Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will travel to Rome on Thursday, August 20, to meet with his Italian counterpart, Sergio Mattarella, and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. At the heart of the discussions will be the future of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), whose mandate expires at the end of the year. France and Italy are proposing a new international force to replace it, while Israel continues its fighting and kidnappings in southern Leba…
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will travel to Rome on Thursday, August 20, to meet with his Italian counterpart, Sergio Mattarella, and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. At the heart of the discussions will be the future of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), whose mandate expires at the end of the year. France and Italy are proposing a new international force to replace it, while Israel continues its fighting and kidnappings in southern Leba…