Michel Aoun

Aoun visits Defense Ministry to follow up on military operations

Beirut - Muslimchronicle

President of the Republic, Michel Aoun, visited Saturday morning the Command Operations Room in the Defense Ministry in Yarze, where he was welcomed by Army Commander, General Joseph Aoun. General Aoun briefed the Lebanese President over the conduct of the military operations that the army started at dawn against Daesh in the outskirts of Ras Baalbek and Qaa areas Source: NNARead more

Frangieh visits Baabda Palace

Beirut - Muslimchronicle

President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, welcomed on Tuesday Marada Party Leader, Sleiman Frangieh Source: NNARead more

Rahi bound for historical KSA visit

Beirut - Muslimchronicle

Maronite Patriarch, Mar Bechara Boutros Rahi, is currently bound for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to pay the country a "historical visit", NNA field reporter said on Monday. Bidding the Maronite Patriarch farewell at the airport had been Minister of Culture Ghattas Khoury, representing President of the Republic, Michel Aoun Source: NNARead more

Kuwaiti ambassador visits Aoun, affirms Kuwait's support

Beirut - Muslimchronicle

President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, received the Ambassador of Kuwait to Lebanon, Abdel-Al Al-Qenaei, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda. The Kuwaiti ambassador conveyed to Aoun "the greetings of the Emir and his support for the efforts he is exerting to overcome Lebanon's delicate circumstance," adding that "Kuwait stands by the sovereignty and independence of LebanonRead more

Aoun kicks off official visit to Rome

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President of the Republic, Michel Aoun, First Lady Nadia Al-Shami Aoun, and an accompanying delegation, kicked off an official visit to Italy on Wednesday during which the President is scheduled to meet with Italian President, Sergio Mattarella, and Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni. The President Aoun will also be inaugurating the international Med Dialogues conference which will be held by theRead more

Lebanon's PM Hariri withdraws his resignation

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Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri withdrew his resignation during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, which was chaired by President Michel Aoun at the Baabda Palace. The session is the first that was held in more than a month due to the political crisis caused by Hariri's resignation announcement in early November. During the meeting, the cabinet unanimously endorsed a newRead more

After Saad Hariri’s return, Washington hopes for ‘calm, stability’ in Lebanon

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The US administration is at ease over how the situation developed in Lebanon as Prime Minister Saad Hariri returned to the country and held off his resignation to pave way for President Michel Aoun’s political efforts with cabinet members, which include Hezbollah. A spokesperson for the US State Department told AlArabiya.net that “the American administration is committed to maintaining stabilityRead more

Lebanese President Aoun says Hariri to ‘certainly’ stay on as PM

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Lebanon’s Saad al-Hariri will “certainly” remain prime minister and the country’s political crisis “will be resolved definitively in a few days”, President Michel Aoun was quoted as saying by an Italian newspaper on Wednesday. “We have just finished talks with all the political forces, within and outside government. There is a broad agreement,” he was quoted as saying by theRead more

Why Iran’s spies are hacking Hariri’s account

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Iran has embarked on a large-scale cyber piracy operations in an attempt to expand its influence over the Middle East, especially in Lebanon, according to a new report. A group of Iranian hackers backed by Iran, attacked the servers of the offices of the Lebanese president Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Saad Hariri after his resignation, according to French newspaperRead more