Lebanon warned against US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Al-Quds as Israeli capital, stressing that the move threatens regional security. Lebanese President Michel Aoun described as dangerous Trump’s decision, calling for a united stance in order to restore the Arab identity of the holy city. The decision “threatens the ...
Read More »Lebanon’s Berri: New Balfour Declaration Paves Way for Deal of Era at Expense of Palestinian Cause
Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker, Nabih Berri, was quoted Wednesday by MPs as uttering satisfaction over what happened at the cabinet session of consensus on the proposal he had made, saying that “it constitutes a positive step towards re-arranging and reactivating the work of the government so as to continue to address ...
Read More »Hezbollah chief to be assassination target in future war: Israeli army
The Israeli military has threatened that Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Lebanon’s resistance movement, will be a target of assassination in Tel Aviv’s next war against the Arab country. “There won’t be a clear victory picture in the next war, though it’s clear that Nasrallah is a target,” the ...
Read More »Hezbollah parliamentary group: Hariri’s return ‘positive’
The parliamentary group of the Hezbollah resistance movement has welcomed Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s return to Lebanon, who recently stepped back from his surprise resignation in Saudi Arabia. In a statement released on Thursday, the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc voiced its “great satisfaction” with recent political developments in Lebanon, adding that ...
Read More »Lebanon army chief asks troops for readiness at Israel border
Lebanon’s army chief urged “full readiness” at the southern border to face the “threats of the Israeli enemy and its violations,” the army said in a tweet on Tuesday. (reuters) — Army Commander General Joseph Aoun called on soldiers to be ever vigilant for the “good implementation” of the U.N. resolution ...
Read More »Lebanon’s Hariri says to hold off resignation as PM
Lebanon’s Saad al-Hariri said on Wednesday he would hold off presenting his resignation as prime minister in response to a request from President Michel Aoun to allow more dialogue. “I presented today my resignation to President Aoun and he urged me to wait before offering it and to hold onto ...
Read More »Lebanon has right to resist, foil Israeli plans: Aoun
Lebanese President Michel Aoun says his nation has the absolute “right to resist and foil” Israel’s aggressive plans by “all available means” as Tel Aviv continues “targeting” the Mediterranean country. President Aoun made the remarks via his official Twitter account on Monday, a day after Arab League Secretary-General Ahmad Aboul ...
Read More »Lebanon’s Hariri leaves Saudi capital for France: Lebanese TV
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has left the Saudi capital Riyadh for France some two weeks after he announced his abrupt resignation in a televised address from the Arab kingdom, Lebanese television says. “Mr. Hariri left Riyadh airport on his private jet with his wife and is headed for Le ...
Read More »Lebanon FM vows response to foreign interference
Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil says his country’s sovereignty is not for sale, vowing response to any attempts at outside interference, Russia’s RIA news agency reports. He made his comments in Moscow on Friday in relation to the ongoing chaos in Lebanon created after Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri announced his ...
Read More »Hariri’s prolonged stay in Saudi Arabia mysterious: Lebanon FM
Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil has questioned Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s prolonged stay in Saudi Arabia, calling it “mysterious” as the country is teetering on the brink of a political crisis following the premier’s abrupt resignation. “It is the first time in the history of the republic that an official ...
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