Lebanon’s Aoun calls on US to keep ‘always standing beside’ his country
In a congratulatory message on US Independence Day, Aoun says he hopes Lebanon can ‘open a new page of hope’.

In a congratulatory message on US Independence Day, Aoun says he hopes Lebanon can ‘open a new page of hope’.









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