Foreign Affairs

An Alienated Foreign Affairs Minister

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 ...

Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Welcomes ICJ Advisory Opinion

The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has welcomed the advisory opinion issued on July 19 by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding “Israel's colonization policies and practices in the Palestinian territories.” In a statement issued on Saturday, the Ministry recalled that the advisory opinion “confirms the illegality of ...

War in Lebanon: Efforts by Diplomatic Missions Continue to Support the Country

The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a report on the efforts of Lebanese diplomatic missions abroad aimed at ending the war between Hezbollah and Israel and securing medical and humanitarian aid for the Lebanese people. In a statement released on Friday, Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib announced that $100 million in ...