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Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea. (NNA)

Geagea Supports Expanding UNIFIL Mission to Lebanese-Syrian Border

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 12, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea voiced on Friday his support for expanding the mission of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to the Lebanese-Syrian border in the east and north. He said that he “sees no problem in this issue. On the...

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Head of the Lebanese Forces Samir Geagea speaks during an interview with Reuters at his home in the village of Maarab October 31, 2014. (Reuters)

Lebanese Ministers’ Visit to Damascus Deepens Disputes inside Government

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 11, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – A visit to Damascus planned by ministers affiliated with “Hezbollah”, the AMAL Movement and the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), has sparked internal disputes and a wave of opposition, due to its negative effects on the Lebanese arena. State Minister for the...

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Aoun attends a mass service at “Our Lady of the Hill” Church in Mount Lebanon’s Deir al-Qamar on Sunday/Dalati&Nohra

Lebanon: Celebrations Of ‘Mountain Reconciliation’ Reveals Disputes Among Christians

by Wajdi Al-Aridi | Aug 8, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Lebanon’s political circles were busy on Monday following the repercussions of a ceremony held Sunday to commemorate the Mountain Reconciliation anniversary in the presence of President Michel Aoun. The ceremony ended up revealing a dispute between the two...

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Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea during an annual LF conference on the diaspora. (NNA)

Geagea: ‘Hezbollah’ is Usurping Lebanon’s Decision-Making Power

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 5, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – Head of the Lebanese Forces (LF) Samir Geagea noted on Friday that Lebanon is facing two central problems, the first being the “Hezbollah” group and the second being the mismanagement of the state. He said during an annual LF diaspora conference that...

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Syrian refugee children at an informal refugee camp in the area of Zahrani, south of the Lebanese capital Beirut, on July 9, 2015. (AFP)

Lebanon’s Berri Suggests Approach to Negotiate Syrian Refugees’ Return

by Nazeer Rida | Jul 16, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – Speaker Nabih Berri suggested on Saturday a new approach that allows Beirut to coordinate with Damascus the return of Syrian refugees without making any Lebanese leader visit Syria. The announcement of Berri comes as “an exit for the crisis,” as...