Source: Kataeb.org
Security & Justice
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Opinion
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Recently, during the session of a Lebanese parliamentary committee on a new election law, two of the country’s Shiite parliamentarians, one from Hezbollah and the second from the Amal Movement, floated an idea the government in Beirut should examine closely. The two MPs, Ali Fayyad and Ali Hassan Al Khalil, called for reform of the political system and full implementation of all the stipulations of the Taif Accord of 1989 – the agreement that ended Lebanon’s civil war and sought to update its confessional political model.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Disarmament Seen as Key to Unlocking International Support for Lebanon Amid Crises
Lebanon is awaiting three international conferences aimed at securing support to confront its political and economic crisis and to rebuild what was destroyed by the Israeli army during its recent war and repeated violations of the ceasefire. But experts say any international assistance is “not easily attainable” and will not be “a blank cheque,” remaining conditional on substantial reforms and a clear commitment to the principle of arms being confined to the state.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Sports
Man City's 115 Charges Outcome 'in a Month' - Guardiola
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Saturday, February 8, 2025
Marcelo, Ex-Real Madrid and Brazil Captain, Retires from Football
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Friday, February 7, 2025
Tuesday 30 September 2025 11:20:51
Walid Fares Appointed Secretary-General of Kataeb Party
Ahead of Lebanon’s parliamentary elections, the Kataeb Party has appointed Serge Dagher as Deputy to the Party President for Political and Electoral Affairs, while naming Walid Fares as the party’s new Secretary-General, succeeding Dagher.
Fares, 68, a native of Sidon, is married with two children. He holds degrees in Law and History and is a practicing appellate lawyer registered with the Beirut Bar Association.
A longtime party veteran, Fares joined the Kataeb Party in 1974 after three years as an activist in its student wing. He fought with the party’s regular forces during the Two-Year War and the Hundred Days War in 1978. From 1981 to 1985, he headed the Foreign Affairs Office of the Lebanese Forces under the leadership of President Bashir Gemayel.
Over the decades, Fares rose through the party ranks, serving as head of the Contemporary Section in Beiteddine, Secretary of the Chouf District, and member of the Political Bureau since 2005. He was appointed Deputy Secretary-General in 2007 and assumed the role of Secretary-General in 2010.
In 2012, Fares led the party’s Expatriate Body up until 2022 when he was appointed Third Deputy to the Party President for Expatriate Affairs.