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 ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-16 20:33 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Political figures from various backgrounds continued to visit Beit al-Wasat, where former Prime Minister and leader of the Future Movement, Saad Hariri, extended a welcome to the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, General Joseph Aoun, on Friday. On the sidelines, Hariri received a phone call from Maronite Patriarch Archbishop Bechara al-Rai, during ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-11 09:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Qatari envoy to Lebanon Jassim bin Fahd al-Thani (Abu Fahd) did not succeed in convincing the head of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), Gebran Bassil, to elect either Marada Party leader Sleiman Franjieh or Army Commander-in-chief General Joseph Aoun to the presidency. The envoy spent days in Lebanon during which he met with Franjieh, Bassil ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-08 17:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Council of Ministers appointed a new Army chief of staff and approved the 2024 budget on Thursday in a session that was delayed for three hours due to protests by retired military personnel attempting to block the entrances to the Grand Serail. The Cabinet appointed General Hassan Audi as Chief of Staff of the Army after he was promoted to ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-07 18:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Army Commander-in-Chief General Joseph Aoun and German Ambassador to Lebanon Kurt Georg Stoeckl-Stillfried signed an agreement on Wednesday under which German authorities are to offer a donation worth two million euros to support the army, one million of which would be allocated to fuel and the other to the medical needs of army personnel. It ...