Lebanese Army Commander General Joseph Aoun, on Wednesday met at his Yarze office with Caretaker Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Abbas Al-Hajj Hassan, with whom he discussed the current situation in the country. The army commander also received the German Ambassador to Lebanon, Kurt Georg Stoeckl-Stillfried, accompanied by the military attaché, Lt. Col Kai Zimmerman. Maj. Gen. Aoun also met with Major General, Patrick Gauchat, Chief of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) in Lebanon. Discussions reportedly touched on the general situation in Lebanon and the region, and developments along the southern border. Source: National news agency - Lebanon
Jordan Advances Efforts to Improve Rankings in Global Growth, Human Development Indices
August 13, 2026
Amman: The Executive Program of the Economic Modernization Vision has included a number of measures aimed at improving Jordan’s rankings in international indices.
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