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Sweida: Druze and Sunni Religious Authorities in Lebanon Issue Joint Call for Unity and Restraint

This is Beirut, 18/07 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In a joint appeal for unity and restraint, Sheikh Akl of the Druze community, Sheikh Sami Abi al-Mona, and Grand Mufti of the Republic, Sheikh Abdel Latif Derian, emphasized on Friday the importance of preserving national and intercommunal harmony amid the escalating violence in Syria’s Sweida region. In a phone conversation, the two ...

The Sunni Leadership Problem...

Johnny Kortbawi, 10/05 09:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanon has witnessed three major nationwide Sunni leaderships since independence. The first was the leadership of Riad Al Solh, a pillar of the National Pact, independence, and Greater Lebanon after the French withdrawal. The second was Saeb Salam, the leading Sunni figure within Lebanon’s Chehabist political framework and beyond. He was known ...

Rafic Hariri and the Rise of Political Sunnism

Michel Touma, 14/02 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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“No one can be greater than their country,” Rafic Hariri once remarked. Yet, two dominant forces in Lebanon challenged this notion: Hariri himself and Hezbollah. Their conflicting vision led to a violent confrontation—an all-out clash of titans—one that reached its climax 20 years ago, on February 14, 2005, when the former ...

Saad Hariri: The Comeback!

Lyne Sammouri, 11/02 19:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Within hours, Saad Hariri is expected in Lebanon. And this time, it’s not just another annual visit. After years of silence, the son of Lebanon’s martyred Prime Minister Rafic Hariri will speak. Every February 14th, Hariri honors his father’s legacy. But this year, things are way different. His comeback couldn’t come at a more critical ...

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