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U.S. Releases $105 Million Military Aid to Lebanese Army
2019-12-04 Read More...
Washington released $105 million in military aid to the Lebanese Army shortly before the Thanksgiving holiday, the Associated Press (AP) reported late

French Defense Minister Concludes 3-Day Visit to Lebanon
2019-07-04 Read More...
The French Defense Minister, Florence Parly, arrived Monday evening in Beirut, commencing an official visit to Lebanon from 1 to 3 July

Saudi Chief-of-Staff Receives Lebanese Army Commander
2019-06-24 Read More...
Saudi Armed Forces Chief of the General Staff General Fayyadh bin Hamid Al-Ruwaili received Thursday Lebanese Army Commander Brigadier General Joseph Aoun and the accompanying

Lebanese President Receives UK’s Chief of Defense Staff
2019-04-22 Read More...
President of the Lebanese Republic Michel Aoun, welcomed at Baabda palace Thursday the UK’s Chief of the Defense Staff, General Sir Nicholas Carter, accompanied by the British Ambassador to Lebanon, Chris

Australia Donates 10 Cargo Vehicles, 4 Ambulances to Lebanese Army
2019-01-18 Read More...
Australian Defense Minister Christopher Pyne met with Lebanese President Michel Aoun at Baabda Palace Wednesday after arriving in Beirut for an official visit, according to a tweet from the

Saudi Army to Receive French Arms Intended for Lebanon
2016-03-08 Read More...
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said on Saturday that the Kingdom will take delivery of French arms it originally ordered for Lebanon.“We made the decision that we will stop the $3 billion from going to the Lebanese military and instead they

Saudi Arabia Suspends $3 Billion Military Grant to Lebanon
2016-02-22 Read More...
Saudi Arabia said Friday it has stopped a $3 billion program for military supplies to Lebanon in protest against Hezbollah, the Shiite militant group fighting in support of Syria’s

Russia Keen to Boost Lebanon’s Army Defense Capabilities
2014-04-28 Read More...
Russia will work to boost the defense capacities of the Lebanese Army, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday, adding that his country respects the democratic process in

Top Lebanese Security Officials Discuss Security Plan
2014-03-28 Read More...
Top Lebanese security officials gathered Wednesday to discuss a security plan for Tripoli and Lebanon’s border with Syria, in an effort to contain the fallout from the Syrian

Lebanon, Italy Discuss Military Ties
2013-05-20 Read More...
Italy will keep the same number of its peacekeepers in South Lebanon, Italian Defense Minister Mario Mauro said Thursday, as he voiced his country’s readiness to provide military assistance if needed.

Hezbollah Hints at Possible Syria Intervention
2013-05-02 Read More...
The Head of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has declared that Syria has real friends who will not let it fall to the US, Israel or Islamic

Turkish PM Tours Egypt, Tunisia, Libya
2011-09-16 Read More...
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan threw Turkey's weight behind a Palestinian bid for statehood and criticized Israel in an address to Arab states meeting in Cairo earlier this

Hezbollah to Defend Lebanon's Maritime Resources
2011-07-29 Read More...
Hezbollah Leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah warned Israel against any attempt to encroach on Lebanon’s resource-rich territorial waters, stressing that the resistance was better equipped and ready to confront any act of aggression by Israel than at any

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