Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri snubbed on Friday former foreign minister Gebran Bassil and the Free Patriotic Movement, drawing attention to the fall of the political settlement with Aoun that led to Michel Aoun's election in 2016.
Following the withdrawal of MPs Shamel Roukoz and Neemat Frem in recent days from the Strong Lebanon parliamentary bloc, sources indicated that Deputy Agop Pakradonian is mulling over stepping down from the alliance.
Two bodyguards working for State Minister for Refugee Affairs, Saleh Al-Gharib, died Sunday in an armed clash with Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) supporters in Aley. Another bodyguard is still in a critical condition.
