Vanessa Kallas, 10/02 16:20 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
Tyre Najib Mikati Naser Yassine coast environment
In the last cabinet session before the presidential election, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati approved land reclamation projects privatizing 85,000 m² of public maritime land in northern and southern Lebanon. This decision would accelerate coastal degradation, as only 20% of the coast remains public, according to architect and urban ...
Rayan Chami, 08/02 15:05 - Reading : less than a minute
Morgan Ortagus Nawaf Salam Beirut Najib Mikati Nabih Berri
On the final day of her visit to Beirut, United States Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus met with several senior Lebanese officials, including Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri.
This is Beirut, 17/01 19:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Syria Lebanon Najib Mikati Austin Tice
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati met on Friday at his residence with Deborah Tice, the mother of American journalist Austin Tice, who has been missing in Syria since 2012. Tice expressed her gratitude to Mikati for his efforts in raising the issue of her son’s disappearance during his recent meeting with Syria’s new leader, Ahmad ...
This is Beirut, 14/01 18:47 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Joseph Aoun Nawaf Salam Najib Mikati Fouad Siniora Lebanon Tammam Salam
Newly appointed Prime Minister Nawaf Salam made protocol visits to former Lebanese prime ministers on Tuesday, starting with caretaker PM Najib Mikati. Following their brief meeting, Mikati remarked, “We discussed current issues, but due to his protocol tour, the meeting was concise. We agreed to reconvene later, and I wish him success in ...
Hala Abdallah, 13/01 13:10 - Reading : less than a minute
The Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, arrived in Beirut on Monday to congratulate President General Joseph Aoun and hold meetings with Lebanese leaders.
This Is Beirut, 11/01 17:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Damascus Najib Mikati Ahmad al-Shareh Displaced Syrians Border
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati stressed the urgent need to deal rapidly with the issue of displaced Syrians, who are massively present in Lebanon, and called for the demarcation of borders between Lebanon and Syria. Mikati's remarks came after a meeting with Syria's new leader, Ahmad al-Shareh, in Damascus, where he headed an official ...
This is Beirut, 10/01 11:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
On Friday morning, President Joseph Aoun held his first official meeting as President of the Republic with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati at Baabda Palace. Following the meeting, Mikati announced that a comprehensive overview of the government's activities had been presented to the new President, and discussions were held regarding the ...
This is Beirut, 06/01 21:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
High-ranking parliamentary sources questioned the reasons that led caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati to place the draft law on bank restructuring on the Cabinet's agenda for its session on Tuesday, and why he discreetly sent it as an annex last Friday. The same sources unanimously agreed that the draft law was rushed and prepared by a ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-23 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel Joseph Aoun South Lebanon Najib Mikati
The army announced on the X platform that “the Commander-in-Chief of the army arrived at the Seventh Infantry Brigade post at the François Hajj Barracks in Marjayoun, where he met with officers and soldiers to fine-tune their missions and operations.” For his part, Mikati announced, from the army barracks in Marjayoun, plans to meet with the ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-22 11:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
United Nations Lebanon Najib Mikati
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati received the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Janine Hennis-Plasschaert, at his residence. The discussions focused on current developments, particularly the situation in southern Lebanon and the ongoing Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement. The Prime Minister also met with ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-17 19:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister Najib Mikati chaired a Cabinet session on Tuesday afternoon at the Grand Serail. At the end of the session, caretaker Information Minister Ziad Makary cited Mikati reiterating “drawing the attention of the Monitoring Committee and the ambassadors we meet with to the need to stop the unacceptable Israeli violations,” ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-15 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Rome Najib Mikati Syrian Refugees
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati asserted that “full implementation of the ceasefire agreement and a halt to Israeli violations are of paramount importance to protect Lebanon's sovereignty and to facilitate the safe return of displaced persons.” “This responsibility falls directly on the two countries that sponsored this agreement, ...