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Gebran Bassil
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December 10, 2024, 3:13 pm
Senior Maronite politician: Hezbollah must focus on Lebanon, not wider region
Gebran Bassil says Iran-backed terror group must accept that it is part of the Lebanese state, and not parallel to it
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October 17, 2022, 11:51 pm
Hezbollah-linked Lebanese MP says Ukraine War sped up maritime border talks
US-sanctioned Gebran Bassil, who is also president’s son-in-law, emphasizes deal with Israel ‘not a normalization process’ but predicts will brings much-needed stability to region
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January 2, 2022, 8:29 pm
Lebanese Christian leader: Our alliance with Hezbollah is no longer working
TV speech by Free Patriotic Movement head Bassil signals unprecedented level of frustration with terror group, suggests 2006 alliance credited with maintaining peace in jeopardy
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Sarah El Deeb
November 8, 2020, 4:51 pm
Lebanon ex-FM says US told him: Repudiate Hezbollah or face corruption sanctions
Gebran Bassil calls Treasury Department measures against him a ‘crime,’ vows to appeal decision
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AFP
November 6, 2020, 7:04 pm
US expands Hezbollah sanctions, targeting allied Lebanese Christian leader
New measures hit Gebran Bassil, a lawmaker who leads the largest bloc in parliament and a son-in-law of President Michel Aoun, accusing him of corruption
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AP
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ToI Staff
December 13, 2019, 9:45 pm
Lebanon’s Hezbollah insists on a wide coalition to solve ‘dire’ situation
Nasrallah rejects calls to form emergency Lebanese government of technocrats, two months after PM Hariri resigned amid widespread protests
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AP
October 29, 2019, 11:11 pm
What’s next for Lebanon after PM Hariri resigns?
As the economy lurches to a halt and protesters demand a reset of the post-civil war system of shared sectarian rule, Israel’s northern neighbor could be on the brink of chaos
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AP
October 21, 2019, 10:40 pm
Lebanon’s decades-old political class under fire in protests
Country’s biggest demonstrations in years have focused much of their ire on Lebanese politicians, many of whom, and their relatives, have long called most of the shots
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AFP
September 6, 2019, 9:44 pm
Pompeo said to warn Lebanon that Israel could strike Hezbollah missile factory
Arabic newspaper quotes US secretary of state telling Lebanese FM that facility should be dismantled or Israel will ‘destroy it in the coming days’
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ToI Staff
March 31, 2019, 4:29 pm
Led by Saudis, Arab leaders unite against Trump’s recognition of Golan Heights
22-member league — minus Syria — condemns US president’s policies favoring Israel, but is not expected to take further action
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AP
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ToI Staff
March 23, 2019, 9:44 am
Pompeo urges Lebanon to move away from ‘dark’ Iran and Hezbollah
In Beirut, secretary of state says US will use ‘all peaceful means, everything at our disposal’ to choke Tehran-backed terrorist group that holds three Lebanese cabinet posts
By
AFP
February 11, 2019, 11:44 pm
Nasrallah thanks Iran’s Zarif for support against ‘Zionist aggression’
In Beirut meeting, Hezbollah leader says Tehran’s backing ‘led to victories in many arenas’; Iran foreign minister vows to back ‘resistance’
By
ToI Staff
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February 11, 2019, 6:34 pm
Lebanon to boycott Warsaw Mideast summit over Israel’s attendance
Speaking alongside Iranian counterpart, Lebanese FM also cites expected critical stance toward Iran at US-led conference
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Agencies
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ToI Staff
January 17, 2019, 3:26 pm
Hezbollah tunnel construction began before 2006 Second Lebanon War — report
In 2005, IDF tunnel adviser reportedly told then-Northern Command chief Benny Gantz about terror group’s cross-border underground passages; warning was apparently ignored
By
ToI Staff
January 13, 2019, 9:07 am
Finding ‘6th, biggest and last’ Hezbollah tunnel, IDF ends Northern Shield op
Military announces discovery of final underground passage from Lebanon, the largest one found, believed to have been part of plan to send fighters to conquer northern Israel
By
Judah Ari Gross
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