Saturday, November 14, 2026

Politics

Bou Habib broaches south Lebanon developments with UN’s Plasschaert, receives phone calls from Arab League’s Aboul Gheit and EU’s Borrel

Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Dr. Abdallah Bou Habib, received on Monday the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, with whom he discussed the developments in south Lebanon. Minister Bou Habib stressed the “necessity of self-restraint to avoid a regional war that would have major repercussions on

744 elite Arab intellectuals urge UN to reaffirm Zionism as racism

A group of 744 elite Arab lawyers, intellectuals, and academics has sent a memorandum to UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, urging the UN to adopt a new resolution recognizing Zionism as a form of racism. The memorandum cited Israel’s alleged war crimes, genocide, and forced displacement in Gaza over the past

The US Embassy in Beirut advises its citizens to leave Lebanon immediately

The US Embassy in Beirut issued a statement recommending its citizens to leave Lebanon immediately, following the development of recent events. The US Embassy published a statement saying: “The Department of State recommends that American citizens in Lebanon leave immediately, due to the unpredictable security situation. Source: National Iraqi News

British Foreign Secretary contacts Mikati, urges restraint

Caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, on Monday received a phone call from the UK’s Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, who called all sides for restraint to prevent escalation. He also called for resolving conflicts through peaceful means by implementing the relevant international resolutions. Source: National News Agency – Lebanon

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