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Lebanon Joseph Aoun Cyprus Nicos Christodoulides Maritime border
Lebanon and Cyprus formally signed a maritime border demarcation agreement on Wednesday, marking a major step in bilateral relations and paving the way for expanded energy exploration in the eastern Mediterranean. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides signed the agreement at Lebanon's presidential ...
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Lebanon UN Security Council Joseph Aoun Badr Abdel Aty Egypt Saudi Arabia Israel
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty reaffirmed Cairo’s “full support” for Lebanon’s efforts to assert exclusive state control over weapons during an official visit to Beirut on Wednesday. After talks with President Joseph Aoun, Abdelatty underscored Egypt’s backing for the president’s latest Independence ...
Pierre Daccache, 25/11 13:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Joseph Aoun Qatar Football Gianni Infantino Arab Cup
Lebanon’s national football team departed for Doha on Sunday afternoon to begin final preparations ahead of their opening match in the 2025 Arab Cup. Miodrag Radulović’s men will face Sudan on Wednesday, November 26 at 6:00 p.m. (Beirut time) at Al-Gharafa Stadium, in a decisive knockout match that will determine their qualification to the ...
This is Beirut, 23/11 17:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Joseph Aoun Hezbollah Israel
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemned Israel’s airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday, noting that the attack happened the day following Lebanon’s Independence Day. President Aoun described it as “further proof that Israel disregards repeated calls to halt its assaults on Lebanon, refuses to implement international ...
Bassam Abou Zeid, 23/11 16:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah Israel Lebanon Joseph Aoun initiative
President Joseph Aoun is waiting for responses to his initiative, unveiled on the eve of Independence Day, fully aware that its outcome depends largely on two actors: Hezbollah and Israel. According to sources, Hezbollah has no intention of providing a clear response to the Lebanese presidency. The Iran-backed group remains determined to retain ...
This is Beirut, 21/11 21:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Joseph Aoun Lebanese Army Lebanon Hezbollah Palestine
On the occasion of the 82nd anniversary of Lebanon’s Independence, President Joseph Aoun delivered a speech Friday evening from South Lebanon, focusing on sovereignty, the state’s exclusive control over arms, and the need to turn the page on “mini-states.” The head of state unveiled a five-point plan aimed at fully restoring state ...
This is Beirut, 21/11 13:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Joseph Aoun South Lebanon
On the eve of Lebanon’s 82nd Independence Day, President Joseph Aoun visited the command of the South Litani sector at the Benoit Barakat barracks in Tyre, accompanied by Army Commander General Rodolphe Haikal. Message to Officers and Tribute to Fallen Soldiers Addressing the officers, President Aoun congratulated the army on the occasion of ...
This is Beirut, 17/11 16:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon Joseph Aoun Michel Issa U.S. Ambassador
Ambassador Michel Issa has officially begun his diplomatic mission in Lebanon, presenting his credentials to President Joseph Aoun and meeting with the country’s senior officials.
This is Beirut, 15/11 18:55 - Reading : less than a minute
United Nations Israel Lebanon Joseph Aoun south
President Joseph Aoun has asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Youssef Raji, to instruct Lebanon’s permanent mission to the United Nations to file an urgent complaint with the Security Council against Israel, which has begun building a concrete wall along Lebanon’s southern border that extends beyond the Blue Line drawn after ...
Salam El Zaatari, 13/11 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Joseph Aoun Palestine
In early November 2025, Israeli bulldozers began erecting a concrete wall on Lebanese soil—a seven-meter-high scar from Maroun al-Ras to Aitaroun—cutting through farmland, razing homes, and casting a shadow over what remains of Lebanon’s sovereignty. Israel calls it “defensive fortification,” while Lebanon calls it “occupation.” But ...
Élie-Joe Kamel, 11/11 18:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Baalbeck Joseph Aoun wildfires civil defense
Since Monday, widespread fires have been sweeping through several regions of Lebanon, driven by dry winds, lingering high temperatures, and Israeli strikes in the southern part of the country. On Tuesday, the General Directorate of Civil Defense reported that firefighting operations were ongoing across multiple areas. According to the statement, ...
This is Beirut, 11/11 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Joseph Aoun Bulgaria August 4 Beirut Sofia
On the second day of his official visit to Bulgaria on Tuesday, President Joseph Aoun continued his diplomatic engagements aimed at deepening Beirut’s’s ties with Sofia. Aoun met with the Speaker of the Bulgarian Parliament, Raya Nazaryan, who expressed readiness to collaborate with Lebanese authorities on legal inquiries related to the ship ...