This is Beirut, 09/01 15:25 - Reading : less than a minute
After more than two years of presidential vacancy, the Commander-in-Chief of the Lebanese Army, General Joseph Aoun, has been elected President of the Lebanese Republic. He was immediately sworn in at Parliament.
Yara Germany, 09/01 14:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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When considering the implementation of a ceasefire—fragile at best—a devastating war between Hezbollah and Israel, the second-largest non-nuclear explosion in history, an unprecedented economic collapse, an unparalleled political paralysis, an attack by ISIS on Lebanese soil, all compounded by Lebanon's deeply rooted sectarian tensions, one ...
Élie-Joe Kamel, 08/01 16:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The future of the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel remains uncertain. Despite a flurry of diplomatic negotiations and recent statements by US Special Envoy Amos Hochstein calling for Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon, progress toward lasting calm remains minimal. Both sides continue to accuse each other of repeated ...
This is Beirut, 07/01 19:09 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Following the withdrawal of Israeli forces, the Lebanese Army (LAF) announced Monday that its units had started deploying to take up positions in towns in the western and central sectors, including Ras al-Naqoura, Alma al-Shaab, Tayr Harfa-Tyre, Beit Liv-Tyre, and Beit Liv-Bint Jbeil. “While the deployment is being completed in Naqoura, ...
This is Beirut, 07/01 16:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Chairman of the Cessation of Hostilities Implementation Mechanism, US Major General Jasper Jeffers, and French Brigadier General Guillaume Ponchin visited the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Fifth Brigade headquarters in southwest Lebanon on Tuesday, according to a press release from the US Embassy in Lebanon. The visit is part of the LAF’s ...
This is Beirut, 06/01 20:13 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) deployed in Hamoul and Naqoura in the western sector of South Lebanon on Monday, establishing positions in three locations. The deployment followed the simultaneous withdrawal of the Israeli army from the western area, according to Israeli media. Earlier on Monday, the Municipality of Naqoura indicated that the ...
This is Beirut, 06/01 19:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US envoy to Lebanon Amos Hochstein announced on Monday the start of the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Naqoura. Following his meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Ain el-Tineh and Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati in the Grand Serail, Hochstein reiterated Washington's support for the Lebanese army. “Israeli forces ...
This is Beirut, 06/01 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Lebanese-French Coordination Committee and the World Lebanese Cultural Union-France expressed grave concerns about Lebanon's presidential election on January 9, 2025, stressing that the outcome will shape the nation’s future. They emphasized the critical role of the new president and the subsequent government in establishing long-term peace ...
This is Beirut, 03/01 19:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Four Lebanese soldiers were injured on Friday during clashes between the army and Syrian gunmen in the Maaraboun-Baalbek region on the Lebanese-Syrian border. According to a statement by the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), the Syrian gunmen used “medium-caliber weaponry to target a military unit, causing moderate injuries to four ...
This is Beirut, 03/01 15:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Multiple people were injured in Friday’s firefight between Syrian gunmen and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in the town of Maarboun in the Baalbeck caza, which escalated security events near the Syrian border. Furthermore, in Akkar, armed Syrians crossed the border to illegally cut down trees. According to a statement issued by the Lebanese ...
This is Beirut, 03/01 14:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Several Lebanese nationals were denied entry into Syria at the Masnaa border crossing on Thursday, taken aback by strict conditions newly imposed by Syrian authorities. A senior official from the Lebanese General Security (SG) stated to the local channel MTV on Friday that the department had not been informed of these new measures. According to ...
This is Beirut, 03/01 14:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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MP Camille Chamoun announced on Friday that Lebanese Army Commander General Joseph Aoun is the opposition’s leading presidential candidate. He made this statement during a meeting with MP Samy Gemayel, the head of the Kataeb Party, at Gemayel’s residence in Bikfaya. Chamoun emphasized that the phase leading to the upcoming electoral session ...