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supporters attended a protest in support of
President Michel Aoun, the founder of the party. During the protest, FPM leader Gebran Bassil made a personal statement for the first time in over 13 days. Bassil claimed "We should block roads for MPs who refuse corruption-combating laws, politicians who
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After the announcement, Bassil tweeted that he was "neither frightened by the sanctions nor tempted by the promises". President Michel Aoun assigned his foreign minister
Charbel Wehbe to contact the United States in order to obtain evidence or necessary to take the necessary legal measures against
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On 12 January 2011, the government collapsed after Bassil announced that all ten opposition ministers had resigned following months of warnings by
Hezbollah that it would not remain inactive should there be indictments against the group. The New York Times suggested the resignations came after the
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These explicit lyrics curse Bassil with a vulgar reference to his mother's genitals. The song was sung in the street and was reproduced and parodied in various forms in popular social media posts and mass-forwarded WhatsApp messages until it was nearly ubiquitously known in
Lebanon. Its rapidly
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In March 2018, Bassil proposed amending
Lebanese naturalization laws to allow citizenship to be passed from mothers onto their children. The bill drew criticism for not applying to women in marriages with men from neighbouring countries which activists argue is a violation of their rights.
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In a televised speech Bassil slammed the sanctions as unjust and politically motivated, mainly for his refusal to break ties with
Hezbollah. He also added that he joined the government as Foreign Minister to take advantage of diplomatic immunity, and congratulated
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European countries and meet with senior EU leaders to rally diplomatic support for Lebanon and its stability. During his European tour, he met with EU's High Representative and Vice-President of the Commission
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Bassil remains a controversial figure in the country. He is often accused of corruption, racism and nepotism, and was labeled the "most hated man in
Lebanon". These claims are denied by Bassil, stating that they are part of a wider
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Lebanon's president Aoun and some
Lebanese officials including Bassil believed that the abrupt resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri was made under coercion by Saudis and have claimed that the Saudis have kept him hostage.
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escape accountability and judges who do not implement the law." He also demanded lifting banking secrecy on political officials' accounts and insisting accountability, as well as a return of misused or stolen public funds.
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suggested that Bassil "expressed willingness to break with Hezbollah on certain conditions", and that the sanctions are targeting Bassil and not the Free Patriotic Movement. This was later denied by Bassil.
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spreading popularity led some social media users to dub Bassil "the most cursed politician in the world for the shortest period of time." Bassil has claimed that all these attacks are part of a wider
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It is normal to defend the Lebanese labour force against any other foreign labour, whether it be Syrian, Palestinian, French, Saudi, Iranian or American, the Lebanese come first!
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regarding the trip funding, he responded that it was offered to him. In the same meeting, the Dutch foreign trade minister,
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Bassil and his wife Chantal Michel Aoun have three children. His father-in-law is the former Lebanese president
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2345:"Protests in Lebanon Are Entering Their Sixth Day. See How the Extraordinary Revolt Is Unfolding"
1889:"Lebanon's former foreign minister tries to defend Davos trip as country faces economic collapse"
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from 2014 to 2020. He won a parliamentary seat for Batroun district and the Maronite sect in the
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1749:"Lebanon's Hariri must return home from Saudi to prove he is free: foreign minister"
1665:"Lebanese FM Bassil in Turkey to discuss bilateral ties, developments in the region"
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In late 2019, Bassil became the subject of a popular Lebanese-language chant in the
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He also said in that interview that he was not against Israel "living in security".
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in which he stated that Lebanon does not have an ideological problem with Israel.
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in 1992 and 1993 respectively. He was a member of a number of associations: the
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2145:"Lebanon FM slammed for saying 'We are not against Israel living in security'"
1914:"The United States Designates Corrupt Lebanese Political Leader Gibran Bassil"
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collapse of talks between Syria and Saudi Arabia to ease tensions in Lebanon.
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1722:"Lebanese foreign minister: some forces trying to oust Lebanon leader - Ifax"
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2075:"U.S. envoy: Lebanon's Bassil was open to breaking ties with Hezbollah"
1622:"Gebran Bassil gets roasted in Davos, here are the most iconic moments"
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He served as the Minister of Energy and Water in the cabinet headed by
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2123:"Lebanese politician Bassil infected with coronavirus, his party says"
1993:"Lebanon's president demands US evidence to justify Bassil sanctions"
1692:"(Update) Bassil from Germany: Hariri is a moderate Lebanese partner"
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since 2018. A Maronite Christian, he is the son-in-law of President
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from May 2008 to June 2009, and then as the minister of energy in
1516:"Lebanon finally has a government Sulaiman's man seals the deal"
1373:"Gebran Bassil doesn't think he's the most hated man in Lebanon"
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2207:"Aoun, Berri rift deepens after Bassil calls speaker a 'thug'"
1855:"Lawmaker Targeted by Lebanese Protests Rejects Calls to Quit"
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Minister of Energy and Water and Foreign Affairs and Emigrants
2044:"FPM supporters gather outside Bassil's residence in Batroun"
2018:"باسيل: أمريكا طلبت فك العلاقة مع "حزب الله" لأتجنب العقوبات"
1829:"Public uproar in protest-hit Lebanon over FM's Davos invite"
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EEAS - European External Action Service - European Commission
1426:"Diner shames Gebran Bassil, the 'most hated man' in Lebanon"
2363:"Many Lebanese say acting FM has no business being at Davos"
1968:"US sanctions former Lebanon foreign minister Gebran Bassil"
1932:"U.S. imposes sanctions on Lebanese president's son-in-law"
1586:"The Turkish 'power ship' keeping the lights on in Lebanon"
1568:"Lebanon says gas, oil reserves may be higher than thought"
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over "systemic corruption" and ties with the Shia movement
2163:"Lebanese foreign minister denounced over Israel comments"
2306:"'Racist' Lebanese foreign minister sparks Twitter storm"
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plot. He was sanctioned by the United States under the
2327:"Is Gebran Bassil Lebanon's most hated politician?"
2097:"Gebran Bassil's Profile, Biography & Heritage"
1804:"Aoun strategy risks delaying government formation"
1299:"The collapse of Lebanon: Scenarios for the future"
1119:However, he has been an advocate for the return of
878:He served as the Minister of telecommunications in
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1200:Involvement in the rhetoric of Lebanese protests
1033:Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act
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164:15 February 2014 – 21 January 2020
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1399:"Son of Lebanon's 'most hated' MP bullied"
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1131:, to be under the Lebanese authority.
1031:imposed sanctions on Bassil under the
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811:He subsequently held the position of
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2838:Free Patriotic Movement politicians
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1887:Turak, Natasha (23 January 2020).
1174:foreign residents and labour force
1135:Dispute with Speaker of Parliament
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2213:. 29 January 2018. Archived from
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1280:"Who is Lebanon's Gebran Bassil?"
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962:2017 Lebanon–Saudi Arabia dispute
956:2017 Lebanon–Saudi Arabia dispute
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2024:(in Arabic). 8 November 2020
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1736:– via www.reuters.com.
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209:Minister of Energy and Water
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2149:The Times of Israel
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1403:Middle East Monitor
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1064:for his win in the
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783:Lebanese parliament
763:Gebran Gerge Bassil
652:Constitutional Bloc
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1522:. 11 November 2009
1490:"Gebran Biography"
1470:on 29 October 2013
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