This Is Beirut, 2024-06-13 14:39 - Reading : less than a minute
The Commander-in-Chief of the Lebanese Army, General Joseph Aoun, held talks on Wednesday with the Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee in Congress, Michael McCaul, and Gregory Meeks, the former head of this committee, according to an army press release. He also met with several members of the US-Lebanon Friendship ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-12 15:46 - Reading : less than a minute
The Army Commander-in-chief Gen. Joseph Aoun met during his visit to the United States the Chairman of the Armed Forces Committee in the US Senate, Senator Jack Reed, and the US Joint Chief of Staff, General Charles Q. Brown Jr., as well as the American Task Force for Lebanon (ATFL) team, according to an army statement. The discussions covered ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-08 12:56 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanese Army Commander, General Joseph Aoun, traveled on Saturday, heading to the United States. According to an LAF statement on X, he will be holding several meetings to discuss strengthening US support for the Army, in light of current challenges. It is noteworthy that after Lebanon’s financial meltdown in 2019, Washington increased its ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-30 09:00 - Reading : less than a minute
According to sources close to the Elysée Palace, during a meeting on April 19 with Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Army Commander-in-Chief General Joseph Aoun, French President Emmanuel Macron paid a tribute to the chief of the Lebanese armed forces. The same source relayed that Macron was pleased by Joseph Aoun's briefing on the ...
2024-05-23 12:33 - Reading : less than a minute
On the eve of the 24th anniversary of Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon, on May 25, 2000, Army Commander General Joseph Aoun highlighted the prominence of the Lebanese Army as “the center of the hopes of the Lebanese, the source of their strength, and the motivation for their steadfastness.” General Aoun commended the military ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-13 16:46 - Reading : less than a minute
During his official visit to Doha on Monday, the Commander-in-Chief of the Lebanese Army, General Joseph Aoun, met the Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Defense, as well as the Chief of Staff, who stressed the need to preserve the Lebanese military institution so that it can continue to fulfill its role in ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-13 14:48 - Reading : less than a minute
The Army Commander-in-Chief General Joseph Aoun met in Qatar with the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, who reaffirmed Qatar's commitment to supporting the military institution to enable it to continue its essential role in preserving Lebanon's security and stability. General ...
2024-05-12 17:59 - Reading : less than a minute
The Commander-in-Chief of the Army, General Joseph Aoun, headed on Sunday to Qatar, in response to an invitation from his Qatari counterpart, Lieutenant-General Salem bin Hamad bin Aqeel Al Nabit. Talks during the visit will mainly address the needs of the military institution and the ways to support it, so that it continues to carry out its ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-18 19:21 - Reading : less than a minute
French President Emmanuel Macron will receive caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and the Commander-in-Chief of the Lebanese Army, General Joseph Aoun, on Friday, against a backdrop of national and regional tensions, announced the Élysée Palace. "The caretaker prime minister is expected to arrive at the Élysée Palace at noon on Friday," ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-04 17:56 - Reading : less than a minute
Amos Hochstein Joseph Aoun Lebanese Army
US envoy Amos Hochstein met with Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander-in-Chief General Joseph Aoun Monday afternoon in Yarzeh. Hochstein highlighted the pivotal role of the Lebanese army, especially considering the war in Gaza and the confrontations on the southern Lebanese front. The US envoy insisted that the LAF’s function in the coming ...
2024-02-23 18:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A meeting of European military leaders is scheduled to take place in Rome on March 1st. Lebanese Army Commander-in-Chief General Joseph Aoun has been invited to join the gathering focused on assessing the status and needs of the LAF as well as ensuring its readiness to enforce Resolution 1701 when the time comes. This meeting is set after Paris ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-23 17:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Joseph Aoun Lebanese Armed Forces
In a ceremony held at the Naval Forces Command in Beirut, the United States donated three boats and four speedboats to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), reaffirming its commitment to Lebanon's security and stability. The event, attended by Armed Forces Commander General Joseph Aoun, US Ambassador to Lebanon Lisa Johnson, and several military ...