person:jean qahwaji

L’Égypte et l’Arabie séoudite promettent d’« aider le Liban » de la même façon qu’ils ont « aidé » les Palestiniens à Gaza

Egypt ready to help Lebanon army and security forces
▻http://gulfnews.com/news/region/egypt/egypt-ready-to-help-lebanon-army-and-security-forces-1.1370173

Egypt’s Ambassador to Lebanon Ashraf Hamdi has said that his country is ready to provide “all possible aid” to the Lebanese army and security forces.

Hamdi on Saturday said that the issue would be discussed with Lebanon’s Army Chief Jean Qahwaji on Monday, Xinhua reported.
“We support Lebanon and its national government in its pursuit of stability, and we will not hesitate in doing anything that serves the country in the future,” Hamdi said.

Recently, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah entrusted Lebanon’s former Prime Minister Saad Hariri with a $1 billion grant to support the Lebanese armed forces with their immediate needs to fight terrorism.

Qahwaji Warns of Attempt to Sabotage Co-Existence, Destruct National Pact
▻http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/106335-qahwaji-warns-of-attempt-to-sabotage-co-existence-destruct-national

Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji warned on Tuesday of attempt to destruct the national pact and sabotage co-existence in Lebanon, stressing that the military will safeguard the nation.

In his Order of the Day on Lebanon’s 70th Independence anniversary, Qahwaji said: “Our destiny as Lebanese is to celebrate our independence amid danger and security violations that our country and the Middle East is passing through.”

Qahwaji vowed that “the army will safeguard this country and confront Israel and it spying networks... And fight terrorism in all its forms and pursue violators and those who are meddling with the country’s unity.”

The parliamentary telecommunications committee denounced last week Israeli espionage stations along the border as violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty, pointing out that it is happening despite United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 and the presence of U.N. peacekeepers south of the Litani river.

J’ai également entendu hier que le commandant de l’armée avait menacé de démissionner s’il n’avait pas obtenu le soutien politique du Président pour se débarasser d’Assir et ses sbires à Saïda. L’armée dément aujourd’hui cette rumeur : Army Command Denies Reports on Qahwaji’s Resignation over Sidon Clashes
▻http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/88165-army-command-denies-reports-on-qahwaji-s-resignation-over-sidon-clas

The Army Command denied on Tuesday media reports that its commander General Jean Qahwaji had submitted his resignation over the clashes in the southern city of Sidon.

It denied that Qahwaji would have handed President Michel Suleiman the resignation if the army was prevented from storming the security zone under the control of Salafist cleric Sheikh Ahmed al-Asir’s armed supporters in Sidon.

The Army Command said: “The president has voiced his complete trust in the military institution and its leadership.”

“He voiced his complete support for all the security measures that the army will take to confront assaults by the gunmen,” it stressed.