Sports City, Feb. 23, 2025, a few hours before the start of the public funeral ceremony for Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, while the section reserved for dignitaries was still empty. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L'Orient-Le Jour)
What political and religious leaders or party heads from Lebanon and elsewhere (among those invited by Hezbollah) attended Hassan Nasrallah's and Hashem Safieddine's funeral in Sports City? L'Orient-Le Jour takes stock.Aoun and Salam were representedWhile Emirati businessman Khalaf Ahmad al-Habtoor warned earlier this week against "the end of Lebanon" if there was an official representation at the funeral, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam did not attend the ceremony but were "represented." Parliament Speaker and Head of the Amal party Nabih Berri, a longstanding ally of Hezbollah, represented the President His arrival was announced via the stadium's microphones, and Naim Qassem greeted him as a "big brother" at the beginning of his speech, which was broadcast on...
What political and religious leaders or party heads from Lebanon and elsewhere (among those invited by Hezbollah) attended Hassan Nasrallah's and Hashem Safieddine's funeral in Sports City? L'Orient-Le Jour takes stock.Aoun and Salam were representedWhile Emirati businessman Khalaf Ahmad al-Habtoor warned earlier this week against "the end of Lebanon" if there was an official representation at the funeral, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam did not attend the ceremony but were "represented." Parliament Speaker and Head of the Amal party Nabih Berri, a longstanding ally of Hezbollah, represented the President His arrival was announced via the stadium's microphones, and Naim Qassem greeted him as a "big brother" at the beginning of his speech, which was broadcast on...
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