08/04 19:06 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In a second public appearance within days to mark one week since the deadly Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah took the opportunity to serve a direct warning against "those who accused Hezbollah" of orchestrating the kidnapping of Lebanese Forces coordinator in Jbeil District, ...
par This Is Beirut, 09/04 18:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Kataeb politburo has responded to comments made on Monday by Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, accusing the party of being strife-mongers. “It is regrettable that Nasrallah mocked a large number of Lebanese and the Lebanese resistance who have defended Lebanon against occupying armies and organizations,” reads a statement ...
par Philippe Abi-Akl, 16/04 08:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
civil strife Jbeil Kataëb Lebanese Forces
The recent surge of security incidents in Lebanon leaves no room for doubt: they mask a deliberate scheme aimed at destabilizing the country, and a conspiracy undermining civil peace, coexistence and national unity. The latest destabilizing incident was the kidnapping and killing of Pascal Sleiman, Lebanese Forces coordinator in the Jbeil ...
par Alissar Boulos, 23/04 16:12 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Caretaker Minister of Interior Bassam Mawlawi has set the following dates for the municipal elections: May 12 for Mount Lebanon, May 19 for North Lebanon and Akkar, and finally, May 26 for Beirut, Bekaa, and Baalbeck-Hermel. The door for submitting candidate applications in North Lebanon opened on Monday, but uncertainty still persists about ...
par Marguerita Sejaan, 24/04 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Parliament is scheduled to convene on Thursday for a legislative session, widely anticipated to extend the mandates of municipal councils and mukhtars into their third year. These speculations arise following prolonged disputes among political parties. The Lebanese Forces (LF) and Kataeb advocate for municipal elections, whereas the Axis of ...
par This Is Beirut, 25/04 17:42 - Reading : less than a minute
The Kataeb party reiterated on Thursday its “total support” for the mission led by the five-nation group known as the Quintet (United States, France, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Qatar) aimed at breaking the presidential deadlock that has persisted since October 2022 and that is “affecting all the state’s institutions.” “A rapid solution ...
par This Is Beirut, 19/05 21:58 - Reading : less than a minute
On Sunday afternoon, unidentified gunmen on board of a 4x4 opened fire at the central headquarters of the Kataeb party in Saifi, downtown Beirut. A party spokesman confirmed the shooting to This Is Beirut but declined to comment further. An investigation is underway.
par This Is Beirut, 20/05 12:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Kataeb party Secretary General, Serge Dagher, said Monday that "the message has been received" in reaction to the shooting incident at the party's Central House in Saifi. In his comments to al-Jaddeed TV about yesterday's incident, Dagher added, "The Kataeb Central House has always defended Lebanon and still does, and nothing more will happen ...
23/05 13:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Gebran Bassil is wasting no time. The Free Patriotic Movement's leader is pulling out all the stops to secure his political future, on several levels, after receiving a succession of political slaps in the face. The son-in-law of the former president, Michel Aoun, is reportedly not happy with cleaning up the party he was catapulted to lead ...
par This Is Beirut, 29/05 17:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
On Wednesday, French presidential envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian met with Kataeb Party leader Samy Gemayel at the party’s headquarters in Saifi to discuss the presidential dossier. Gemayel stated that the meeting aimed to warn Le Drian about “some pitfalls that may be in preparation,” and to demand that certain steps in the electoral process be ...
par This Is Beirut, 05/06 19:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Kataeb leader MP Samy Gemayel noted that “the security situation in Lebanon is precarious and uncontrollable due to the proliferation of illegal weapons by Hezbollah and its allies, who have established a law of the jungle.” He also stated that “anyone who opposes Hezbollah's policies is under threat in Lebanon.” “I wouldn't be ...
par This Is Beirut, 04/07 12:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Kataeb leader Samy Gemayel stated that UNSCR Resolution 1559 is essential for Lebanon's salvation. In an LBCI interview, on Wednesday, he argued that Resolution 1559 calls for “the disbanding and disarmament of all Lebanese and non-Lebanese militias”. Adding that if 1559 had been implemented, Resolution 1701 wouldn't be necessary. He also ...
