Abdallah Bou Habib

After Tel Aviv, Hochstein Will Meet with Berri, Mikati, and Bou Habib in Beirut

This Is Beirut, 17/06 15:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Abdallah Bou Habib Amos Hochstein

Sky News have reported that US President's envoy Amos Hochstein will visit Beirut tomorrow on Tuesday to discuss de-escalation on the border with Israel. Hochstein is scheduled to meet with Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri at 10:45 AM. According to Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, he will also meet with Caretaker Prime Minister Najib ...

UN Special Coordinator Puts Forward Resolution 1701 With Bou Habib

This Is Beirut, 03/06 20:51 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Abdallah Bou Habib

The newly appointed UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, called on Hezbollah and Israel to “recommit to implementing Security Council resolution 1701 to ensure their enduring mutual security.” In a statement issued on Monday, after she met with caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bou Habib, she expressed ...

Syrian Migrants: Bou Habib Sounds the Alarm in Brussels

This Is Beirut, 27/05 21:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Abdallah Bou Habib

Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bou Habib warned against "an explosion of the situation in Lebanon (due to the massive presence of Syrians in the country) which, if it occurs, will have repercussions on neighboring countries and Europe." He stressed that "maintaining the status quo on this issue poses an existential threat to ...

Bou Habib: UNHCR Is 'Trying to Outsmart Us'

This Is Beirut, 26/05 21:49 - Reading : less than a minute

Abdallah Bou Habib

On the eve of the 8th Brussels Conference on "Supporting the future of Syria and the region," Abdallah Bou Habib, the caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs, declared that there is "no trust in the UNHCR because they are trying to outsmart us," despite the agency's critical role in supporting refugees. In an interview with MTV, Bou Habib also ...

Bou Habib's Demands to the UNHCR

This Is Beirut, 20/05 13:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Abdallah Bou Habib

Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bou Habib met with the representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Ivo Freijsen, to discuss the issue of the Syrian migrant presence in Lebanon. Following the meeting, Bou Habib outlined the terms stated, highlighting his wishes for the UNHCR to stop its interference ...

An Alienated Foreign Affairs Minister

Johnny Kortbawi, 26/03 16:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Abdallah Bou Habib

Abdallah Bou Habib might be the victim of a series of circumstances that reduced him to puppet status at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but what is certain is that he does not even play puppet well. Bou Habib is a reactionary man, one who speaks on impulse and then goes on to retract his words. Unlike the chewing gum he spat out at the recent ...

Lebanon Files a Complaint to the UN Over Baalbeck’s Attacks

13/03 11:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Baalbeck Abdallah Bou Habib

Lebanon will file a complaint against Israel before the UN Security Council following the Hebrew state’s series of attacks on residential areas around the city of Baalbeck and in neighboring villages, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. “In accordance with the directives of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bou ...

Bou Habib Receives Kombos: Tackling Minorities and Neglecting Importance

This Is Beirut, 12/03 17:57 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Abdallah Bou Habib

Lebanese caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib met his Cypriot counterpart Constantinos Kombos today at the Foreign Ministry in downtown Beirut. According to their joint press conference, the issue of refugee’s passage to Cyprus was discussed, in addition to bilateral relations between the two countries. It was expected that the Syrian ...

Bou Habib: 'We Are Ready for War Should It Be Imposed on Us'

This Is Beirut, 01/03 15:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Abdallah Bou Habib

Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bou Habib stated that the government is consulting with Hezbollah. He indicated that "discussions are a must while no final decision has been taken yet." "The French have proposed good ideas that we are studying and we will respond to them next week," he said in an interview with Al-Jazeera. The ...

Lebanon to Submit Its Response to the French Proposal by Next Week

This Is Beirut, 26/02 16:36 - Reading : less than a minute

Abdallah Bou Habib

Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib announced on Monday that Lebanon is expected to submit its written response to the French proposal to settle the situation in South Lebanon next week. "Our stance is well known. We want the comprehensive application of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which would also extend to Shebaa and ...

A US Congressional Delegation in Lebanon

This Is Beirut, 21/02 22:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Abdallah Bou Habib Christopher Coons

A US Congressional delegation including Democrat senators Richard Blumenthal and Christopher Coons started a visit to Lebanon on Wednesday for talks with Lebanese officials on the political situation and persisting violence on the southern border between Hezbollah and Israel since October 8. Accompanied by US Ambassador Lisa Johnson, the ...

Mikati Condemns Israeli Attack on Nabatiyeh

This Is Beirut, 15/02 12:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Abdallah Bou Habib

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati condemned the recent attack on Nabatiyeh, denouncing what he termed "persistent Israeli aggression" against southern Lebanon. This comes in the wake of a tragic incident in Nabatiyeh where seven members of a single family lost their lives due to Israeli shelling. "In view of the persistence of this Israeli ...

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