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New Lebanese Minister of National Defense Assumes Post
2014-02-21 Read More...
Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister, Samir Moqbel, on Wednesday assumed his new post as the Minister of National Defense, in a handover ceremony held at the Ministry, in presence of Army Chief, General Jean Qahwaji.

Saudi Grant to Allow Lebanon Buy $3bn of French Arms
2013-12-30 Read More...
Saudi Arabia is giving the Lebanese Army $3 billion in aid, Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman (photo) said on Sunday, calling it the largest grant ever given to the country's Armed

Willard Marine Supplies Patrol Boats to Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt
2013-10-11 Read More...
Willard Marine, a 56-year-old builder of composite and aluminum boats, is emerging as a leading supplier of patrol boats for international

Lebanon’s Defense Minister Extends Army Chief’s Term
2013-08-02 Read More...
Lebanon’s Defense Minister has extended the term of the Army Commander, the latest sign of growing political turmoil and paralysis in a country consumed by the war in neighboring

Dempsey Recommends Bolstering Lebanon, Iraq Forces
2013-07-01 Read More...
The top U.S. military officer said last week he has recommended bolstering Lebanese forces grappling with the fallout from Syria’s civil war by sending in military trainers and accelerating arms

Lebanese Army Commander Passes Critical Juncture
2013-06-27 Read More...
Commander of the Lebanese Army General Jean Kahwaji said his country has emerged from highly challenging situation in the last few days thanks to the efforts of the

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 Ready to Get Sophisticated Weapons from Syria
2013-05-10 Read More...
Hezbollah Chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Thursday that his Lebanese militant group is ready to receive “game-changing weapons” from

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

Lebanese Army Commander Warns of Sectarian Tension
2013-03-22 Read More...
Lebanon's Army Commander Jean Kahwaji warned that sectarian tensions after attacks against several Sunni clerics in Beirut posed “the most dangerous security challenge” to the country for

Israel Bombs Weapons Convoy on Syrian-Lebanese Border
2013-01-31 Read More...
Israeli fighter jets have struck a convoy on the Syria-Lebanon border suspected of carrying sophisticated Russian-made surface-to-air missiles on

U.S. Gives 200 M113 Armored Vehicles to Lebanon
2013-01-09 Read More...
The United States has given 200 armored vehicles to Lebanon, the Lebanese Army said on Monday, bolstering forces that have been struggling to deal with sectarian violence inflamed by the war across the border in

US Gives 6 Huey 2 Helicopters to Lebanese Air Force
2012-12-14 Read More...
The US has given 6 military helicopters to the Lebanese air force, a diplomatic source said on Wednesday, bolstering forces that have been struggling to deal with violence spreading over the border from

US Navy Admiral Visits Lebanon
2012-12-10 Read More...
US Navy CENTCOM Commander Rear Admiral Kevin D. Scott visited Lebanon on Friday, where he participated in a ceremony to commission a new US-manufactured vessel for the Lebanese

Nasrallah: "Rockets to Rain on Israel if it Attacks Lebanon"
2012-11-26 Read More...
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah warned Israel on Sunday that thousands of rockets would rain down on Tel Aviv and cities across the Jewish state if it attacked

FBI to Help Lebanon Probe Beirut’s Car Bombing
2012-10-24 Read More...
The United States will send a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) team to help Lebanon probe the Beirut car bombing that killed the country’s Internal Security Forces (ISF) Chief Brigadier General Wissam

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