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Is Arms Control Key to the Continuation of UNIFIL and the Quintet's Mission?

This is Beirut, 28/06 20:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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International pressure is mounting on Lebanon to assert full state control over arms possession. According to sources quoted by al-Hadath, this move is now seen as essential for the continuation of both the international Quintet’s role and the UNIFIL peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon. The Quintet, which includes the United States, ...

UNIFIL Reaffirms Commitment to Stability Along Blue Line

This is Beirut, 16/06 11:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Commander of the Western Sector of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), General Nicola Mandolesi, has reiterated the mission’s commitment to maintaining stability and security along the Blue Line in close coordination with the Lebanese Army. In an official statement released Monday, UNIFIL's Western Sector highlighted ...

UNIFIL Discovers Over 225 Weapons Caches in South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 12/05 16:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) discovered more than 225 weapons caches in southern Lebanon and transferred the weapons to the Lebanese Army (LAF), the UN mission announced in a statement released Monday. According to the statement, the LAF, supported by UNIFIL, has redeployed to over 120 permanent positions south of the ...

UN Deputy Chief Reaffirms Strong Support for Lebanese State and Reforms

This Is Beirut, 19/04 10:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, concluded an official visit to Lebanon on Friday, during which she expressed clear support for the country’s reform agenda and state sovereignty. Her visit follows in the footsteps of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ trip to Lebanon last ...

Morgan Ortagus Calls for Proposals to Disarm Hezbollah According to Resolution 1701

Bassam Abou Zeid, 05/04 18:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Morgan Ortagus, the US Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East, surprised Lebanese officials with a message that was more measured and diplomatic than anticipated ahead of her visit. Rather than taking a harder line on disarming Hezbollah, Ortagus approached the issue through the framework of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and the ceasefire ...

Hostilities Again After Ceasefire Expiration?

Natasha Metni Torbey, 19/02 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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After several months of a – partial – cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, the expiration of the ceasefire raises important legal questions about security, particularly whether hostilities could (or could not) resume. The ceasefire agreement, which was decreed in November 2024 for a period of 60 days, was renewed in January ...

US Priorities in Lebanon: From Government Reforms to UN Resolution 1701

Bassam Abou Zeid, 06/02 08:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The American delegation visiting Lebanon on Thursday carries several important messages, particularly regarding Morgan Ortagus, who has succeeded Amos Hochstein. Ortagus has been given the responsibility of managing Lebanon's portfolio, which includes critical issues such as government formation, policy programs, Israeli withdrawal, the release of ...

The Day Lebanon Stops Making Headlines…

Marc Saikali, 2024-11-24 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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And therein lies the issue: global attention quickly wanes when conflicts drag on and defy familiar reference points. This is happening again. The current war in Lebanon is no longer front-page news. A journalist friend at a major Paris newsroom told me that his editors were reluctant to send him on assignment to Beirut because the situation was ...

Fadlallah: ‘The Document Proposed by the US Is Similar to That of 2006’

This is Beirut, 2024-11-20 14:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Hassan Fadlallah, an MP from Hezbollah’s Loyalty to the Resistance bloc, said that “the indirect negotiations with Israel are based on a document that is very similar to that of 2006, even if the circumstances are different,” referring to the agreement that ended the 33-day conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006 under UNSC Resolution ...

Qassem: 'We Are Ready for Conditional Indirect Negotiations'

This is Beirut, 2024-11-06 21:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Naim Qassem, confirmed on Wednesday that his organization has expanded and enhanced its arsenal since the end of the 2006 war, in violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701. Naim Qassem announced that Hezbollah is ready to accept “conditional” indirect negotiations between Beirut and Tel Aviv “if ...

The Council of Ministers Approves an Advance for the Recruitment of 1,500 Military Personnel

This is Beirut, 2024-11-06 19:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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On Wednesday, the government approved “the granting of a credit to the Ministry of Defense to finance the recruitment of 1,500 new army soldiers.” This decision should help strengthen the army's presence in southern Lebanon as part of the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and advance diplomatic talks on a ceasefire. When ...

Maronite Bishops Call On International Community to Implement Diplomatic Solution

This is Beirut, 2024-11-06 17:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Maronite bishops held deliberations at their regular monthly meeting in Bkerke, chaired by Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai. They called on the international community to work toward “a diplomatic solution to the war between Hezbollah and Israel, through the establishment of an immediate ceasefire and the implementation of UN Security Council ...

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