General, António Guterres, met this Saturday with the new Lebanese President, Joseph Aoun, and the newly appointed Prime Minister, Nawaf Salam, to whom he expressed his full support for the Government and for peace in Lebanon,

UN Secretary General António Guterres said on Friday that peacekeepers have uncovered over 100 weapons caches since the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel came into force. "The presence of armed personnel,

We will intensify our support for recovery and reconstruction across Lebanon,” Guterres affirmed, highlighting the ongoing commitment of the United Nations.

Only peacekeepers, Lebanese military should be in the area, says Guterres, calling for end to Israeli 'occupation'; Macron, Aoun also demand IDF withdraw, as Jan. 26 deadline looms

Lebanon’s new president has asked prominent diplomat and jurist Nawaf Salam to form the country’s new government after Salam was named prime minister by a large number of legislators Monday. The move apparently angered the Hezbollah group and its allies.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Lebanon Thursday on a "visit of solidarity", he said, after a long-stalled presidential election and a devastating war between armed group Hezbollah and Israel.

UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Friday that Israel's military operations and "occupation" in south Lebanon must cease, nearly two months after the truce that ended the war with Hezbollah.

The U.N. chief has expressed the support of the international community to Lebanon for a speedy recovery following the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war.

The UN chief made the comments on Saturday following a meeting in Beirut with Lebanon's newly-elected president Joseph Aoun.

( MENAFN - IANS) Beirut, Jan 17 (IANS) United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the UN will exert all efforts to enable Lebanon to achieve economic recovery. Guterres made his remarks upon his arrival at the Beirut airport, Xinhua news agency reported.

UN peacekeepers in Lebanon patrol through rocky hills and olive groves near the border with Israel, ahead of a deadline for a truce in the war with Hezbollah that some residents fear will not hold.A delicate truce took effect on November 27 between Israel and Hezbollah after more than a year of hostilities initiated by the Iran-backed militant group over the Gaza conflict,