Why Bassil is the most reviled politician in Lebanon


Who is Lebanon’s Gebran Bassil? The Milli Chronicle

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]


Gebran Bassil Foro Económico Mundial

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"..


The Law of Freedom by Gebran BassilOdiaspora Odiaspora

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.


Petition urges World Economic Forum to expel Gebran Bassil

All rights reserved.Gebran Bassil, Lebanon's Foreign Minister and newly appointed leader of General Michel Aoun's Free Patriotic Movement, has 22 million USD's worth in real estate, purchased.


Gebran Bassil Rome MED 2023

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).


US court summoned Lebanon exFM over kidnapping, torture case

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.


Lebanon's Gebran Bassil hit by US sanctions 'for corruption' BBC News

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.


World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Gebran Bassil, Ministe… Flickr

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.


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.


The Interview Of Gebran Bassil In Davos Is Hard To Watch! (video)

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".


Why is Lebanon’s Gebran Bassil so controversial? News Al Jazeera

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.


World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Gebran Bassil, Ministe… Flickr

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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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.


A Conversation with His Excellency Gebran Bassil, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants

Two Fridays ago, in an interview with Lebanon's An Nahar daily, Gebran Bassil, the head of the Free Patriotic Movement and son-in-law of former Lebanese president Michel Aoun, put Hezbollah in a difficult position. He told the newspaper that Hezbollah could not force him to vote for Suleiman Franjieh as president, nor did he believe that Mr Franjieh "could guide the country out of the.


Gebran Bassil discusses presidential vacancy in Lebanon

Beirut, Lebanon - The United States has sanctioned top Lebanese politician and Hezbollah ally Gebran Bassil over alleged corruption, marking the highest-profile sanctions to date levelled.


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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.