Source: Kataeb.org
The official website of the Kataeb Party leader
Security & Justice
Lebanese Army Patrol Targeted by Unknown Gunmen on Syrian Border
A Lebanese Army patrol was targeted by unidentified gunmen on the Syrian side of the border on Thursday, resulting in a brief exchange of fire and leaving one soldier wounded, according to a military statement.
Thursday, December 26, 2024
Hezbollah Calls for Reassessment by State and Military Amid Alarming Developments in Southern Lebanon
The Lebanese Army condemned Israel’s continued violations of the ceasefire agreement, citing an Israeli military incursion into southern Lebanon on Thursday. According to the army, Israeli forces entered several southern areas, including Qantara, Adchit al-Qusayr, and Wadi al-Hujeir, violating Lebanon’s sovereignty and exacerbating tensions in the region.
Thursday, December 26, 2024
Opinion
2024 Year in Review: Can Lebanon Recover from the Depredations of Israel-Hezbollah War?
On the first day of 2024, the Lebanese militia Hezbollah received an Israeli ultimatum. If it did not immediately retreat from the Israeli-Lebanese border and cease its rocket attacks, a full-scale war was imminent. It was the threat that preceded the storm.
Monday, December 23, 2024
Guns in Lebanon Should Be in the Hands of Its Army Only
Despite the dire economic straits in which their country finds itself, for many in Lebanon $25 not an impossible sum to get together. That is the current asking price for one of the black-market AK-47 assault rifles flooding the troubled country after collapse of the Syrian army. The growing availability of these weapons in a country already awash with guns should alarm everyone who wants to see Lebanon turn a corner on instability, invasion and inertia.
Friday, December 20, 2024
Sports
Mbappé Set to Play for Real Madrid in Intercontinental Cup Final Against Mexico’s Pachuca
Real Madrid meets Mexican club Pachuca in the final of the watered-down Intercontinental Cup on Wednesday, with Kylian Mbappé expected to be available to play for the Spanish powerhouse after nursing a left-thigh injury, The Associated Press reported.
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Ronaldo to Run for Brazil Federation Presidency
Brazil legend Ronaldo has announced he will run for the presidency of the country's football association and wants to "recover the prestige" of the national team.
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Monday 31 January 2022 14:45:24
Dagher Deems Kuwaiti Initiative as Last Chance
Kataeb Secretary-General Serge Dagher on Monday stressed that Hezbollah holds sway over Lebanon, deeming the Kuwaiti initiative as last notice to end Lebanon’s unending crises.
“The Kuwaiti initiative is no longer the last chance rather the last notice. The only way to lift the country out is by obtaining a financial rescue package to rekindle an economy that has been in free-fall for two years,” Dagher said in an interview on Sawt Beirut International.
The Kuwaiti initiative is a list of conditions for the rehabilitation of the troubled relations between Beirut and the Gulf monarchies as well as the implementation of international resolutions, including UN Security Council Resolution 1559, which calls for the disarmament of all militias including Hezbollah; a return to the policy of distancing and non-interference in the affairs of Arab countries and in particular the Gulf countries; control of borders and crossing points; as well as the strengthening of security measures at the airport to prevent drug trafficking to Saudi Arabia.
The proposal also calls for the implementation of political and financial reforms in accordance with the terms of the International Monetary Fund and the international community.
Dagher deemed the 2016 Maarab agreement between the Lebanese Forces and the Free Patriotic Movement and the adoption of an electoral law that gave a majority for Hezbollah as main reasons for the situation that we have come to.
“We, as the Kataeb party have refused to elect Aoun whose Hezbollah’s ally. The presidential settlement that elected Aoun and the electoral law that gave the majority to Hezbollah contributed to the bad situation we are experiencing today,” he added.
“The upcoming parliamentary elections are a big challenge so as to make Hezbollah lose its parliamentary majority.If the Lebanese people elect the same ruling elite in the upcoming parliamentary elections we will face a big problem but I think they seek change," he emphasized.
Dagher also stressed the necessity to develop and implement the Taif Agreement.
The Taif Agreement had two main objectives: the reform of Lebanon's political system and the disarming and dissolution of the country's multiple militias.