In response to the sanctions imposed on him this week by the U.S., the head of the Free Patriotic Movement in Lebanon, Gebran Bassil, gave a press conference on Sunday, to defend or explain his position to the Lebanese public. He announced that talks of the US sanctions began back in the summer of 2018, during the formation of the second government of PM Saad El-Hariri. He revealed that he became a minister in that government due to Hariri’s own … Continue reading This Is What Gebran Bassil Had To Say About The U.S. Sanctions