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Did Abdallah Bou Habib promise champagne if the country is ‘rid’ of Hezbollah?

The statements by the head of diplomacy date back to late 2021, during the diplomatic crisis between Lebanon and the Gulf countries.

Did Abdallah Bou Habib promise champagne if the country is ‘rid’ of Hezbollah?

Lebanese outgoing Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib in Moscow on Nov. 22, 2021. (Credit: Evgenia Novozhenina / Pool / AFP)

Did the outgoing Lebanese Foreign Minister, Abdallah Bou Habib, really promise to offer champagne if the country were "rid of" Hezbollah? These remarks were indeed made by the Lebanese chief diplomat, implicitly confirmed by a spokesperson for the...
Did the outgoing Lebanese Foreign Minister, Abdallah Bou Habib, really promise to offer champagne if the country were "rid of" Hezbollah? These remarks were indeed made by the Lebanese chief diplomat, implicitly confirmed by a spokesperson for the...