President Michel Aoun said Monday his visit to Saudi Arabia was aimed at improving Lebanese-Saudi ties strained by the upheavals in some Arab countries, and expanding cooperation between the two countries in all fields
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STL President submits eighth annual report
The President of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), Judge Ivana Hrdlickovل, submitted the Tribunal’s eighth Annual Report to the UN Secretary-General and the Government of Lebanon. The report is now available on the STL’s website. “Over the reporting period, the STL remained primarily focused […]
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Kaag Says Resolution 1701 Banned Arms Outside State Control
U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigird Kaag reminded on Monday that U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701 had called for the “disarmament of all armed groups.” “Recalling SCR 1701 (is) vital for Lebanon’s stability-security. Resolution calls for disarmament (of) all armed groups. No arms outside control […]
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Aoun Chairs First Higher Defense Council Meeting at Baabda
he Higher Defense Council held its first meeting at the Baabda Palace under the chairmanship of President Michel Aoun and in the presence of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, director-general of the State Security apparatus, Maj. Gen. George Qaraa and other security officials, the National News […]