This is Beirut, 12/08 11:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nabih Berri Hezbollah Parliament Fitna Israel
Since the government's decision to grant the state the monopoly on arms by withdrawing Hezbollah’s arsenal, Hezbollah has kept a firm stance on its refusal to disarm. However, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has taken a lighter approach. In an interview with the daily Al-Joumhouria on Tuesday, Berri affirmed that “the resignation of the ...
Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 05/08 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Nawaf Salam Joseph Aoun Nabih Berri
It took Lebanon’s cabinet six months to even begin discussing the fate of Hezbollah’s arsenal. Whatever decision emerges will go to the Higher Defense Council for further deliberation and planning, then to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to devise an implementation strategy. If each step takes as long as the first, disarming Hezbollah could be ...
This is Beirut, 15/07 20:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Parliament reconvened on Tuesday afternoon to resume discussions on the government’s general policy agenda, following a break announced by Speaker Nabih Berri earlier in the day. The morning session had opened at 11 AM in the presence of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, cabinet ministers and MPs. Although the session was largely calm and orderly, a ...
Philippe Abi-Akl, 15/07 08:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Hezbollah Lebanon Israel Thomas Barrack Nabih Berri Joseph Aoun
As US envoy Thomas Barrack prepares for a potential third visit to Beirut on July 28, Lebanon stands at a critical juncture. Barrack is expected to deliver Washington’s official response to Lebanon’s recent proposal—alongside the “miracle solution” he hinted at before his last departure. At the heart of Lebanon’s plan is a coordinated ...
This is Beirut, 14/07 20:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Former head of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) Walid Joumblatt emphasized on Monday that preserving the Lebanese state remains a shared priority with international partners, particularly the United States. “Our concern is the same as the American concern, to preserve Greater Lebanon,” Joumblatt said following a meeting with Parliament ...
This is Beirut, 14/07 12:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Kuwait Lebanon Joseph Aoun Nabih Berri
During an official visit to Beirut, Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Sheikh Fahd Yousef Al-Sabah, reaffirmed his country’s "unwavering support" for Lebanon and its people "under all circumstances." Al-Sabah was received on Monday morning by President Joseph Aoun at Baabda Palace, in ...
This is Beirut, 03/07 10:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah Tom Barrack Nabih Berri
As discussions continue over the document submitted by US envoy Tom Barrack, Lebanese authorities are still awaiting Hezbollah's official response to the comments issued by the Lebanese side. According to local broadcaster Al-Jadeed, a Hezbollah representative met on Tuesday with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and handed him what was described as ...
This is Beirut, 01/07 16:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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After a series of delays and political standoffs, the Lebanese Parliament finally convened the second day of its plenary legislative sessions on Tuesday, but not without controversy. Initially postponed the evening before and then delayed by over an hour, the session opened just after midday, with the absence of MPs from the Kataeb Party, the ...
This is Beirut, 05/06 12:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Electoral Law Nabih Berri Parliament
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Thursday launched a scathing critique of Lebanon’s current electoral law, calling it a “distorted” system that has “devastated the country,” and rejected any possibility of maintaining it in future elections. In comments published by Al-Jamhouria newspaper, Berri said his Development and Liberation bloc ...
This is Beirut, 25/04 11:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah Nabih Berri Disarmement Israel Ceasefire
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri voiced strong support for the ongoing dialogue between President Joseph Aoun and Hezbollah, commending Aoun’s adherence to the framework and conditions laid out for the disarmament talks, in reference to the need to secure Israel’s prior withdrawal from Lebanon. In an interview with Asas Media, Berri emphasized ...
This is Beirut, 22/04 13:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Elias Bou Saab Banking secrecy Nabih Berri Municipal elections
The Lebanese Parliament Bureau met on Tuesday in Ain el-Tineh under the leadership of Speaker Nabih Berri to finalize the agenda for the legislative session scheduled for Thursday. The meeting focused on several high-priority draft laws, including a proposal to amend Lebanon’s banking secrecy regulations and plans for the upcoming municipal ...
This is Beirut, 15/04 09:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nabih Berri Elections Municipal
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has firmly dismissed speculation circulating in certain political circles regarding a potential postponement of Lebanon’s upcoming municipal and mokhtar elections. In an interview published Tuesday by al-Joumhouria, Berri described such a scenario as "entirely unacceptable and out of the question," emphasizing that ...