Lebanese Army Commander General Joseph Aoun said on Saturday that the security situation in the country is under the army’s full control.
Aoun’s comments were made during a visit to the Rangers Regiment mobilized in the Roumieh prison, whereby he warned that “any attempt to shake the country’s security would be faced with force and firmly.”
He also noted that the “qualitative operation” carried out by the army in the border town of Arsal earlier in the day “proves once again that terrorists will have no safe haven in any Lebanese region and that the army is capable of detecting any terrorist activity and will swiftly address it.”
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Sunday threatened to destroy Syrian air defense systems after they fired ground-to-air missiles at Israeli warplanes carrying out strikes. “The next time the Syrians use their air defense systems against our planes we will destroy them without the slightest hesitation,” […]
“Change and Reform” bloc held on Tuesday its weekly meeting at Rabyeh under the chairmanship of FPM head, Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Gebran Bassil. Justice Minister, Salim Jreisati, said following the meeting that the bloc discussed the situation in the country and the latest developments. […]
Information Minister, Melhem Riachy, underscored that the relations between the Lebanese Forces (LF) and Hezbollah are limited to communication through their ministers and deputies. Minister Riachy added that there were no negotiations between the two parties due to prominent differences among them. Riachy whose words […]