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Former Lebanese President Michel Suleiman arrives to give his farewell speech at the presidential palace in the Beirut suburb of Baabda, Lebanon, on May 24, 2014. (AP/Hussein Malla)

Michel Suleiman: Hezbollah’s Role in Syria Toppled the ‘Resistance’ Equation

by Thaer Abbas | Feb 22, 2017 | Interviews

Beirut – Former Lebanese President Michel Suleiman called on the new government to defend the country’s foreign relations, in the wake of recent attacks by Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Saudi Arabia and the UAE. In an interview with Asharq...

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Lebanese President Michel Suleiman waves as he arrives in Nice, southeastern France, for the opening of the VIIth Francophonie Games. VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images)

Michel Suleiman: Hezbollah Main Reason behind Presidential Vacancy

by Thaer Abbas | May 25, 2016 | Interviews

Beirut- Former Lebanese President Michel Suleiman had departed presidency leaving the post the way he received it, empty. In, 2008 Suleiman had risen to presidency, after it being vacant for months. Stepping down in 2014, Suleiman left the seat with no successor for...

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Michel Suleiman: What Were We Expecting From Saudi Arabia After the Campaign of Incitement Against It?

by Thair Abbas | Mar 1, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

The former Lebanese president Michel Suleiman warned against “causing chaos in the streets” in order to cancel the municipal elections scheduled for this spring. He said that he fears that this chaos will “impede finding a solution to the municipal issue (the rubbish...

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A ballot box sits on a table next to the national flag at the Lebanese Parliament in the capital Beirut on April 22, 2014. (AFP Photo)

France renews efforts to end Lebanese presidnetial deadlock: sources

by Michel Abu Najm | Dec 24, 2014 | Middle East

Paris, Asharq Al-Awsat—France is set to send its top Middle East official on a tour of the region in early January in a fresh round of diplomatic efforts to end the presidential deadlock in Lebanon, French sources told Asharq Al-Awsat. The move comes as Lebanese Prime...

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Deputy speaker: Lebanese lawmakers are “apathetic” about presidency vacuum

by Thair Abbas | Jun 5, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The presidential vacuum that has endured in Lebanon since former president Michel Suleiman left office on May 25 is being met with general “apathy” by lawmakers tasked with electing a new president, according to deputy parliamentary speaker...