President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, is currently meeting at the Baabda palace with National Defense Minister, Yaacoub Al-Sarraf.
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National Defense Minister Yaacoub al-Sarraf said during a meeting with visiting delegations at his Minnieh residence on Saturday that "there is no fear over Lebanon under its current leadership and the unity of its people, which has manifested in its finest form."
"We can overcome the negative atmosphere around us as quickly as possible," he added.
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The United States will provide the Lebanese army with its first attack helicopters in a bid to bolster border security and fight jihadist groups, US officials said Wednesday in Beirut.
The landmark announcement came during a visit to Lebanon by General Joseph Votel, the top commander for US military forces in the Middle East.
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Prime Minister Saad Hariri chaired, at the Grand Serail on Friday, a meeting for the ministerial committee tasked with following up on the issue of over one million Syrians displaced into Lebanon.
"Discussions basically focused on setting a state policy regarding the displaced Syrians," State Minister for the Affairs of the Displaced, Mouein Merehbi, told reporters following the meeting.
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