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Lebanese Prime Minister designate Tammam Salam gestures upon his arrival to the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, April 6, 2013. (AP Photo)
by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Apr 9, 2013 | Opinion
The morning after Tammam Salam was nominated as the new prime minister of Lebanon, a newspaper—known for its affiliation with the Bashar Al-Assad regime in Syria—welcomed him by asking, “How can you declare you stand by the Syrian uprising when you are the premier of...
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Lebanese former minister Tammam Salam attends a meeting for pro-Western March 14 political coalition in Beirut April 4, 2013. (REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir )
by Thair Abbas | Apr 6, 2013 | Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Well-known Sunni lawmaker Tammam Salam has been named Lebanon’s new prime minister, breaking the political crisis that has engulfed the country since Najib Mikati’s surprise resignation last month. Speaking at a press conference after the...
