Gebran Bassil – Page 2 – odiaspora.org

Will the Lebanese Cabinet be formed this Weekend?

20 October 2018

President Michel Aoun and PM designate Hariri intensified their contacts on Friday in order for a new Cabinet to see the light soon. Minister Gebran Bassil said that the government formation process was “on the right track,” after he made a surprise visit to Prime […]

MP Kanaan: “Christian-Christian Reconciliation is achieved to stay and to last.”

12 August 2018

FPM deputy Ibrahim Kanaan assures that the relationship between “Lebanese Forces (LF) and Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) can be restored at any time”. More than two years have passed on the Meerab agreement between the Lebanese Forces and the Free Patriotic Movement, and questioning this […]

FM Gebran Bassil meets House Speaker Nabih Berri

1 August 2018

House Speaker, Nabih Berri, met Deputy Speaker Elie Ferzli and Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, at his Ain-el-Tineh residence. The meeting follows prevalent pessimism over any breakthrough in the government formation. Mr. Nabih Berri has been very vocal in his criticism of the delay in government […]

Minister Bassil launches the Free Patriotic Movement Refugee Return Committee

14 July 2018

Leader of the Free Patriotic Movement, Gebran Bassil, launched the party’s central committee for the return of refugees on Thursday who according to minister Bassil threatens Lebanon’s identity. Bassil assured that the conditions for return have been guaranteed and calm has been prevailing over the […]

Hundreds of syrian refugees in Lebanon begin returning home

2 July 2018

Nearly 400 refugees started leaving the Lebanese border town of Arsal into Syria, a rare case of a return which Lebanon’s government wants to encourage. People gathered in minivans and tractors in the morning, loading them with mattresses, water tanks and furniture. Lebanese security personnel […]

Dignified and Safe return for Syrian refugees

14 June 2018

In May, Lebanese President Michel Aoun said U.N. and EU comments pointed to “a disguised settlement (of refugees in Lebanon) that contradicts our constitution and sovereignty”. UNHCR has denied trying to stop Syrians going home, saying it supports return when it is safe, and helps […]

Bassil attends Islamic Summit in Istanbul

20 May 2018

Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil arrived in Istanbul Friday to attend an Organization of Islamic Cooperation emergency summit, convened to denounce the recent violence in Gaza and the new U.S. Embassy in occupied Jerusalem. The summit was set to convene Friday afternoon at the request of […]

Gebran Bassil: “Syrians are an Existential Threat to the Lebanese.”

20 May 2018

Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil has gone so far as to frame Syrians as an existential threat to the Lebanese state. Asharq Al-awsat newspaper published five days ago that Lebanese President Michel Aoun reiterated his call for “the return of the Syrian refugees to the safe areas of Syria”, adding that he […]

Bain de sang à Gaza : Bassil appelle à la “résistance” face à Israël

18 May 2018

Le chef de la diplomatie libanaise a dénoncé “les communiqués de papier” et “les déclarations en bois”. OLJ/AFP Le ministre libanais des Affaires étrangères, Gebran Bassil, a appelé vendredi à la “résistance” à l’ouverture d’un sommet de l’Organisation de la coopération islamique (OCI) à Istanbul, […]

Diaspora im Mittelpunkt der nationalen Entscheidung zum ersten Mal

22 April 2018

Wir wählen am 29. April zum ersten Mal aus unseren zweiten Ländern. Wir haben den Eindruck, dass dies eine normale Situation ist, so sehr, dass wir vergessen, dass dies tatsächlich ein großer Schritt in der Geschichte des Libanon ist. Die Diaspora wird ernst genommen als […]

First Time Vote for Expats.

22 April 2018

We are voting for the first time from our second countries on April 29th. We are under the impression that this is a normal habitual situation, so much that we forget that it is actually a giant step in the history of Lebanon. The diaspora […]

La diaspora au cœur de la décision nationale pour la première fois

22 April 2018

Nous votons dans nos pays d’accueil pour la première fois ce dimanche 29 avril. Nous avons l’impression que c’est habituel, tellement qu’on oublie que c’est un pas géant dans l’histoire du Liban. La diaspora est pour la première fois prise sérieusement en compte comme part […]