2024-02-07 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The representatives of the five countries overseeing developments in Lebanon, known as the Quintet (Saudi Arabia, France, the United States, Qatar and Egypt), are gearing up for a meeting in Riyadh, according to some information. It is anticipated that the meeting, potentially involving foreign ministers, will include the Quintet's ambassadors in ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-06 20:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Japanese authorities have pledged their support for the Lebanese Army through an agreement on an “emergency support project for the Lebanese Armed Forces that includes enhancing health services and implementing essential works.” The agreement, signed on Tuesday at a meeting in Yarzeh, was attended by the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, ...
Chelsea Al Arif, 2024-02-06 17:34 - Reading : less than a minute
French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné arrived in Lebanon on Tuesday and is scheduled to meet with the Commander-in-Chief of the Lebanese Army, General Joseph Aoun, among others.
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-03 14:49 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri, asserted that he reached an agreement with the ambassadors of the countries comprising the quintet responsible for the Lebanese presidential election dossier on the necessity to “Lebanonize” the upcoming presidential deadline. In an interview with the pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat, Berri emphasized ...
2024-02-01 16:36 - Reading : less than a minute
As part of his tour of the region, British Minister of Foreign Affairs David Cameron visited Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Army Commander Joseph Aoun, and Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri. His visit discussed the future of the security situation in Gaza and South Lebanon.
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-17 19:13 - Reading : less than a minute
Commander-in-Chief of the Army General Joseph Aoun received the new US Ambassador to Lebanon, Lisa A. Johnson, on Wednesday, in a first official introductory visit after assuming her post. General Aoun is among the first Lebanese officials to meet the US ambassador, who arrived in Beirut on January 11 to take up her post, succeeding Dorothy Shea.
2024-01-10 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) chief Gebran Bassil is presently equidistant from all political forces, even from Hezbollah (supposedly his Mar Mikhael Agreement ally). This position is the result of the blow he suffered from his closest allies when it came to extending the tenure of the Army Commander-in-Chief. As such, the prolongation of ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-05 13:06 - Reading : less than a minute
The army's Commander-in-Chief, General Joseph Aoun, lost his mother, Hoda Ibrahim Makhlouta, on Friday. The funeral will take place on Saturday, January 6, at 10 AM, at Sainte-Thérèse Church in Fayadieh. The burial will take place in her hometown of Aichiyeh, in southern Lebanon, and condolences will be received until 4 PM in the hall of the ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-04 20:27 - Reading : less than a minute
Commander-in-Chief of the Army General Joseph Aoun convened several meetings in his office in Yarzeh on Thursday to discuss the situation in southern Lebanon and the role of the Lebanese Army. Discussions with UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Aroldo Lázaro focused on cooperation and coordination between the Lebanese Army ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-03 19:52 - Reading : less than a minute
Before visiting Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri and the caretaker government led by Najib Mikati today, Army Commander General Joseph Aoun began his day in Bkerke and met with the Maronite Patriarch, Bechara Boutros al-Rai. He extended his congratulations for the holidays and held a private meeting with Rai to discuss the security ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-02 18:04 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Army Commander-in-Chief, General Joseph Aoun, and the French Minister of Armed Forces, Sebastien Lecornu, visited the military medical facility on Tuesday. This visit is part of various initiatives undertaken by the French authorities to provide diverse assistance to the army, enhancing its capabilities, particularly in the field of military ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-26 14:51 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Army Commander Gebran Bassil Joseph Aoun
Army Commander General Joseph Aoun conveyed his best wishes to caretaker Minister of National Defense Maurice Sleem on the occasion of Christmas when he visited him at the Ministry of Defense in Yarzeh on Tuesday, in an apparent move to ease tensions between them. The visit comes in the wake of the parliament’s vote in favor of extending the ...