steering Committee (HLSC) to discuss security on the Lebanese-Syrian border. A statement by the UK embassy said the talks also tackled the situation in South Lebanon and the importance of ...
Rolla Beydoun, 2023-12-14 19:19 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Gebran Bassil Georges Adwan Joseph Aoun Lebanese Forces
Although the various bills proposing to delay the retirement of the army's Commander-in-Chief, General Joseph Aoun, were not discussed at the legislative session on Thursday, the issue was on everyone's mind. The deferral of Gen. Aoun's mandate, which expires on January 10, is expected to occur on Friday. This would take place at a meeting of the ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-14 11:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Speaker Nabih Berri adjourned shortly after 1: 00 PM, on Thursday, the parliamentary session devoted to extending the term of army commander General Joseph Aoun and reviewing a number of legislative texts. Parliament will convene again at 6:00 PM During the morning session, six bills were approved, including the replacement of the CNSS's ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-13 20:29 - Reading : less than a minute
Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai, concerned about the potential non-extension of the army commander’s term, received Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Walid Bukhari in Bkerke on Wednesday. Bkerke’s media spokesman, Walid Ghayyad, revealed that the Patriarch stressed “the importance of extending General Joseph Aoun’s term in the national ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-13 19:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Parliament will hold a legislative session on Thursday to address 16 bills and legislative proposals that have been approved by parliamentary committees. MPs will also consider urgent legislative proposals, several of which are related to delaying the retirement of the Army Commander-in-Chief, General Joseph Aoun, and other officers from the ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-13 16:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Lebanese Forces (LF) party said in a statement on Wednesday that Gebran Bassil's “opportunistic and personal policies” constantly put him in a position that impedes the state. The statement came in reaction to Tuesday's speech by the leader of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), in which he attacked Army Commander Gen. Joseph Aoun and the ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-12 19:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Lebanese Forces (LF) and caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati engaged in a heated debate on Tuesday over a proposal to convene a Cabinet meeting to discuss postponing the retirement of Army Commander-in-Chief General Joseph Aoun. The LF expressed astonishment at the invitation from caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati to this meeting, which ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-12 17:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Dory Chamoun Fadi Masri Joseph Aoun
Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri received the President of the Beirut Bar Association, Fadi Masri, on Tuesday, along with the new members of the Bar Council. Berri and Masri stressed the need to urgently proceed with the election of a new head of state, which represents “an essential condition for the proper functioning of ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-08 11:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Antoine Kahwaji Gebran Bassil Joseph Aoun Lebanese Army
Gebran Bassil is still using every possible means to attack and dismiss the army's Commander-in-Chief, Joseph Aoun, whose presence at the head of the army would strengthen his chances of being elected president. The name of the head of military intelligence, General Antoine Kahwaji, has been put forward to replace General J. Aoun, who is due to ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-05 19:17 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Negotiations are still ongoing between the Speaker of Parliament and the Council of Ministers in an attempt to find a formula that keeps the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, General Joseph Aoun, in his post and thus avoids destabilizing the armed forces in the current circumstances facing Lebanon. It was against this backdrop that caretaker Prime ...