This Is Beirut, 2024-01-04 13:07 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In a recent statement, Dr. Walid Phares, a former advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump, emphasized the urgent need for the Lebanese Army to enforce international law rather than adhering to Hezbollah's regulations. Phares highlighted Hezbollah's recent attack on Bkerke and the Maronite Patriarchs, characterizing it as a "direct assault on ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-08 11:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Antoine Kahwaji Gebran Bassil Joseph Aoun Lebanese Army
Gebran Bassil is still using every possible means to attack and dismiss the army's Commander-in-Chief, Joseph Aoun, whose presence at the head of the army would strengthen his chances of being elected president. The name of the head of military intelligence, General Antoine Kahwaji, has been put forward to replace General J. Aoun, who is due to ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-04 21:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ali Hamiyé DGAC Joseph Aoun Lebanese Army
The military will assist the Ministry of Transport in addressing the issue of staff shortage among air traffic controllers. Fifteen officers from the air forces, specialized in this field, will reinforce the civilian team of air traffic controllers at the Beirut Airport. The caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport, Ali Hamiye, and the ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-01 15:58 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Émigration European Union Lebanese Army
The Lebanese army announced on Friday that it thwarted a clandestine emigration attempt by sea through its maritime border surveillance and anti-smuggling and illegal immigration unit. Syrian families, including children, had embarked from Abdeh (Akkar) heading to Cyprus. The boat experienced a technical problem a few kilometers off the coast. An ...