Why is Lebanon’s Gebran Bassil so controversial? News Al Jazeera
Gebran Gerge Bassil ( Arabic: جبران جرجي باسيل; born 21 June 1970) is a Lebanese politician who is the leader of the Free Patriotic Movement since 2015 and leader of the Strong Lebanon bloc in the Lebanese parliament since 2018. A Maronite Christian, he is the son-in-law of President Michel Aoun, and has been his most senior advisor since 2005. [1]
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A bodyguard of Gebran Bassil, the leader of Lebanon's Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) and son-in-law of President Michel Aoun, has been charged by the FBI over a plot to smuggle weapons from the US to Lebanon. George Ajaltouni allegedly conspired to smuggle hundreds of firearms from Cleveland from May 2011 and September 2014, and resell them.
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Gebran Bassil, leader of Lebanon's Free Patriotic Movement, speaks during a news conference in Sin El Fil, Lebanon May 17, 2022.. Bassil, a Maronite Christian, is one of Lebanon's most.
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The town is home to one of Lebanon's most controversial politicians, Gebran Bassil, a polarising figure, who depending on who you ask is either responsible for preserving the town as an island.
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Why is Lebanon's Gebran Bassil so controversial? Bassil, 49, has seen his fortunes shift since mass protests against corruption and nepotism erupted last year. Bassil enjoys unwavering.
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The town is home to one of Lebanon's most controversial politicians: Gebran Bassil. The 51-year-old is among Batroun's most famous sons: as well as representing the district in parliament, he is also the president's son-in-law and the head of Lebanon's largest Christian bloc, the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM).
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Washington - Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Gibran Bassil (Bassil), the President of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) political party and Member of Parliament (MP), pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13818, for his role in corruption in Lebanon.
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At the 2019 Doha Forum, Lebanon's Foreign Minister, Gebran Bassil, talks to Al Jazeera about the uprising, the challenges facing Lebanon, his role in government, corruption and the best way to.
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Gebran Bassil wants the presidency at any cost even if Lebanon has to pay a heavy price
Gebran Bassil, who is under US sanctions, also said on Monday that "it would be a crazy act" if caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati did not form a new government before President Michel Aoun's six-year term ends on October 31.
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The measure targets Gebran Bassil, head of the Free Patriotic Movement, a Christian party allied to the powerful Shia movement Hezbollah. It comes at a time when Lebanon is in deep political.
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The Aounists introduced into the Lebanese political language issues of corruption and traditional ways of exercising power. It is another beginning. But as the son-in-law of the leader and the subsequent president, Gebran Bassil became the man who delayed the formation of governments just to secure himself a decent government post.
Seeking compromise candidate, Lebanese politician Bassil leaves door ajar for presidency bid
The US Treasury announced sanctions against Lebanon's former energy and foreign affairs minister Gebran Bassil on Friday, alleging he is behind corruption involving billions of dollars that has.
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Gebran Bassil, who is under sanctions by the US, also told The Associated Press in an interview at his office that "it would be a crazy act" if caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati does not.
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Politically, Mr Mikati will have to deal with the political ambitions of Gebran Bassil, the son in law of Lebanese President Michel Aoun. Mr Bassil wants to succeed his father in law, a desire the latter fully shares. The long delay in forming a government was to a large extent because Mr Bassil sought to name, with Mr Aoun, over a third of the.
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BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States imposed sanctions on Friday on influential Lebanese Christian politician Gebran Bassil, the son-in-law of President Michel Aoun, over "systemic corruption".
Gebran Bassil discusses presidential vacancy in Lebanon
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States imposed sanctions on Friday on influential Lebanese Christian politician Gebran Bassil, the son-in-law of President Michel Aoun, over "systemic corruption"..
