Lebanon News

Riachy from Majdelioun: Maarab accord eternal Minister of Information, Melhem Riachy, maintained on Monday that the reconciliation inked at Maarab between the Lebanese Forces and Free Patriotic Movement was “eternal” and that “we need to immunize it.” “There is no return backwards; the past page […]

1 April 2017 at 14:15   Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri has warned that his country is close to “breaking point” due to strains of hosting more than one million Syrian refugees, fearing that unrest could escalate from tensions between refugees and local communities. Speaking […]

Newly appointed Army Commander General Joseph Aoun stressed his adamant will to uncover the fate of the Lebanese abducted servicemen regardless what their fate turns out to be, as he said his focus will concentrate on distancing the army from political interference. “The file has […]

Italian Minister of Defense, Roberta Pinotti, on Monday winded up her state visit in Lebanon, and held a news conference at the VIP Hall at Beirut international airport, whereby she tackled the outcome of her meetings with the top Lebanese officials. In response to a […]

The Lebanese and French navy forces conducted Monday joint maritime maneuvers in Lebanon’s territorial waters. The main drill was a raid scenario conducted by a Lebanese-French force on a ship carrying terrorists.   These maneuvers come within the framework of trainings previously conducted by the […]

President Michel Aoun discussed Monday the bilateral relations between Lebanon and Italy and means to develop them during a meeting with the Italian Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti, at Baabda presidential palace. Aoun praised the role played by the Italian force working with the United Nations […]

Lebanon plans to urge the international community to boost financial support at a conference on Syria in Brussels, seeking a USD 10 billion funding for a program of public sector-led investment in infrastructure to boost the economy.   The Syrian war has weakened Lebanon’s economy; […]

The highly-awaited ArabNet Beirut 2017 conference was launched on February 21st under the patronage of His Excellency the President of the Republic of Lebanon, General Michel AOUN, represented by H.E. Mr. Jammal Jarrah, Minister of Telecommunications who conveyed the President’s support of entrepreneurship and the […]

Public Works Minister Youssef Finianos stressed that the current priority at the ministry is upgrading the level of implementation of public safety rules at the airport.   During the inauguration of a joint workshop between Lebanon and the European Union on airport security and aviation […]