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Lebanese President Michel Aoun meets with the ambassadors of the five permanent members to the UN Security Council, and representatives of the European Union, the United Nations and the Arab League, October 16, 2017 (Dalati & Nohra)

Aoun Pushes for a Plan that Guarantees Return of Syrian Refugees

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 17, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Lebanese President Michel Aoun met on Monday with the ambassadors of the United Nations Security Council’s permanent members, in presence of the UN, EU and Arab League ambassadors, to discuss Lebanon’s stance on the file of Syrian refugees. Aoun sounded the...

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Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, Speaker Nabih Berri and MP Walid Jumblatt during their meeting in Beirut on Sunday evening (Photo from Walid Jumblatt’s Twitter account)

Hariri-Berri-Jumblatt Meeting Highlights Conciliatory Slogans, Paves the Way for Electoral Alliances

by Caroline Akoum | Oct 10, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- A number of questions surrounded the meeting between Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, Speaker Nabih Berri and the head of the Democratic Gathering Bloc MP Walid Jumblatt at the latter’s residence in Beirut on Sunday evening. Some even went on to talk about a new...

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Lebanese President Michel Aoun. (NNA)

Lebanese President at UN General Assembly after 3-Year Absence

by Nazeer Rida | Sep 18, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – After years of vacuum, a Lebanese president will take part in the United Nations General Assembly held in New York later this week. President Michel Aoun traveled to New York on Sunday to attend the Assembly where he will highlight Lebanon as a country of...

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President Michel Aoun meets with UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag at Baabda Palace. (Dalati and Nohra photo)

Aoun Lauds Renewal of UNIFIL Mandate ahead of Trip to New York

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 16, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Friday welcomed the renewal of the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in the country and said he was satisfied with the international community’s favorite response to Lebanon’s demands on allowing UNIFIL to function in line...

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Flags down at Presidential Palace on Friday/Dalati&Nohra

Lebanese Army Deployed Across Eastern Border

by Paula Astih | Sep 9, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- The Lebanese officials and public laid to rest the bodies of 10 soldiers killed by ISIS two years after being captured in the eastern border town of Arsal in 2014. At the Defense Ministry, an official state funeral was held on Friday morning in the presence of...