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U.S. envoy Morgan Ortagus is expected to push Lebanon’s military leadership to accelerate efforts to disarm Hezbollah forces positioned north and south of the Litani River during her visit to the country this weekend, according to media reports on Friday. Agenda of the Visit Lebanese daily Al-Binaa reported that Ortagus will arrive on Saturday and will not meet with political …

U.S. envoy Morgan Ortagus is set to arrive in Lebanon on Sunday for a tightly focused visit centered on military and security matters. According to prominent sources, her primary objective will be to review the Lebanese Army’s progress in implementing the government’s decision to consolidate all weapons under state authority. The army has been tasked with executing this policy through …

The U.S.-led ceasefire monitoring committee gathered Sunday in Ras al-Naqoura, bringing together American envoy Morgan Ortagus and Admiral Brad Cooper, head of U.S. Central Command, to review the fragile calm along Lebanon’s southern border. Their arrival follows a series of high-level meetings, with Ortagus landing earlier in Beirut and Cooper having already met Lebanese Army Commander Joseph Aoun as well …

U.S. diplomat Morgan Ortagus is expected to travel to Lebanon later this week alongside the Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) for a series of high-level security discussions, according to a report by LBCI on Tuesday. Focus on Security Coordination The meetings will be held with senior Lebanese security officials and are expected to concentrate on coordination, intelligence sharing, and …

Reports on Friday sparked speculation about a change in the U.S. diplomatic approach toward Lebanon, with claims that Morgan Ortagus would be reinstated as special envoy to the country and that Tom Barrack would no longer oversee the Lebanese portfolio. However, a U.S. State Department spokesperson quickly dismissed the rumors, telling Al-Hadath they were “baseless.” Despite this denial, the rumors …

Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri expressed satisfaction over Israel’s reported disapproval of the expected replacement of U.S. Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East, Morgan Ortagus. Speaking to local newspaper al-Joumhouria, Berri remarked that Israel’s dissatisfaction alone justified his approval of the personnel change. Berri, a longtime political figure and head of the Amal Movement, appeared to invoke the principle …

A Lebanese parliamentarian with established connections to U.S. officials has recently conducted meetings in Washington, aiming to address American positions on the sensitive issue of disarming Lebanon’s armed resistance factions. The diplomatic outreach was reportedly coordinated with both Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. According to informed political sources, the MP used the visit to highlight the …

Morgan Ortagus, U.S. Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East, is expected to return to Lebanon within the next week, according to Lebanese newspaper al-Joumhouria. In a televised interview with LBCI, Ortagus confirmed the U.S. has imposed fresh sanctions targeting three individuals identified as financial facilitators for Hezbollah. The move is part of a renewed effort to disrupt funding channels …