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| In Lebanon, Gebran Bassil's day of reckoning has come as sanctions hit |
| 2020-11-13 |
| [ENGLISHBETA.ALARABIYA.NET] Last Thursday while the Lebanese were anxiously awaiting the results of the US presidential elections, where many watched understanding the outcome would determine the fate of the region and their country, news broke of looming sanctions against Gebran Bassil, former foreign minister and the head of the Free Patriotic Movement Despite its name a Christian party allied with Hizbullah, neither free nor particularly patriotic... and the son-in-law of Lebanese President Michel Aoun ...president of Leb, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hizbullah... For many Lebanese, especially those who went to the streets a year ago, the sanctioning of Bassil was a long-awaited response to the public outcry to hold the entire political class accountable for decades of corruption, which is responsible for their current economic downfall. |
| Posted by:Fred |