Lebanon PM urges action to ‘avert vacuum’ if UN force leaves
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam insisted at the UN on Friday on the need to “avert the vacuum” that would be caused by withdrawing the UN peacekeeping mission deployed in…
Pakistan’s PM reaffirms his country’s support for Lebanon’s sovereignty
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed Islamabad’s “steadfast support” for Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity during talks with his Lebanese counterpart, Nawaf Salam, in New York, his office said.…
Lebanon PM tells Iran president country cannot be arena for regional wars
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam told Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Thursday that his country did not want to be an arena for regional wars, after Tehran-backed Hezbollah drew it…
Iran’s president says it is up to US to choose if it wants to end Iran war
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said it was up to the United States to choose when the Iran war will end, when asked if the conflict could end by the end…
Spanish PM condemns Israel’s genocide in Gaza in UN speech
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, in his address to the United Nations General Assembly, says Spain has, for eight years, opposed “all wars of aggression wherever they have started, whether…
Lebanon Warns of Security Vacuum if UNIFIL Mandate Is Not Extended and No Alternative International Force Is Deployed
President Joseph Aoun received Admiral Edward Algren, the British government’s senior defense advisor for the Middle East: Admiral Algren renewed Britain’s support for Lebanon in all fields, especially for the…
Lebanon and Regional Partners Discuss Ways to Strengthen Support
I participated in a series of meetings with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly proceedings in New York, which included Turkish President Recep…
Israeli army shells southern Lebanon, setting fields ablaze with phosphorus munitions
The Israeli army set olive groves and citrus orchards in southern Lebanon ablaze with phosphorus munitions amid artillery shelling and a ground incursion involving three tanks, according to Lebanese state…
UN peacekeeping chief in Lebanon says smooth transition is critical before pull-out
The head of United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon said on Saturday it was critical to ensure other UN agencies and Lebanese troops could assume the tasks carried out by the…
Lebanon, Jordan and France Discuss Regional Security and Support for Lebanese Army
Prior to the opening of the preparatory meeting for the International Conference in Support of the Army and Internal Security Forces at the “Invalides” Palace in Paris, a trilateral meeting…