Lebanese President: Fallout of Latest Security Incidents Settled
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Lebanese President Michel Aoun says there will be no return to civil war in Lebanon.
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Lebanese President Michel Aoun
Lebanese President Michel Aoun stressed the importance of facilitating the voting process in the next parliamentary elections, and noted that the current financial crisis may prevent plenty of people from voting in their own regions, which can lead to a very low turnout.
He also affirmed the importance of the independence of the judiciary in the ongoing investigations regarding the Beirut Port explosion and the importance of politicians refraining from interfering in them.
Aoun received the new patriarch of the Armenian Catholic Church on Tuesday, and said there will be no return to Lebanon's Civil War, and the fallout from the latest security incidents has settled.
Mikati: Cabinet sessions will be resumed as soon as possible
On his part, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said he looks forward to the resumption of cabinet sessions at the closest possible time so as to activate the role of the government in accordance with its commitments in the ministerial statement.
1/5 اكد رئيس مجلس الوزراء نجيب ميقاتي "أننا نتطلع الى معاودة جلسات مجلس الوزراء في اقرب وقت لاستكمال القرارات المطلوبة لتفعيل عمل الهيئات واللجان وانجاز المطلوب من الحكومة وفق ما اعلنت عنه في البيان الوزاري" ...
— رئاسة مجلس الوزراء 🇱🇧 (@grandserail) October 26, 2021
He also added that as far as fighting corruption goes, the government has begun implementing practical steps to activate the national committee to fight corruption, with two of its members having been selected from the judiciary, and are waiting for the next cabinet session to choose the others once nominations are complete.
The Tayouneh Ambush
The Lebanese military court notified LF leader Samir Geagea of his date of hearing in the case of the Tayouneh ambush, judiciary sources told Al Mayadeen.
"Geagea's hearing will be on Wednesday in the Ministry of Defense - the Intelligence Directorate," the sources told Al Mayadeen.
The sources also asserted that the postponement of his hearing was not due to any political pressures but rather due to awaiting the completion of proceedings and closing the investigations into the Tayouneh case.
Geagea's hearing is on account of the incident that took place in the area of Tayouneh on October 14th, which resulted in 7 martyrs and dozens of wounded after snipers that had barricaded themselves on nearby rooftops opened fire on them.
