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Lebanese Diaspora Energy (LED)

Aoun Calls on Lebanese Expats to Return Home

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

Beirut – Lebanese President Michel Aoun called on expatriates to return to their country and contribute to its reconstruction. Aoun’s comments came during the 4th edition of the “Lebanese Diaspora Energy” (LED) Conference, which kicked off on Thursday at the Beirut...

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President Michel Aoun to Beirut Bar Association delegation: No for parliament term extension (NNA)

Lebanon: Cabinet Avoids Snooping into Electoral Law Debate to Elude Divisions

by Youssef Diab | Apr 26, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – As the date of the upcoming legislative session to extend Parliament’s term approaches, chances of an agreement over a new electoral law seem to be fading away. In the wake of conflicting draft-laws submitted by different political figures and groups, and...

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President Michel Aoun meets with a Delegation From Task Force For Lebanon at the Presidential Palace, April 24, 2017 (Dalati & Nohra)

Lebanon Interferes to Spare Further Sanctions on Hezbollah

by Caroline Akoum | Apr 25, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – Lebanese President Michel Aoun announced that his country was making all necessary contacts to avert the issuance of new US sanctions on Hezbollah. During a meeting with a delegation from the Washington DC-based non-profit, the American Task Force for...

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French far right leader and presidential candidate Marine Le Pen smiles as she leaves the foreign ministry building after she met with Lebanese foreign minister Gibran Bassil, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Feb. 20, 2017.

Le Pen in Beirut: Assad in Office Reassures France

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 21, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – France’s far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said on Monday that there was “no viable and workable solution” to the Syrian civil war beyond choosing between Syrian Regime President Bashar al-Assad and ISIS. Assad represented the “lesser...

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Jordanian King Abdullah II and Lebanese President Michel Aoun during a summit held in Amman on Tuesday (Petra News)

Jordan, Lebanon Call for Sustaining Ceasefire in Syria

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Feb 15, 2017 | Middle East

Amman – Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Lebanese President Michel Aoun reiterated their support for sustaining ceasefire in Syria during a summit held on Tuesday in Amman. Aoun arrived in Jordanian capital Amman on Tuesday for his first visit to the...