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A billboard bearing a portrait of late Lebanese premier Rafik Hariri is displayed with the Arabic slogan “The Era of Justice” on a main road in the Lebanese capital Beirut on January 16, 2014. (AFP/Anwar Amro)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 20, 2014 | Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad told Rafik Hariri that he would “destroy Lebanon” if Hariri opposed the extension of Lebanese President Emile Lahoud’s term in office in 2004, Lebanese MP Marwan Hamadeh said on Wednesday during his testimony...
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Lebanese MPs attend a parliament session in Beirut, Lebanon, on May 31, 2013. (Reuters/Mohamed Azakir)
by Thair Abbas | Feb 12, 2014 | Features
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanon’s unwritten constitution has, as anywhere, arisen from tradition. In other words, any practice in Lebanese society that has affected government and which has been repeatedly practiced has become part of the constitution, so long as...
