This is Beirut, 23/05 14:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
At the invitation of Ambassador Ramez Dimashqieh, head of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee, the first meeting of the joint committee tasked with monitoring the situation in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon was held. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam opened the meeting by welcoming President Mahmoud Abbas’s decision to resolve the issue ...
Maurice Matta, 23/05 10:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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On April 17, President Joseph Aoun submitted two appeals to the Constitutional Council. The first challenges Law No. 1, which automatically came into effect and regulates leases of non-residential properties. The second targets Law No. 2, also automatically enacted, which amends specific provisions related to private school faculty and school ...
Salam El Zaatari, 22/05 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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If you want to understand the Middle East in 2025, don’t look at the maps. Look at the fault lines. They’re not drawn in ink – they’re drawn in fear, legacy and a deep unease that this time, the region isn’t just shifting, it’s splintering. This week, United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio sounded an alarm loud enough to rattle ...
Bassam Abou Zeid, 21/05 19:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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According to information from Washington, the Americans have informed the Lebanese government that the Israelis will not withdraw from the positions they occupy in southern Lebanon unless the Lebanese side takes serious and successive steps toward disarming Hezbollah. They emphasized that Israel has no territorial ambitions in Lebanon and that ...
This is Beirut, 21/05 16:50 - Reading : less than a minute
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President Joseph Aoun welcomed Mahmoud Abbas at the Baabda Presidential Palace during a pivotal visit focused on security and refugee issues. Abbas backed placing all weapons under Lebanese state control, as he discussed with President Aoun efforts to disarm armed groups in Palestinian refugee camps.
This is Beirut, 21/05 15:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun stressed during their meeting on Wednesday that “there would no longer be any weapons outside the control of the state in Lebanon.” This is a key decision since the Lebanese government does not exert authority over Palestinian refugee camps. Mahmoud Abbas, who met ...
This is Beirut, 20/05 17:30 - Reading : less than a minute
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Preparations for the fourth and final phase of the municipal process, set to take place in the South and Nabatiyeh governorates next Saturday, topped the agenda of a high-level meeting held on Tuesday at Baabda Palace. President of the Republic General Joseph Aoun received Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. The two leaders reviewed the course of the ...
Johnny Kortbawi, 20/05 15:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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While Saudi Arabia was signing investment deals with the United States worth over $600 billion, and President Donald Trump was pursuing economic ventures exceeding $4 trillion to boost the global economy and forge new alliances, Lebanon was engaging in international politics on the scale of a mukhtar, a village chief. As developments began to ...
This is Beirut, 20/05 15:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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In a unanimous decision, the Constitutional Council accepted President Joseph Aoun's appeal against the law on the organization of teaching staff in private schools and the management of their budgets. Per the constitutional provisions, the law has now been declared inapplicable. The appeal, lodged by the presidency shortly after the law's ...
Philippe Abi-Akl, 20/05 08:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Donald Trump’s whirlwind tour of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE was far more than a ceremonial diplomatic visit. Grounded in deep strategic, political and economic stakes, it marked a decisive attempt to recast the American role in a region long scarred by conflict and fractured alliances. Arriving with a regional peace blueprint in hand, ...
This is Beirut, 19/05 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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On an official visit to Cairo, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun called on the international community to hold Israel accountable for its breaches of the ceasefire agreement signed in November 2024. Speaking alongside Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi at a joint press conference, Aoun emphasized the urgent need to halt Israeli violations in ...
This is Beirut, 18/05 15:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
President Joseph Aoun and First Lady Naamat Aoun attended the inaugural papal Mass of Pope Leo XIV this morning at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican, alongside leaders, monarchs and dignitaries from around the world. Following the solemn liturgy, President Aoun offered his heartfelt congratulations to the new Pontiff, expressing his best wishes ...