Lebanon

Séjourné Kicks Off Political Meetings With Parliament Speaker
Séjourné Kicks Off Political Meetings With Parliament Speaker

French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné kicked off his political meetings on Sunday by talking to Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, hours after visiting UNIFIL’s headquarters where he called for ending the alarming escalation of violence in south Lebanon between Hezbollah and Israel. Accompanied by French Ambassador to Lebanon Hervé Magro ...

Séjourné Arrives for His Second Visit to Lebanon
Séjourné Arrives for His Second Visit to Lebanon

French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné arrived this evening at Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport on a private plane for his second visit to Lebanon since assuming his duties at the French Foreign Ministry. The French Ambassador to Lebanon, Hervé Magro, welcomed the French minister and his accompanying delegation. The French ...

Skaff to TIB: 1701 Needs to Be Implemented
Skaff to TIB: 1701 Needs to Be Implemented

MP Ghassan Skaff told This Is Beirut that UNSC 1701 needs to be implemented in its current form and estimated that the international community will be able to stop a full-blown war through diplomatic measures.

Bou Assi to TIB: 1701 Needs to Be Applied for Lebanon's Sake
Bou Assi to TIB: 1701 Needs to Be Applied for Lebanon's Sake

Lebanese Forces MP Pierre Bou Assi said to This Is Beirut that Resolution 1701 needs to be implemented, not only because it is a UN Security Council Resolution that needs to be applied in conformity with international accords and conventions, but also for the sake of the Lebanese, to preserve their security and safety.

Geagea: The Situation in the South Is Becoming Threatening
Geagea: The Situation in the South Is Becoming Threatening

Lebanese Forces (LF) chief Samir Geagea said on Saturday that the situation in southern Lebanon “could become threatening.” During a solidarity meeting in Maarab entitled “1701 in Defense of Lebanon,” Geagea underscored that the country’s situation is “headed towards the worst,” emphasizing that the people “cannot remain ...

Hochstein's Mission: Separate Gaza From Southern Lebanon
Hochstein's Mission: Separate Gaza From Southern Lebanon

Everyone in Beirut is anticipating the visit of Amos Hochstein, top advisor to US President Joe Biden, who recently traveled to Israel to continue discussing ceasefire specifics in southern Lebanon and reach a long-term solution based on United Nations Resolution 1701. Based on recent information, Hochstein is once again attempting to separate ...

Will Berri Head to Paris?
Will Berri Head to Paris?

A former minister reportedly said that if Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri accepts French President Emmanuel Macron's invitation to visit Paris, it would constitute a major breakthrough for Lebanon to negotiate a way out of the crisis. A source close to Ain el-Tineh also reported that Berri's visit to Paris could take place around mid-May. In ...

Southern Front: One Civilian Killed in Raid on Kfarchouba
Southern Front: One Civilian Killed in Raid on Kfarchouba

Israel pursued its air strikes on southern Lebanon from Friday night until Saturday morning. Hezbollah announced in a statement on Saturday morning that its fighter Rafi Fayez Hassan "Nasser Ali" (born in 1974) was killed in an Israeli raid on the town of Khiam. Around midnight on Friday, Israeli warplanes carried out two raids with heavy ...

Jerusalem, Through Peace, Not by the Sword
Jerusalem, Through Peace, Not by the Sword

In the "low-intensity war" it has been waging since October 8 against Israel in support of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah has officially mourned the deaths of 273 of its men. But up until now, these sacrifices have not earned the party any gains, and their impact on what is happening in Gaza is almost nil. On the other hand, they have resulted ...

Issam Abdallah's Death: Government Adopts TNO Report
Issam Abdallah's Death: Government Adopts TNO Report

The government endorsed on Friday the report from the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) concerning the investigation into the death of journalist Issam Abdallah. Caretaker Minister of Information Ziad Makary emphasized that "the Lebanese state, along with the family of Issam Abdallah, will have the opportunity to file ...

The 1949 Armistice Agreement
The 1949 Armistice Agreement

  Since the beginning of the year, as part of diplomatic efforts to contain confrontations in southern Lebanon, Lebanese politicians have been referring to the 1949 armistice. On January 8, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati declared that "all international decisions must be implemented, led by the 1949 armistice declaration." More ...