Lebanon News Roundup: Politics, Reforms & Vatican Visit
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r/Lebanon’s April 25 news roundup covers the presidential visit to Vatican City, government reform discussions, and preparations for the Arab Summit. It also highlights debate over disarmament and ceasefire terms, Syrian refugees and the Lebanon-Syria border, and a proposal for medicinal cannabis investment in the Beqaa—key issues shaping the community’s national conversation.
News Roundup - 04/25/25
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President Joseph Aoun and First Lady Neemat Aoun visited Vatican City to participate in the upcoming funeral of Pope Francis. While there, they paid respects to the former pope’s body. President Aoun said that ‘Despite all its wounds, Lebanon remains a model of unity in diversity.’
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President Joseph Aoun met with the Economic, Social, and Environmental Council. He gave a speech.
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President Aoun received an invitation to participate in the Arab Summit in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 17.
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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met with a delegation from the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Dutch Parliament. He presented the administrative, judicial, financial, and economic reforms carried out so far. They also discussed the situation in south Lebanon, and the implementation of UN Resolution 1701.
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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam also met with MP George Aqis. They discussed the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon, the situation on the Lebanon-Syria border, and the challenges facing the Beqaa Valley region. During the meeting, PM Salam announced that he will soon raise the topic of implementing the law allowing investment in cannabis in the Beqaa region, for medicinal purposes, which could bring much-needed revenue to Lebanon.
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PM Nawaf Salam offered condolences on the passing of Pope Francis to the Papal Ambassador to Lebanon. He also met with Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi, following his surgery, to check up on his health.
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Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri stated that Hezbollah cannot be disarmed - not until Israel fulfills all of its obligations and without ‘an actual implementation of the ceasefire conditions.’
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Deputy Speaker of Parliament Elias Bou Saab held a dinner at his home in honor of the leader of the UAE’s Federal National Council, attended by various UAE officials and Lebanese MPs, including representatives of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri, and MP Fouad Makhzoumi. The UAE council leader emphasized the need to ‘carry out the required reforms, in preparation for t...
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