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Middle-East Arab News and Opinion - Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities
Tuesday, 23 February, 2021 - 11:15
Former Minister Gebran Bassil. Reuters file photo Beirut - Asharq Al-Awsat
A speech made by the head of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), MP Gebran Bassil, on Sunday stirred political reactions after he spared no party his verbal attacks except for his ally, Hezbollah.
Al-Mustaqbal Movement responded to Bassil’s remarks, saying he was acting like a spokesman for President Michel Aoun, while continuing to obstruct the formation of the government.
The NBN channel, which is affiliated to Speaker Nabih Berri’s Amal Movement, described Bassil as a “political virus”, accusing him of seeking “narrow and personal interests.”