A group of Lebanese legislators has delivered a petition to President Joseph Aoun, signed by 86 lawmakers, more than two-thirds of the legislature, calling for the continuation of the UN’s peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, UNIFIL. In a meeting at Baabda Palace, a 20-member parliamentary delegation handed the president a comprehensive file containing the petition and supporting documents, MP Adib Abdel Massih said on X.
Lebanese MPs deliver petition to president urging UNIFIL stay as Israeli violations mount
Trump risks ‘forever war’ in Iran, US ex-defence chief warns
The US-Israel war on Iran may be drawn out for another six…
- Alina Hashmi
- September 7, 2026
Israel ‘recognises no limits’ after invasion of Lebanon: Iran
Iran says Israel’s invasion and occupation of southern Lebanon are “a lesson…
- Alina Hashmi
- September 7, 2026
War on Iran shows strategic alliance with US ‘not enough’: Qatar
The war on Iran underscores that Gulf states cannot depend solely on…
- Alina Hashmi
- September 7, 2026
Iran-China ties ‘stable and based on continuous contacts’: Tehran
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit last week brought important diplomatic…
- Alina Hashmi
- September 7, 2026