Meeting between Ismail Haniyeh, head of the political bureau of Hamas, the Secretary-General of the Islamic Jihad, Ziyad al-Nakhala, and the delegation of the movement's leadership. https://t.co/vM46gClKax
According to LBC, David Schenker said if the Lebanese side didn't change its stand on the border & marine deal with Israel, he won't be meeting the parliament speaker who is tasked with negotiating such a deal with the American. https://t.co/IY1tDpZJwW
David Schenker didn't inform the president or the PM about any meetings with them.
The only confirmed thing is that he said he'll be meeting the 7 resigned MPs (Moawad won't be in Lebanon, that's the only reason why he won't join them)
How is this acceptable by any diplomatic norm?
The only confirmed thing is that he said he'll be meeting the 7 resigned MPs (Moawad won't be in Lebanon, that's the only reason why he won't join them)
How is this acceptable by any diplomatic norm?
The US State Department spokeswoman to Al Arabiya:
"Hezbollah should not be part of the Lebanese government." https://t.co/YXusOr9EDv
"Hezbollah should not be part of the Lebanese government." https://t.co/YXusOr9EDv
Spokesperson for the US State Department told Al-Hadath: We are working closely with France to support Lebanon.
Lebanese News and Updates
U.S. state department Mike Pompeo: Washington will impose sanctions on the ICC prosecutor. https://t.co/23zg1sccA5
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We get why Pompeo sanctioned the ICC.
That's a lot of senators and representatives in the #1 democracy promoting freedom, justice, and the rule of law, within the legitimate international bodies...
We get why Pompeo sanctioned the ICC.
That's a lot of senators and representatives in the #1 democracy promoting freedom, justice, and the rule of law, within the legitimate international bodies...
Sanctioned unjustly to appease the state of Israel https://t.co/283vFOXPem
Twitter
Michel Paradis
BREAKING: The Trump administration has put Fatou #Bensouda, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (@IntlCrimCourt) and one of her top aids, on the sanctions list historically reserved for war criminals and international terrorists. https:/…
Fun fact:
When prime minister Rafic Al Hariri was murdered, the political class close to him changed the inheritance law for just 24 hours to pass his wealth untaxed to his children causing the Lebanese treasury the loss of 2.2 billion dollars. https://t.co/zCq4avYDtv
When prime minister Rafic Al Hariri was murdered, the political class close to him changed the inheritance law for just 24 hours to pass his wealth untaxed to his children causing the Lebanese treasury the loss of 2.2 billion dollars. https://t.co/zCq4avYDtv
Twitter
Bahaa Rafik Hariri
Why give a failed system backed by a militant terrorist group "one last chance"? There will *not* be a different result #Hezbollah #Lebanon https://t.co/wh0sj7dNiB
Bahaa is right, the system is a failure but for many other reasons aside the existence of an armed non state actor in Lebanon. https://t.co/rRWnPYR97d
Israel is attcaking Syria right now.
Second unjustified aggression in one weak.
Second unjustified aggression in one weak.
Syrian SANA Agency: Information about the Syrian air defenses' response to enemy targets in the eastern countryside of Homs.
SANA: At 22:23 pm today, Israeli enemy aircraft fired a burst of missiles from the direction of Al-Tanf [occupied enclave by the USA with no fly zone but USA jets] towards T4 airport. Material damage is reported.
The T4 hosts Syrians, Iranains, Lebanese, and Russians.
The T4 hosts Syrians, Iranains, Lebanese, and Russians.
The Lebanese Army: 6 Israeli warplanes violated the Lebanese airspace today and flew over different areas.
4 of the jets flew over most Lebanese cities, while two focused on south Lebanon. https://t.co/goHue3NmBs
4 of the jets flew over most Lebanese cities, while two focused on south Lebanon. https://t.co/goHue3NmBs
Head of the Syndicate of Bakery Owners: If subsidy on bread is lifted, the price of the bread bag will be on the day following the lifting of the subsidy, 4,500 pounds if the dollar exchange rate remains below 8,000, and more than 4,500 if it exceeds this rate. https://t.co/DrAU0pu8Mb
The French Presidential Airbus A330 had its wingtip damaged in a towing accident. The wingtip punctured a hole in a hangar upon impact.
Macron will return to France on a Dassault Falcon jet. https://t.co/sOYHLbp6hO
Macron will return to France on a Dassault Falcon jet. https://t.co/sOYHLbp6hO
The aircraft flew out of Beirut on Wednesday morning and was tracked by FlightAware to somewhere near Amman, Jordan from over Israel. https://t.co/4w0Yv8z6Kl
David Schenker, on his arrival in Lebanon began his speech with a violent attack on Hezbollah, stressing that there are differences of opinion between France and US, and that his country will not support the Lebanese gov if it does not actually implement the required reforms. https://t.co/p0xwAcyz0O