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Ed Gabriel: Full Implementation of Ceasefire Agreement and Economic Reforms for Lebanon

This is Beirut, 09/04 10:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Ed Gabriel, head of the American Task Force on Lebanon (ATFL), stressed the need for the full implementation of the ceasefire agreement as well as the ongoing economic reforms under discussion in the Lebanese government. He made this statement during a meeting on Tuesday with Samir Geagea, the leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF). Regarding the ...

US Envoy Calls for Hezbollah’s Disarmament to Secure Lebanon’s Future

This is Beirut, 08/04 15:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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In an interview with Al Arabiya News anchor Hadley Gamble, US Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus urged for the complete disarmament of Hezbollah. She compared the Iran-backed group to a “cancer” that Lebanon must excise if it hopes to recover. During a diplomatic visit to the United Arab Emirates, Ortagus emphasized that ...

Army Recovers Missiles in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 08/04 11:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Lebanese Army recovered two old missiles abandoned in an orchard in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, refuting claims of a thwarted missile launch attempt. The missiles, found in the region, were not ready to be launched. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, the Israeli Army fired on residents in the eastern Mays el-Jabal area as members of the South Lebanon ...

Salam Meets with ATFL, Reaffirms State Authority and Dedication to Reforms

This is Beirut, 07/04 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam reiterated the government’s commitment to implementing its reform agenda, focusing on consolidating state authority and restricting weapons to state control. Salam’s comments came during a meeting on Monday with a delegation from the American Task Force on Lebanon (ATFL), headed by Ambassador Edward Gabriel and ...

Lebanese Army Deploys Troops Along Border with Syria

This Is Beirut, 05/04 13:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal inspected the Lebanese-Syrian border today, shortly after a meeting with US Deputy Envoy to the Middle East, Morgan Ortagus, at his Yarzeh office. The meeting, attended by US Ambassador Lisa Johnson and a delegation, focused on the overall situation in Lebanon and the region, with particular emphasis on ...

US Senators Back Lebanese Army in Curbing Hezbollah

This is Beirut, 04/04 11:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), ranking members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a joint statement on Friday calling on Lebanon’s new government to seize the moment to reduce Hezbollah’s influence and implement crucial economic reforms. “We are at a critical moment in Lebanon,” the senators ...

Israeli Strikes Target Vehicles in South Lebanon, Leaving Three Injured

This is Beirut, 03/04 11:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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An Israeli drone targeted a Renault Rapid-type vehicle in the town of Alma al-Shaab, injuring one person who, according to Al Jadeed, works in aluminum window installation. This marks the second vehicle targeted by Israeli forces on Thursday. An Israeli drone targeted a small van on the main road between Bint Jbeil and Yaroun, in the Doura region ...

French UNIFIL Soldiers Targeted Near Rmeish in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 29/03 20:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A foot patrol from the French contingent of UNIFIL’s reserve force came under fire on Saturday from an Israeli military position at Wadi Qatmoun, near the town of Rmeish. The French soldiers had been inspecting an earth berm recently built by Israeli forces in the area when the incident occurred. UNIFIL later issued a statement, saying that ...

Lebanese Army Intercepts Smuggling Operation in Masharih al-Qaa and Kfar Zabad

This is Beirut, 24/03 13:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Army’s Directorate of Orientation, backed by an Army unit, intercepted on Monday a smuggling attempt at an illegal crossing in Masharih al-Qaa and another one in Kfar Zabad – Zahle. The police raided the illegal crossing based on prior intelligence about ongoing smuggling activities.  The operation led to the arrest of five Lebanese ...

Salam: 'People, Army, Resistance' Belongs to the Past, Lebanon’s Sovereignty Rests with the State

This is Beirut, 21/03 17:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam affirmed that the slogan “People, Army, Resistance” is now obsolete, adding that “Hezbollah’s weapons chapter was closed” with the government’s ministerial statement. In an interview with al-Arabiya on Friday, Salam stressed that the policy statement clearly entrusts decisions of war and peace exclusively to ...

Lebanon Prepares to Hand Over 700 Syrian Detainees as Part of Bilateral Agreement

This is Beirut, 20/03 15:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanon is set to hand over over 700 Syrian detainees to Syria out of the more than 2,000 currently held in its overcrowded prisons, a Lebanese judicial official told AFP on Thursday. “There are more than 700 Syrian detainees and convicts whose files have been finalized and who meet the conditions for extradition,” the official, speaking on ...

Syria, Lebanon Armies Agree to Withdraw From Hosh al-Sayyed Ali

This is Beirut, 19/03 20:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Syrian army announced on Wednesday that it had reached an agreement and coordination framework with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) on securing the border town of Hosh al-Sayyed Ali,  warning that any breach of the understanding by Hezbollah would be met with a firm and direct response. In a statement published by the state-run SANA news ...

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