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Lebanon's President Aoun meets US envoy Tom Barrack

Lebanon's President Aoun meets US envoy Tom Barrack

LBCI3 days ago
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met Monday with U.S. envoy Tom Barrack at the Presidential Palace, in a meeting also attended by U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Lisa Johnson.
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