Friday, November 13, 2026

Politics

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

Hezbollah confirms its readiness to confront Israel

Hezbollah vowed to confront any military operation by the Israeli army in Lebanon, and the party denied any responsibility for bombing Majdal Shams stadium in the Golan. This comes amid diplomatic efforts to defuse a comprehensive war between the Hezbollah and Israel. Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Army Commander broaches latest developments with UN Special Coordinator

Lebanese Army Commander, General Joseph Aoun, on Monday received UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, at his office in Yarzeh. Discussions between both sides reportedly covered the general situation in Lebanon and the broader region. Source: National News Agency – Lebanon

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

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