Pierre Gemayel
Sectarian tensions are running high in Beirut in the wake of assassination of Lebanon’s Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel, hailing from the minority Christian community. Gemayel, 34, was the son of Amin Gemayel, a former Prime Minister of Lebanon. He...
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An anti-Syrian and Lebanon’s well-known leader Pierre Gemayel was shot dead in Beirut. He was the outspoken critic of Syrian policy for Lebanon and often called as...
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