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French-Lebanese joint forces raid ship

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 […]

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Lebanon, EU launch joint program on airport security

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 […]

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Netherlands to provide support for Lebanon’s Armed Forces

BEIRUT: The Netherlands will step up support for Lebanon’s Armed Forces as part of a large cooperation program aimed at bolstering the military’s border security and counterterrorism capabilities, Dutch Ambassador to Lebanon Han-Maurits Schaapveld told Annahar Wednesday. The support program – which will be split […]

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Aoun receives Zasypkin, others

Lebanese Army chief General Joseph Aoun on Tuesday received in Yarze Russian Ambassador Alexander Zasypkin and discussed with him bilateral military ties. Among General Aoun’s visitors had been Environment Minister Tarek Khatib, State Minister for Human Rights Affairs Ayman Shoukair and others.

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Sarraf meets Moratinos, Hernando, Marotti

National Defense Minister, Yacoub Sarraf, met on Tuesday afternoon with the Spanish Foreign Minister, Miguel Angel Moratinos, accompanied by the Spanish Ambassador to Lebanon, Milagros Hernando, with talks featuring high on issues related to the region, especially the crisis of the Syrian refugees and how […]

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Which American offer did Bassil reject?

After the arrival of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States of America, in what represents a blatant and obvious “right move”, other countries and powers in the world started reanalyzing their positions, either in how they may adjust to the new American […]