Ibrahim Kanaan

Ibrahim Kanaan: We Must Avoid War by All Means

The chairman of the parliamentary Finance and Budget Committee, Ibrahim Kanaan, warned against "any attempt to harm the Maronite Patriarchate, as this undermines coexistence and its (the Patriarchate) known role in Lebanon's independence and sovereignty" in allusion to the smear campaign waged by Hezbollah against the Maronite Patriarch, ...

Kanaan From Bkerke: Responsibility Must Be Assumed

Member of the Strong Lebanon bloc MP Ibrahim Kanaan stated after a meeting with Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai on Friday in Bkerke that the "state is required to make decisions about the ongoing war because the Lebanese people do not want war." Kanaan said that the purpose of his visit to the Patriarch is to highlight the fact that the Cabinet ...

Kanaan: 32,000 Current Illegal Administrative Jobs

Chairman of the parliamentary Finance and Budget Committee Ibrahim Kanaan has criticized the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Judicial Police for their failure to respond to his information notes regarding illegal sales of tax stamps. According to Kanaan, these illicit transactions are taking place within public administration premises, citing ...

Kanaan Addresses Unity Amidst FPM Internal Strife

Strong Lebanon MP, Ibrahim Kanaan, held a press conference on Wednesday to clarify what he described as “media statements, interpretations and leaks, as well as questions about my position”. In the wake of the expulsion of MP Alain Aoun on August 1 and MP Simon Abi Ramia’s resignation on August 7, rumors have swirled about Kanaan’s ...

FPM: Kanaan Chose to Resign Through the Media

The Free Patriotic Movement declared on Wednesday that “MP Ibrahim Kanaan chose to submit his resignation from the party through the media, despite an appointment scheduled with him next Friday,” announcing that “the movement will issue detailed statements later on this issue.” On its official Facebook account, the FPM also revealed that ...

Former FPM MPs From Diman: A National Christian Dynamic Is Needed

Former Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) MPs Alain Aoun, Simon Abi Ramia, Elias Bou Saab and Ibrahim Kanaan met with Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai at the latter's summer residence in Diman on Thursday, to advocate for closing Christian ranks. At the end of the meeting, Kanaan announced that the former FPM MPs aimed to “create a national ...