United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Sigrid Kaag, said following her meeting with Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister, Gibran Bassil, that discussions focused on the perturbing situation in Ain al Helwe camp and another topic relevant to UN Security Council resolution 1701. Kaag called on […]
President Michel Aoun resumes his foreign trip with a visit to the Vatican on March 16, the media reported. The presidency has been informed of the itinerary of General Aoun’s meeting with Pope Francis- noting that the Lebanese President will meet expatriates during his two-day […]
Clashes broke out between Palestinians and young Lebanese from the Jaafar family in Burj al- Barajneh on Friday afternoon and were interrupted in the early evening. Heavy shots were heard throughout the region. One Palestinian was killed and seven were injured, while an MTV correspondant […]
Lebanon appointed General Joseph Aoun as army commander on Wednesday, replacing General Jean Kahwaji at the head of a force that has been guarantor of civil peace since the 1975-90 civil war. The Lebanese government also filled several high-ranking security and judicial posts, Information Minister […]
British Ambassador to Lebanon, Hugo Shorter, welcomed in a press statement the security appointments by the Lebanese cabinet today. In his statement, Ambassador Shorter said: “I welcome the Cabinet’s decision today to make new appointments to the positions of Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces […]
President of the republic Michel Aoun briefed the Council of Ministers on Wednesday over the outcome of his visits in Egypt and Jordan, stressing on bolstering cooperation between Lebanon and the two Arab countries. Aoun also highlighted the importance of national unity, adding that the […]
General Security agents carried out raids Wednesday against currency exchange offices and money transfer companies on suspicion they sent huge sums to the Islamic State group, a judicial source told AFP. The source said the raids started Tuesday and were continuing on Wednesday against several […]
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Cabinet named Wednesday a new army commander, ending a two-year political deadlock over the appointment of the country’s top security and military officials. The Cabinet promoted Brigadier General Joseph Aoun to Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, replacing General Jean Kahwaji, who has […]
Twelve Syrian nationals have been arrested on Wednesday in the northern area of Zgharta for illegal entry into Lebanon, the State-run National News Agency reported. Lebanese army patrol staged raids against encampments of Syrian refugees in the Zgharta town of Mezyara, and arrested 12 Syrians […]
The cabinet convened in a regular meeting on Wednesday at the Presidential Palace and approved a list of security, military and judicial appointments, including the appointment of General Joseph Aoun as army commander. President Michel Aoun chaired the meeting in the presence of PM Saad […]
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