Lebanon: Bassil Says FPM Does Not Want to Participate in New Government
Leader of Lebanon’s Free Patriotic Movement MP Gebran Bassil held on Sunday afternoon a press conference, dwelling on the most recent developments in the country.
UNFIIL Troops Return to Southern Lebanon after Completing Engineering Mission at Beirut Port
After more than three weeks of engineering work in Beirut in support of and coordination with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), to deal with the aftermath of the tragic 4 August explosions, a UNIFIL detachment of multinational force returned today to the Mission’s area of operations in south Lebanon.
President Aoun to UNGA: Lebanon Calls on Int’l Community to Bind ‘Israel’ to Cease Border Violations, Help Ensure Safe Return of Syrian Refugees
The Lebanese President General Michel Aoun addressed Wednesday the United Nations General Assembly, indicating that Beirut is trying today to rise from its ruins after the port explosion.
France's Macron returns to Beirut to press for reforms
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Beirut Monday for his second visit since Beirut Port’s massive blast on August 4 as he was welcomed at the airport by President Michel Aoun and an official Lebanese delegation.
Lebanese Presidency General Directorate: President Keen on Completion of Investigations into Beirut Port Blast
Lebanese Presidency issued a statement in which it responded to the various media outlets which mentioned that President Michel Aoun was informed by the General Directorate of State Security on 20-8-2020 about “the presence of a large amount of ammonium nitrate in one of the warehouses of the Beirut Port”, confirming that when the aforementioned report reached the President, the President’s Security and Military Adviser informed the Secretary-General of the Supreme Defense Council, in the ...