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April 13 (1): A Sudden Spark or the Culmination of a Crisis?

Michel Touma, 13/04 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Ain el-Remmaneh, Sunday, April 13, 1975. A religious ceremony is held around 10 in the morning, to mark the inauguration of a Melkite church in this working-class suburb of Beirut, a stronghold of Lebanon’s main Christian parties. Several prominent figures are present, including President Camille Chamoun and Kataeb leader Pierre Gemayel. During ...

Disarmament and Sovereignty: Kataeb Party Calls for Concrete Measures

This is Beirut, 18/03 19:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Kataeb Party’s political bureau convened on Tuesday under the leadership of MP Samy Gemayel and reiterated the need to implement all international resolutions, particularly United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah. In a statement, the Kataeb Party stressed the importance of ...

Kataeb Leader Samy Gemayel Invited to Dar El-Fatwa Iftar

This is Beirut, 10/03 22:20 - Reading : less than a minute

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MP and leader of the Kataeb Party Samy Gemayel was invited on Monday by the Mufti of the Republic, Sheikh Abdellatif Derian, to take part in the Ramadan iftar, scheduled for March 15 at Dar el-Fatwa, in the presence of the President of the Lebanese Republic, General Joseph Aoun. The invitation was handed to him on Monday by the President of the ...

Kataeb Delegation Tours Southern Villages to Assess Post-War Needs

This is Beirut, 03/03 19:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A Kataeb delegation visited several villages in South Lebanon on Monday, following a recent tour of Bint Jbeil district. The latest visit covered villages in the Marjayoun and Hasbaya districts, including Qlayaa, Jdeidet Marjayoun and Kawkaba, as part of the party’s efforts to affirm its support for the region, according to a statement. The ...

Kataeb Party Welcomes Syria's Shift Toward Balanced Relations

This is Beirut, 2024-12-22 20:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Kataeb Party issued a statement on Sunday welcoming recent remarks by Ahmed al-Sharaa, the General Commander of Syria’s new administration, about Lebanese-Syrian relations. The party described the remarks as a “positive turning point” and a crucial step toward “balanced relations that respect the sovereignty and independence of both ...

Samy Gemayel Warns of Internal Rifts if Hezbollah Retains Arms

This is Beirut, 2024-12-05 23:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The head of the Kataeb party, MP Samy Gemayel, affirmed on Thursday that Lebanon can no longer coexist with Hezbollah’s weapons and hegemony over political life, warning of internal rifts. “Hezbollah can decide either to drag Lebanon into more woes or to open a new page, and this is what we hope for. If Hezbollah insists on its logic, ...

Kataeb Call for Militia Disarmament and Army Deployment in South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 2024-10-15 23:29 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Kataeb Party urged Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Najib Mikati to immediately adopt "a clear and explicit stance regarding Hezbollah, in order to secure an immediate ceasefire without external interference." During a meeting of its political bureau, it also called for the deployment of the Lebanese Army along the border ...

Opposition MPs Denounce the Slandering Campaigns Targeting Journalists

This is Beirut, 2024-10-10 17:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In solidarity with journalists who have been threatened and accused of treason, several opposition MPs emphasized on Thursday the importance of respecting public and media freedoms during wartime, condemning the culture of impunity prevailing in the country. During a press conference, MP Marwan Hamadeh of the Democratic Gathering Bloc, led by the ...

Sayegh: Beware of 'Any Constitutional Ambush'

This Is Beirut, 2024-02-28 15:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Kataeb MP Salim el-Sayegh said that he would reject "any constitutional ambush" that would lead to the imposition of the resistance's candidate Sleiman Frangieh. During an interview on Wednesday morning on the LBC talk show "Nharkom Said," Sayegh warned, "We'll play the game of institutions, and if you leave them, we'll leave with you, and if you ...

Kataeb: A Goodwill Gesture to Facilitate the Presidential Election

This Is Beirut, 2024-02-27 22:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Kataeb political bureau considered that any initiative aimed at facilitating the election of a president of the Republic should be accompanied by “a goodwill gesture from those attempting to impose their will and delay the election of a president to secure their candidate,” alluding to Amal and Hezbollah. According to the Kataeb, the ...

Ten MPs Appeal to Constitutional Council to Overturn the Budget

This Is Beirut, 2024-02-26 12:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ten sovereignist MPs lodged an invalidation appeal with the Constitutional Council on Monday, challenging the State budget law for fiscal year 2024. The MPs include the Kataeb MPs Samy Gemayel, Nadim Gemayel, Elias Hankach and Salim Sayegh, the Renewal bloc MPs Michel Moawad, Achraf Rifi and Fouad Makhzoumi, and Change Coalition MPs Mark Daou, ...

Kataeb Respond to Hezbollah's Smear Campaign Against MP Gemayel

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-21 17:49 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Kataeb media office reacted on Thursday to what it called a “campaign of defamation, lies and accusations” initiated by Hezbollah against party leader MP Samy Gemayel since the war on Gaza started on October 7. "This campaign will not undermine our national commitment or our struggle to build a strong state. On the contrary, it will ...

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