The President of the Republic, Joseph Aoun, receiving the head of the legislative body, Nabih Berri, in Baabda, on March 7, 2025. (Photo taken from the X account of the Presidency of the Republic.)
A month after his last visit to Baabda Presidential Palace (during the formation of the government), Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri returned Friday for a meeting with President Joseph Aoun. The objective? To try to agree on the name of the future head of General Security, a position traditionally held by Shiites.“They agreed without really agreeing,” commented a figure close to Baabda. However, she maintains that the wave of security appointments should be approved during the next Cabinet meeting, tentatively scheduled for Thursday.It is already established that Aoun and Berri are not on the same page regarding the future head of General Security. This is one of the reasons why the government did not address the appointments dossier at the Cabinet meeting last Thursday in Baabda, marking the importance of the meeting held Friday. ...
A month after his last visit to Baabda Presidential Palace (during the formation of the government), Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri returned Friday for a meeting with President Joseph Aoun. The objective? To try to agree on the name of the future head of General Security, a position traditionally held by Shiites.“They agreed without really agreeing,” commented a figure close to Baabda. However, she maintains that the wave of security appointments should be approved during the next Cabinet meeting, tentatively scheduled for Thursday.It is already established that Aoun and Berri are not on the same page regarding the future head of General Security. This is one of the reasons why the government did not address the appointments dossier at the Cabinet meeting last Thursday in Baabda, marking the importance of the meeting held Friday. ...