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Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun urges ministries to support southern residents
Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun called on ministries to make every effort to restore the state’s presence in the country’s south and support local residents. Aoun also called for investment interest from the United Arab Emirates to be turned into projects benefiting the Lebanese people.
Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun said state institutions should strengthen their presence in the country’s south during a Cabinet meeting held at the Presidential Palace in Beirut.
Aoun said they had listened to calls from residents of Nabatieh, Tyre and Arab Salim, and stated that the state stood with the people of the south. He called for every possible effort to be made to support residents of the south and help them maintain their resilience.
Emphasizing that southern Lebanon was one of the country’s fundamental parts, Aoun said restoring the state’s presence in the region was everyone’s responsibility. He called on all ministries to use their available resources to support residents of the south and not allow neglect.
Southern Lebanon and the investment agenda
Aoun described the groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of the Port of Beirut as a positive development that offered hope to the Lebanese people. The Lebanese president said he hoped new initiatives would be launched following this step.
Recalling that Lebanon had previously asked several ministries to prepare projects for presentation to the United Arab Emirates, Aoun said officials and businesspeople from the Emirates had expressed interest in investing in the country. He said two Emirati delegations had visited Lebanon in this context.
Aoun urged ministries to act quickly to make use of existing opportunities for the benefit of the Lebanese people and said coordination should be established among the relevant institutions. He called for the investment interest to be directed toward the country’s interests.
According to the United Arab Emirates’ Minister of State for Foreign Trade, non-oil trade between the two countries reached $4.2 billion in 2025, marking a 35.6 percent year-on-year increase.
As attacks continue in southern Lebanon
The United Arab Emirates lifted a travel ban imposed about two months earlier by allowing its citizens to travel to Lebanon on June 29. Under the decision, citizens were required to register with the “Tawajudi” service before traveling.
Abu Dhabi had banned its citizens from traveling to Lebanon, Iran and Iraq on April 30, citing developments in the region.
Aoun’s remarks came as attacks continued in southern Lebanon despite the framework agreement signed between Beirut and Tel Aviv on June 26 under U.S. mediation. The agreement provides for the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from occupied Lebanese territories and the deployment of the Lebanese army in those areas.
Israel has maintained its presence in parts of southern Lebanon, some of which has continued for decades and others of which date back to the wars of 2023 and 2024. Israel also expanded its presence on Lebanese territory during its latest attacks.
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