Geagea

Geagea: Hezbollah Seeks to Bolster Its Power, Rather Than Support Gaza

Samir Geagea, head of the Lebanese Forces (LF), said that Hezbollah does not want to engage in a war with Israel over Gaza, but rather seeks to strengthen its presence on the internal scene in order to achieve its objectives on the one hand, and to enable Iran to advance its regional interests, on the other. However, according to Geagea, Israel ...

Geagea: We Want a Serious President who Exasperates Hezbollah

While the quintet (the United States, France, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Qatar) tries once again to break the deadlock in the presidential election, the head of the Lebanese Forces, Samir Geagea, defined the characteristics of the future head of state: a "serious president who exasperates Hezbollah, in the sense that he would be able to put an end to ...

Geagea Blasts Berri's Reported Call for Dialogue Prior to Presidential Election

Head of the Lebanese Forces (LF) Samir Geagea questioned on Wednesday the remarks attributed to Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, who is said to have called on political parties to hold "a dialogue table" as a prerequisite to any parliamentary session to elect a president. "If this information circulating in the press on Wednesday proves to be ...

Geagea Calls for Adherence to Electoral Schedule

In a recent statement, leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF) Samir Geagea emphasized the importance of adhering to the electoral schedule despite ongoing security challenges in southern Lebanon. With the municipal and local council terms set to conclude by the end of May, Geagea acknowledged the significant military activities hindering the ...

Geagea Calls Out the Axis of Resistance: Masks Fell Off

The leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF) Samir Geagea affirmed on Wednesday that “with each new presidential initiative, the masks fall off.” He stated that the Axis of Resistance does not want a dialogue. Instead, all it seeks through repeated calls for dialogue is an attempt to divide those who do not want their candidate by trying to ...

Geagea: Lebanon Has Every Right to Build Border Control Towers

Party chief of the Lebanese Forces (LF) Samir Geagea had some strong words regarding the memorandum sent by the Syrian government to Lebanon in protest of the construction of border control towers. The Syrians claimed that these towers posed “a threat to their national security.” “Lebanon has every right to erect towers for monitoring and ...

Quintet Ambassadors Meet With Geagea and Aoun

During their mission to engage Lebanese officials and propel forward the presidential election dossier, ambassadors from the Quintet countries, the United States, France, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Qatar, convened on Tuesday with Samir Geagea, leader of the Lebanese Forces, at his residence in Maarab. After the meeting, Geagea highlighted the core ...

Geagea: Responsibility Lies with Those Who Involve Lebanon in the War

The leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF), Samir Geagea, blamed the conflict in southern Lebanon on those who "decided to involve Lebanon" (in the war between Hamas and Israel since October 7), while not ruling out the Lebanese government's responsibility for ensuring the country's security. He also addressed the issue of the presidential election, ...

Geagea: Resolving the Issue of Displaced Syrians Is a Sovereign Decision

Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea stressed that "resolving the issue of displaced Syrians lies solely in the hands of the Lebanese government." In a statement issued on Saturday, Geagea responded directly to the announcement made by caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Thursday, in which he stated that a government plan for resolving ...

Geagea on Municipal Extension: FPM, Pro-Hezbollah Blocs 'Stabbed Democracy'

Leader of the Lebanese Forces Samir Geagea claimed on Thursday that the pro-Hezbollah “Moumanaa axis” and the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) “are once again stabbing democracy, the right of people to choose their representatives and the establishment of public institutions.” Geagea wrote on his X account, “The flimsy argument used by ...

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 ...