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Aoun met with Nasrallah on Sunday/NNA

Aoun’s Opponents Gather to Curb His Enthusiasm… Hezbollah Busy Pleasing Berri

by Paula Astih | Oct 25, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut: Opponents of the Change and Reform leader General Michel Aoun have accepted the fact they are incapable to affect the outcome of the October 31 parliamentary session during which a president would be elected. However, those opponents have decided to gather...

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Berri attends the consultative meeting of the Parliamentary Union of OIC Member states in Geneva/ NNA

Divisions over Aoun’s Arrival to Presidency Narrow… Berri Will Attend Session

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 24, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- Differences that emerged lately between Lebanese political blocs concerning the endorsement of former Prime Minister Saad Hariri to MP Michel Aoun for president have narrowed on Sunday after Speaker Nabih Berri, the leading opponent of Aoun’s candidacy, said...

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Hariri-Aoun Meeting in 2009 (AFP)

Lebanon’s Hariri Backs Aoun for Presidency, Berri Fears Civil War

by Thaer Abbas | Oct 19, 2016 | Middle East, Uncategorized

Beirut: Political tension in Lebanon rose to an unprecedented level on Tuesday with the decision taken by former Prime Minister Saad Hariri to endorse Michel Aoun, head of the Change and Reform parliamentary bloc, for the country’s vacant presidency. Speaker...

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Supporters of Lebanon’s so-called Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah wave Hezbollah flags during a rally on the 7th anniversary of the end of Hezbollah’s 2006 war with Israel, August 16, 2013. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho

Hezbollah Ties with Lebanese Allies Ruled by Regional, International Interests

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 9, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-The so-called Hezbollah party has been lately busy with the two-and-a-half year Lebanese presidential crisis and its repercussions that created disputes between allied parties. Despite being active in the fighting along the Syrian regime in Syria since 2012,...

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Berri Casts Doubt on Whether Christian Reconciliation Will Help Presidency

Berri Casts Doubt on Whether Christian Reconciliation Will Help Presidency

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 20, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

BEIRUT – The influential speaker of Lebanon’s parliament has cast doubt on whether the reconciliation of the country’s rival Christian leaders will help the country install a new president after nearly two years with the post empty. In a surprise...