Ahmed Abdul-Rahma, spokesman for Arafat, said former Lebanese Prime Minister Rashid Karami was expected to announce details of the disengagement agreement.
The Cairo Peace Summit was overshadowed by forced displacement and warnings against the expansion of the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Gaza Strip, amid fears that it could lead to a regional war. Speeches at the summit revealed disparities in positions toward the war on Gaza, and the meeting ended with leaders and officials not agreeing on a joint statement. The Arab leaders focused on rejecting the displacement of the Palestinians and urging for an immediate cessation of the war, while the European officials called for opening a safe corridor to ensure aid delivery.
الوكالة الوطنية للإعلامNNA - A group of Arab and Lebanese figures addressed a message to the Cairo Peace Summit, which was held today in the Egyptian capital, asking them to “take a unifi
الوكالة الوطنية للإعلامNNA - A group of Arab and Lebanese figures addressed a message to the Cairo Peace Summit, which was held today in the Egyptian capital, asking them to “take a unifi
Lebanon - Civil War, Sectarianism, Conflict: The attempt to establish a centralized state bureaucracy, begun by Chehab and continued by Hélou, came to an end with the election of Suleiman Franjieh to the presidency in August 1970. Franjieh, a traditional Maronite clan leader from the Zghartā region of northern Lebanon, sought to weaken the state security apparatus built by Chehab and Hélou, which was viewed with suspicion and resentment by many for both its corruption and its impact on Lebanon’s traditional patronage networks. However, in so doing, he proved unable to shield the state from the conflicting forces lining up against it. The dramatic increase in