Lebanon Taps Ex-Hezbollah Minister as Reconstruction Adviser

Lebanon taps ex-Hezbollah minister as reconstruction adviser

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has appointed former Hezbollah minister Ali Hamieh as an adviser on reconstruction, a move that has sparked mixed reactions in the politically divided country. Hamieh, who served as Public Works and Transport Minister and was part of Hezbollah's quota in the previous government, takes on the role amid Lebanon's urgent need to rebuild areas devastated by Israeli attacks on the small Mediterranean country.  Much of t…

Lebanese PM says Hezbollah weapons and corruption will no longer be tolerated

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam declared an end to the longstanding “painful equation” of mutual silence between the government and Hezbollah, vowing zero tolerance for corruption, mismanagement, or weapons outside state control—including those in Palestinian refugee camps. The post WATCH: Lebanese PM says Hezbollah weapons and corruption will no longer be tolerated appeared first on World Israel News.