This is Beirut, 16/07 22:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The United States' special envoy for Syria on Wednesday called on all parties to step back and engage in dialogue for a lasting ceasefire in Syria following clashes with Druze factions in the south and Israeli strikes in Damascus. "We unequivocally condemn violence against civilians in Sweida... All parties must step back and engage in ...
This is Beirut, 15/07 20:20 - Reading : less than a minute
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US diplomat Tom Barrack said Tuesday that deadly violence in Syria's southern province of Sweida was "worrisome" and that his government was working to restore calm in the country. "The recent skirmishes in Sweida are worrisome on all sides, and we are attempting to come to a peaceful, inclusive outcome for Druze, Bedouin ...
This is Beirut, 14/07 22:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Washington made clear on Monday, via its envoy Tom Barrack, that the disarmament of Hezbollah should focus specifically on “weapons that threaten Israel’s security.” Barrack stressed in a statement that the United States continues to classify Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and called on the Lebanese government to take the lead in ...
Bassam Abou Zeid, 13/07 19:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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As part of its ongoing campaign to justify keeping its weapons outside state authority, Hezbollah has been circulating claims of Syrian troop build-ups along Lebanon’s eastern border and alleged infiltrations of extremist fighters into Lebanese territory. On multiple occasions, the Lebanese Army has swiftly and unequivocally denied these reports ...
This is Beirut, 12/07 12:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US Special Envoy Tom Barrack warned that Lebanon faces an "existential threat" if it fails to address the issue of Hezbollah’s weapons in an interview with the Emirati media outlet The National published Friday. He called on Lebanese leaders to take urgent action or risk the country falling back under regional influence. After ...
This is Beirut, 11/07 18:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The Council of Ministers approved several administrative and judicial appointments during a regular session convened on Friday at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, chaired by President of the Republic Joseph Aoun. The Cabinet appointed Judge Maher Shaito as the new Financial Public Prosecutor. Mazen Soueid was appointed Chairman of the ...
Salam El Zaatari, 10/07 08:00 - Reading : 9 minute(s)
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I have always believed that geography makes history. But in the Middle East, history tends to repeat itself with a sectarian accent and a militia soundtrack. And this is tragically evident in Lebanon, a country that once had everything, and today, has nothing but memory and myth. While the world watches US envoy Tom Barrack shuttle between ...
This is Beirut, 08/07 22:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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U.S. envoy Tom Barrack reiterated on Tuesday that the disarmament of Hezbollah and other factions remains a sovereign Lebanese matter, emphasizing that while Washington is committed to supporting the country, it will not wait indefinitely for Lebanon to make the right decisions. Speaking in an interview with LBCI, Barrack reminded that the United ...
Bassam Abou Zeid, 08/07 21:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US presidential envoy Thomas Barrack is expected to brief President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Lebanon’s proposed roadmap for a comprehensive resolution to its internal crisis, submitted to him by President Joseph Aoun. According to sources familiar with the visit, Barrack found that the core conclusions of the Lebanese ...
This is Beirut, 06/07 20:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The leader of the Lebanese Forces, Samir Geagea, has called on the government to take the lead in responding to a US roadmap aimed at helping Lebanon gradually resolve its border issue with Israel—which maintains a military presence at five points—and to tackle the issue of illegal weapons within its territory. In a statement released ...
This is Beirut, 05/07 13:50 - Reading : less than a minute
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US Special Envoy and Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack described the current period as “a historic moment to supersede the strained confessionalism of the past and finally fulfill Lebanon’s true hope of one country, one people and one army.” In a post on X on Saturday, Barrack emphasized that “Lebanon’s hope awakens and the opportunity ...
Bassam Abou Zeid, 04/07 15:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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According to Lebanese sources, the anticipated response to the message conveyed by US envoy Tom Barrack regarding the disarmament of Hezbollah is expected to align with what Barrack stated in an interview with The New York Times, specifically the application of a carrot-and-stick approach toward the group. Lebanon's official response, however, ...