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Ibrahim Kanaan seeks to bar Syrian refugees in Lebanon from accessing aid locally

The deputy prepared a draft law that "prohibits" any financial institution operating in Lebanon from receiving, transferring, or paying in cash – on Lebanese territory – funds intended for Syrian refugees.

Ibrahim Kanaan seeks to bar Syrian refugees in Lebanon from accessing aid locally

Syrian refugees are preparing to board a truck headed towards Syria. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L'Orient-Le Jour)

Deputy Ibrahim Kanaan, head of the parliamentary finance committee, told L'Orient-Le Jour on Thursday that he intends to submit a proposal today aimed at prohibiting Lebanese banks and financial institutions from distributing aid provided by local...
Deputy Ibrahim Kanaan, head of the parliamentary finance committee, told L'Orient-Le Jour on Thursday that he intends to submit a proposal today aimed at prohibiting Lebanese banks and financial institutions from distributing aid provided by local...