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Lebanon-Russia Discuss Security Cooperation
2014-09-22 Read More...
Moscow has received a list of military equipment Lebanese security services are in need of, Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk said at the end of an official visit to Russia Friday.

US to Supply Lebanon with Cessna & Other Support Aircraft
2014-09-15 Read More...
US Ambassador to Lebanon has confirmed his country's intention to supply the Lebanese military with an armed Cessna aircraft and other support aircraft to face the threat of armed Islamists.

Lebanese Army Receives New Shipment of US Arms
2014-09-09 Read More...
The Lebanese Army said Saturday it received a shipment of weapons and ammunition from the US as part of the American assistance program for the

U.S. Outlines Military Assistance to Lebanese Armed Forces
2014-08-18 Read More...
Last Thursday, U.S. Ambassador in Beirut David Hale (photo) made the following remarks on U.S. Assistance to the Lebanese Armed

Kahwaji: “ISIL Seeking Sectarian War in Lebanon”
2014-08-14 Read More...
ISIL terrorists plan to turn Lebanon into another Iraq by unleashing sectarian war between Sunnis and Shiites that would have posed an existential threat to the nation, the Lebanese Army Commander said.

Lebanon Army Chief Urges France to Speed Up Arms Delivery
2014-08-07 Read More...
Lebanon's Army Chief General Jean Kahwaji (photo) urged France on Tuesday to speed up the delivery of weapons under a Saudi-financed deal, as his troops battle jihadists on the Syrian

Ten Lebanese Soldiers Killed in Al-Nusra Fighting
2014-08-04 Read More...
At least 10 Lebanese soldiers were killed in ongoing clashes with Islamist gunmen in and around the eastern border town of Arsal, Lebanon’s Army Chief said on Sunday, in violence that has forced dozens of families to flee their homes for safety.

Lebanese Army Chief Receives US Central Command Chief
2014-06-09 Read More...
Lebanese Army Chief, General Jean Qahwaji, on Friday received at his office in Yarze the US Central Command Chief, General Lloyd Austin (pictured with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman), in presence of US Ambassador David

Lebanese Army Receives 1,000 Rifles from U.S. Military Aid
2014-05-20 Read More...
The Lebanese Army received 1,000 rifles from the U.S. as part of Washington’s aid for the military, the Defense Ministry announced

Lebanon Army Chief to Sign $3 Billion Saudi Military Grant
2014-05-19 Read More...
Lebanese Armed Forces Chief General Jean Kahwaji headed to Saudi Arabia on Saturday to sign the protocol between Lebanon, France and Saudi Arabia on the $3 billion military grant that the Kingdom provided to Lebanon, President Michel

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

Lebanese Army Commander Receives UNIFIL Commander
2014-04-28 Read More...
Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, General Jean Kahwaji received on Friday the Commander of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, General Paolo Serra, with whom he dealt with the situation on the southern border and the relations of cooperation and

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 Calls on Arab Countries to Support its Army
2014-03-25 Read More...
Lebanon’s Foreign Minister called on Arab countries on Monday to support the Lebanese Army to counter fallout from Syria’s civil war, which he said threatened to tear the country apart, Reuters

Lebanon Seeks Financial, Military Aid at Paris Meeting
2014-03-07 Read More...
Lebanese President Michel Sleiman on Wednesday sought financial and military aid to help his country tackle the spillover from the Syrian conflict at an international meeting in

Lebanon Seeks Italy’s Help in Reconstructing its Army
2014-03-05 Read More...
Having conferred with Italian Defense minister Luigi Mondelli while on an official visit to Rome earlier this month, Lebanese Army Chief General Jean Kahwaji reportedly discussed a 5-year plan during which the Italian Army would give a helping hand

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