📰 2 sources 3 articles · 19 Oct 2026, 16:26 → 2 hours ago

Menassa discusses southern developments and post-UNIFIL arrangements with Swedish and Egyptian ambassadors

The Lebanese Ministry of Defense announced that Minister Michel Menassa received at his office in Yarze the new Swedish ambassador Thomas Brunodin and the new Egyptian ambassador Tamim Khallaf in two courtesy visits. Talks covered the general situation in Lebanon and the region, particularly developments in the south and the arrangements proposed for the phase after the end of UNIFIL's mission, as well as ways to enhance bilateral cooperation with Egypt, especially in the defense field.

📍 Where things stand: The talks consisted of introductory meetings in Yarze and no practical outcomes or decisions have been announced so far.

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19 Oct 2026, 16:26 The Lebanese Ministry of Defense announced that Minister Michel Menassa discussed with the new Swedish ambassador Thomas Brunodin developments in the south and the arrangements proposed for the phase after the end of UNIFIL's mission.
19 Oct 2026, 16:37 Menassa received at his office in Yarze the new Swedish ambassador Thomas Brunodin and the new Egyptian ambassador Tamim Khallaf in two courtesy visits. Talks addressed the general situation in Lebanon and the region, especially developments in the south and the arrangements proposed for the phase after the end of UNIFIL's mission; the meeting with the Egyptian ambassador also covered ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation, particularly in the defense field.
19 Oct 2026, 18:06 The talks in Yarze addressed the post-UNIFIL file, in parallel with a move aimed at strengthening cooperation between Lebanon and Egypt.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

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