Category: Internal Affairs

Lebanese Army Commander, General Joseph Aoun, on Thursday welcomed at his Yarzeh office UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Joanna Wronecka, with whom he discussed the country's general situation, as well as the latest developments along the southern border. Aoun later welcomed the French Army's Commander of Operations of Task Force 471, Admiral Jacques Mallard, in the presence of French Military Attaché, Colonel Gregory Medina, with whom he discussed the best means to bolster cooperation and coordination between the two armies. Source: National news agency - Lebanon

House Speaker, Nabih Berri, on Thursday welcomed Caretaker Minister of Education, Abbas Al-Halabi. The pair reportedly discussed the country's general conditions, political developments, and educational affairs. Speaker Berri separately welcomed Caretaker Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, with whom he discussed political and field developments, especially in light of the escalation of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and the Lebanese border villages with occupied Palestine. Later during the day, Berri followed up on local economic affairs during his meeting with Caretaker Minister of Economy, Amin Salam, who confirmed on emerging that the quantities of flour and wheat available in Lebanon could serve the local market until next year. Source: National news agency - Lebanon

Caretaker Minister of National Defense, Maurice Slim, on Thursday met in Yarzeh with US Ambassador to Lebanon, Dorothy Shea, who visited him with an accompanying embassy delegation. The meeting reportedly took stock of the country's general situation, the affairs of the military establishment, as well as the support provided by the US to the military institution. Source: National news agency - Lebanon

The peripheries of the southern Lebanese towns of Ramieh and Beit Lif are currently being subjected to enemy artillery shelling. Source: National news agency - Lebanon

Caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, in presence of head of the General Labor Confederation, Bishara Al-Asmar, on Thursday welcomed a delegation representing the Federation of Trade Unions and Employees in North Lebanon, headed by Shadi Al-Asmar. 'We've demanded that the 2024 state budget proposed today at the House of Parliament be considerate in terms of taxes and fees because people could no longer bear the increasing financial burdens,' the GLC head said on emerging. The Prime Minister separately met with the Director General of Protocol at the Presidency of the Republic, Nabil Shadid, the Director General of Protocol at the House of Parliament, Ali Hamad, and a representative of the General Directorate of Protocol at the Council of Ministers. The meeting discussed the logistical preparations intended to be made for Independence Day. During the meeting, Mikati provided his visitors with necessary directives. Source: National news agency - Lebanon

Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Abdullah Bu Habib, on Thursday met with Qatari Ambassador to Lebanon, Sheikh Saud bin Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Thani Al Thani. In the wake of the meeting, the Caretaker Minister affirmed that 'the world is called upon to stop Israel's contempt for international humanitarian law via its attacks on hospitals in Gaza, especially the Jordanian and Al-Shifa Hospitals, medical teams, patients, and newborn children.' 'The UN Security Council resolution calling for a temporary humanitarian truce is a necessary but insufficient step on the right path to reaching a ceasefire and halting the aggression,' Bou Habib added. Source: National news agency - Lebanon