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HOW FPM MINISTERS DEALT WITH THE SYRIAN REFUGEES CRISIS

It was often said that “the Free Patriotic Movement ministers and their allies failed to communicate with the Syrian regime during the governments of former Prime Ministers Najib Mikati and Tammam Salam, to secure the return of Syrian refugees”, consequently undermining the fact that during PM Mikati’s government (2011), the war in […]

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Dignified and Safe return for Syrian refugees

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 […]

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President Aoun will speak at the UN General Assembly

President Michel Aoun will depart for New York, Sunday accompanied by Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil and Minister of State for Presidential Affairs Pierre Raffoul and the administrative delegation and media. The President is scheduled to meet a number of Arab and international leaders, including Egyptian […]

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Lebanese PM Hariri meets Russian President Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in the Russian Black Sea city of Sochi. Putin said Wednesday ahead of the meeting that agreements signed between the two countries during Hariri’s visit to Russia would “work toward the positive development […]