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LBCI
27-03-2025
- Business
- LBCI
French envoy Le Drian: Appointments essential to restore Lebanon's credibility
French presidential envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian confirmed that any step in the field of appointments is a way to restore credibility to Lebanon on political, financial, and economic levels. Le Drian stressed, in a meeting with a delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, the importance of creating a clear and comprehensive reform program. This program should outline a vision for the next phase and the reform priorities that Lebanon will agree upon ahead of the international conference in support of Lebanon, which Paris is organizing and will be held in the coming months.
Asharq Al-Awsat
27-03-2025
- Politics
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Lebanese President Calls for Pressuring Israel to Implement Ceasefire Agreement
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has called on the US and France to press Israel to uphold its commitments under the ceasefire agreement announced between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah in November. During a meeting with French Presidential Envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian at Baabda Palace on Wednesday, Aoun highlighted ongoing Israeli violations in south Lebanon, which he said contradict the ceasefire agreement, citing Israel's continued occupation of five strategic hills and its failure to release Lebanese citizens taken captive during the recent conflict. Aoun also urged the guarantors of the agreement to press Israel to uphold its commitments to preserve their own credibility and to ensure the restoration of stability and the cessation of hostilities. The ceasefire ended Israel's intense bombardment and ground operations in Lebanon and Hezbollah's daily rocket barrages into Israel. Each side has accused the other of failing to implement the deal in full. Israel says Hezbollah still has military infrastructure in the south. Lebanon and Hezbollah say Israel is occupying Lebanese land by continuing to carry out some airstrikes and keeping its troops at five hilltop positions near the frontier. The discussions between the Lebanese president and the French envoy also covered the security situation along Lebanon's border with Syria. Aoun told Le Drian that he was looking forward to his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday. The visit, Aoun said, is an opportunity to express his appreciation for France's unwavering support for Lebanon and mainly Macron's personal role in facilitating Lebanon's presidential election. The President also stressed that reform remains a top priority, alongside the reconstruction of towns and villages devastated by Israeli bombardment during the recent war. Le Drian also visited Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at the Grand Serail and Speaker Nabih Berri in Ain el-Tineh.
Nahar Net
26-03-2025
- Politics
- Nahar Net
Le Drian begins talks with Lebanese officials
by Naharnet Newsdesk 26 March 2025, 11:47 The French President's Special Envoy to Lebanon Jean-Yves Le Drian held talks Wednesday with President Joseph Aoun in Baabda. He left without making a statement. A statement issued by the Presidency said Aoun told Le Drian that he is looking forward to meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday in Paris to 'thank him again for the role he is playing in supporting Lebanon,' especially 'his personal role in facilitating the presidential election.' Aoun added that the issue of reforms is his top priority in addition to 'the reconstruction of the towns and villages destroyed by Israeli bombardment during the latest war.' 'Work will continue to restore confidence inside the country and with the foreign forces, especially amid the presence of available chances that must be benefited from, topped by the French support for Lebanon and the efforts that President Macron is leading in this regard,' the president added. He also lamented the continuation of Israeli attacks and stressed the need for the ceasefire sponsors to 'press Israel to commit to it to preserve their credibility.' Talks also tackled the situation on the Lebanese-Syrian border. Le Drian later held meetings with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji. The Progressive Socalist Party's al-Anbaa news portal said Le Drian will discuss with Lebanese officials 'the file of reconstruction and the appointments in sensitive posts, topped by the central bank governor post, after Samir Assaf apologized for not being able to assume this sensitive post and consensus was apparently reached on Karim Soaid.' Le Drian will also discuss the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel and the security situation in the South, as well as preparations for a French conference for supporting Lebanon and its reconstruction, al-Anbaa added.
National News
19-03-2025
- Politics
- National News
Lebanese Newspapers' Headlines for March 19, 2025
NNA - - ANNAHAR: Cautious Calm as Eastern Border Storm Recedes Military Deployment Underway Le Drian Heads to Beirut, While Paris Focuses on Central Bank Governorship - AL-JOUMHOURIA: Lebanon Pushes for Israeli Withdrawal… Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham Stalls, Army Grants Time for Withdrawal - AL-AKHBAR: Riad Salameh's Embezzlements: How the Former Central Bank Governor Bought HSBC's Silence in Switzerland - NIDAA AL-WATAN: The Arc of Crises Stretches From Gaza to Hosh al-Sayyed Ali
