This is Beirut, 15/11 12:26 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanese Forces Party Chief Samir Geagea met with French Ambassador Hervé Magro on Thursday to review local and regional developments, including France’s ongoing efforts to mediate a ceasefire and ensure the implementation of international resolutions. Geagea underscored the need to enforce international Resolutions 1559, 1680, and 1701. He ...
This is Beirut, 07/11 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Head of the Lebanese Forces (LF) Party Samir Geagea affirmed that the campaign launched against the Lebanese Army about two weeks ago, followed by the positions of Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem, “represents the largest operation of fraud and deception that we are witnessing.” In an interview with LBCI on Thursday, he ...
Tarek Karam, 24/10 12:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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In challenging times, men are put to the test. Gebran Bassil didn’t even wait for the customary forty days after Hassan Nasrallah’s death to turn against him. He abandoned the man who was instrumental in General Michel Aoun’s rise to the presidency—the one who supported him significantly after the July war, sacrificing greatly for the Free ...
21/10 18:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Assuming that the first meeting of the ordinary autumn parliamentary session takes place on Tuesday (October 22), the following question remains: what does the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) have in mind concerning the reappointment of its MPs at the head of parliamentary committees or to positions within the Bureau of the Chamber? On Friday, ...
This is Beirut, 19/10 13:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanese Forces Parliament Lebanon MPs Nabih Berri
The opposition MPs called on Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri to hold a presidential election session on Tuesday. Berri has called for a parliamentary session next Tuesday at 11:00 AM to elect two secretaries, three commissioners, and members of parliamentary committees “in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 44 of the Constitution and ...
Ahmad Ayyash , 15/10 18:22 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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It has been 42 years since Israel launched a war to eliminate the Palestinian armed presence in Lebanon. This conflict, which unfolded in the summer of 1982, achieved its Israel’s objective. However, it also set the stage for the emergence of another armed group: Hezbollah. Today, Israel is initiating yet another war aimed at dismantling it. ...
Johnny Kortbawi, 15/10 09:18 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Opposition Lebanese Forces
Hezbollah’s opposition forces have once again revealed their division and inability to achieve real unity, unlike the solid cohesion among the party’s supporters, despite occasional disagreements surfacing for various reasons. For instance, if a meeting was required for Hezbollah’s supporters, the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) and the ...
This is Beirut, 14/10 23:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The leader of the Lebanese Forces, Samir Geagea, stated that a return to the status quo ante is "out of the question" once the war between Hezbollah and Israel is over, calling for the election of a president of the Republic and the formation of a government capable of rebuilding the state. In this context, he called on the Speaker of House Nabih ...
Michel Touma, 14/10 11:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanese Forces South Lebanon UN Security Council Nabih Berry
Only the truth hurts, as the saying goes. In the political sphere, it is often the uncomfortable truths that prevail. Recently tasked by Hezbollah to spearhead diplomatic negotiations with international powers, Nabih Berri—Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament and leader of the Amal Movement—has emphasized that any resolution to the ...
This Is Beirut, 12/10 18:09 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The Leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF), Samir Geagea, chaired a national gathering of opposition forces at the party’s headquarters in Meerab under the title “In Defense of Lebanon” to propose a “rescue roadmap” after the war “that Lebanon was dragged into reached a catastrophic level, amidst the suffering of the Lebanese from death, ...
11/10 18:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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In April, a conference was held at the Lebanese Forces headquarters in Meerab to advocate for the implementation of Resolution 1701. This initiative drew swift criticism from both allies and opponents, with many questioning how such a topic could arise amidst the “Gaza support front” declared by Hezbollah against the Israeli Army at the ...
This is Beirut, 10/10 17:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanese Forces kataeb Opposition MPs
In solidarity with journalists who have been threatened and accused of treason, several opposition MPs emphasized on Thursday the importance of respecting public and media freedoms during wartime, condemning the culture of impunity prevailing in the country. During a press conference, MP Marwan Hamadeh of the Democratic Gathering Bloc, led by the ...