Source: Kataeb.org
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US President Donald Trump has bluntly signaled, several times, that he would encourage a military intervention in Lebanon by the forces of Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa. His logic seems to be that in the same way Al-Sharaa’s forces succeeded in toppling Bashar Assad and his regime in Syria, who had support from Hezbollah fighters, they could also defeat Hezbollah in Lebanon. However, any Syrian intervention in Lebanon would be disastrous, with an even worse outcome than the decades-long military occupation by the former Assad regime.
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Most Lebanese hope to escape their difficult circumstances, and they can hardly be blamed for that. They have every right to build on any glimmer of hope and to wager on any opportunity, however risky.
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun informed FIFA President Gianni Infantino of his approval to grant him Lebanese citizenship on Tuesday, the head of the Lebanese Football Association told AFP.
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Tuesday 26 October 2021 12:14:52
Resigned Kataeb lawmaker Elias Hankache on Tuesday deemed the attempt to summon Lebanese Forces Samir Geagea as a rejected attempt to bury the investigation into the Beirut port explosion.
“Summoning Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea for a hearing over the Tayyouneh clashes is a refused attempt. They are trying to bury the investigation into the Beirut port explosion,” Hankache wrote on twitter.
“We will keep on fighting until sovereignty, justice and accountability are achieved,” he concluded.

