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Nahar Net
a day ago
- Politics
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Report: Salam proposes to Berri cabinet session on arms monopoly declaration
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has returned from Paris with a proposal to Speaker Nabih Berri on holding a special cabinet session for discussing the file of arms and declaring Lebanon's commitment to the implementation of the state's monopoly over arms, al-Akhbar newspaper reported. 'Although Salam said that he is not committed to the agenda proposed by (U.S. envoy Tom) Barrack, he tried with the parliament speaker to reach a 'Lebanese initiative,'' the daily said. 'Salam justified his stance by saying that that would contribute to thwarting the plans for withdrawing UNIFIL from the South and preventing the Americans from declaring escalatory stances that might become a cover for a new Israeli aggression against Lebanon,' the newspaper added.
Nahar Net
5 days ago
- Politics
- Nahar Net
Barrack tells Lebanese MPs and ministers to seek peace with Israel
by Naharnet Newsdesk 5 hours U.S. envoy Tom Barrack has told Lebanese MPs and ministers in his meetings in Beirut that the U.S. cannot give guarantees to Lebanon in return for Hezbollah's disarmament, al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Thursday. 'I'm convinced that Hezbollah's weapons are present in depots and do not represent any danger, but we cannot convince Israel of this,' the daily quoted Barrack as saying. Encouraging MPs and ministers to seek a peace treaty with Israel, Barrack told them that Israel wants to live in peace and does not have expansionist ambitions, al-Akhbar said. Explaining U.S. President Donald Trump's vision for the Abraham peace accords between Israel and Arab nations, Barrack called on the Lebanese officials to 'seize the chance' and 'go to peace,' the daily added. Acknowledging that the sectarian massacres in Syria's Sweida have impeded the negotiations course in Lebanon and the region, Barrack said Washington's priority at the moment is Syria and its security situations, admitting that the situations in Syria gave a 'legitimate' excuse to Hezbollah to be afraid of Syria's Islamist rulers, al-Akhbar said.
Nahar Net
7 days ago
- Politics
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Reports: Barrack threatens US withdrawal from Lebanese file, to visit Lebanon again this summer
Reports: Barrack threatens US withdrawal from Lebanese file, to visit Lebanon again this summer U.S. envoy Tom Barrack 'did not open a door for discussions' Monday with President Joseph Aoun and PM Nawaf Salam, reiterating his administration's stance on Hezbollah's arms, al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Tuesday. 'He stressed that this stance is irreversible and that the U.S. will withdraw from the Lebanese file if the Lebanese state does not carry out what's needed: a unanimous Cabinet decision on disarmament and a binding timetable,' the daily said. 'He threatened that the U.S. cannot impose anything on Israel and cannot prevent it from doing anything,' al-Akhbar added. An informed political sources meanwhile told ad-Diyar newspaper that Barrack's third visit to Lebanon will not be his last and that he will make several more visits to the country this summer.
Nahar Net
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Nahar Net
Report: US military team to visit Beirut to discuss 'new roadmap'
by Naharnet Newsdesk 16 July 2025, 14:49 A U.S. military delegation will soon arrive in Beirut to meet with senior Lebanese Army officers and present 'a new roadmap that is stricter in the implementation of Resolution 1701 and the ceasefire agreement south and north of the Litani,' al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Wednesday. The new roadmap will ask the army to 'document all the stages of the dismantlement of military facilities and the handover of weapons, according to transparent standards that allow for inspection and international supervision,' the daily quoted informed sources as saying. 'Officers in the South Litani sector have refused a U.S.-Israeli request to blow up the resistance's (Hezbollah's) facilities and infrastructure instead of dismantling them and confiscating the weapons,' al-Akhbar added.
Nahar Net
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Nahar Net
Contacts between Lebanon and US embassy after Barrack's remarks
by Naharnet Newsdesk 14 July 2025, 13:24 Contacts took place between the Lebanese state and the U.S. Embassy in Beirut following the latest controversy sparked by U.S. envoy Tom Barrack's remarks about Lebanon being swallowed by regional forces, especially Syria, al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Monday. Lebanese authorities 'settled for' the clarification posted by Barrack on the X platform, the daily added. 'My comments yesterday praised Syria's impressive strides, not a threat to Lebanon. I observed the reality that Syria is moving at light speed to seize the historic opportunity presented by @POTUS's (U.S. President Donald Trump's) lifting of sanctions: investment from Türkiye and the Gulf, diplomatic outreach to neighboring countries, and a clear vision for the future,' Barrack said. 'I can assure that Syria's leaders only want co-existence and mutual prosperity with Lebanon, and the United States is committed to supporting that relationship between two equal and sovereign neighbors enjoying peace and prosperity,' Barrack added. He had warned in an interview with the UAE's The National newspaper that Lebanon risks being swallowed by regional powers unless it acts to address Hezbollah's arms and implement reforms. 'You have Israel on one side, you have Iran on the other, and now you have Syria manifesting itself so quickly that if Lebanon doesn't move, it's going to be Bilad Al Sham again,' he said, using the historical name for the Syria region. 'Syrians say Lebanon is our beach resort. So we need to move. And I know how frustrated the Lebanese people are. It frustrates me,' he added.
