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Lebanon’s Prisoners Call For General Amnesty to Prevent Catastrophe

Security forces raided Lebanon's notorious Roumieh prison, seen here in April 2006, after discovering that inmates were linked to a deadly bomb attack last week, security services said (AFP Photo/Ramzi Haidar)
Security forces raided Lebanon's notorious Roumieh prison, seen here in April 2006, after discovering that inmates were linked to a deadly bomb attack last week, security services said (AFP Photo/Ramzi Haidar)
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Lebanon’s Prisoners Call For General Amnesty to Prevent Catastrophe

Security forces raided Lebanon's notorious Roumieh prison, seen here in April 2006, after discovering that inmates were linked to a deadly bomb attack last week, security services said (AFP Photo/Ramzi Haidar)
Security forces raided Lebanon's notorious Roumieh prison, seen here in April 2006, after discovering that inmates were linked to a deadly bomb attack last week, security services said (AFP Photo/Ramzi Haidar)

Inmates of Lebanon's Roumieh prison (Northeast of Beirut) called on the concerned authorities to approve the General Amnesty Law, to avoid a health catastrophe that may be caused by the spread of the Corona virus among them.

In a statement on Sunday, the prisoners said that a large number of them suffered from “chronic pulmonary diseases and diabetes”, adding that there was no thermometer in prison, and the pharmacy did not provide masks or sterilizers.

They warned that they would begin a hunger strike in the coming days, if their demands were not met.

Under the same slogan, a number of families of prisoners gathered on the road leading to the Presidential Palace in Baabda, in parallel with the holding of the cabinet session, calling on President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Hassan Diab for general amnesty for their children, for fear of the spread of the Corona virus in prisons in all regions.

In this regard, the head of the Human Rights Committee, MP Michel Moussa, called for “the distribution of prisoners in vacant government buildings.”

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Lebanon Will Extend Army’s Control over Whole Country, Aoun Says as he Meets Macron

France's President Emmanuel Macron Emmanuel Macron (R) and Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun shake hands after a press conference at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on March 28, 2025. (AFP)
France's President Emmanuel Macron Emmanuel Macron (R) and Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun shake hands after a press conference at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on March 28, 2025. (AFP)
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Lebanon Will Extend Army’s Control over Whole Country, Aoun Says as he Meets Macron

France's President Emmanuel Macron Emmanuel Macron (R) and Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun shake hands after a press conference at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on March 28, 2025. (AFP)
France's President Emmanuel Macron Emmanuel Macron (R) and Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun shake hands after a press conference at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on March 28, 2025. (AFP)

Lebanon is determined to build its army and extend its control over the whole country to end a cycle of violence, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Friday following an Israeli strike on Beirut.

"We reject any attack on Lebanon or any suspicious, malicious attempt to return Lebanon to the cycle of violence," Aoun told a joint press conference with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Paris.

"I call on Lebanon’s friends to act quickly to stop the deterioration and help Lebanon implement international resolutions," Aoun said.

"What is happening increases our determination and commitment to build our country and army, and extend our control over all of our lands."

Israel on Friday carried out its first major airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs in months, retaliating for an earlier rocket launch from Lebanon in the most serious test of a shaky ceasefire deal agreed in November.

Macron said that there was no activity justifying Israel's "unacceptable strikes on Beirut" and that he would call US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the attacks.

Macron said the renewed tensions "mark a turning point."

"The framework agreed upon by Lebanon and Israel was not respected today by Israel unilaterally and without us having either information or proof of the triggering event," he added.

Macron and Aoun met to discuss economic reforms and efforts to stabilize Lebanon.

France will continue to be at Lebanon’s side to help it preserve its sovereignty and guarantee its security, Macron vowed.

"This is what we want to do alongside you in the south. This is also what we want to do on the border with Syria, where the situation is also extremely delicate," he said.