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Adnan Nasser is an independent journalist focused on international and Middle Eastern affairs. On Twitter: @Adnansoutlook29
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![Former Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri greets his supporters after he prayed at the grave of his father, slain prime minister Rafic Hariri, during a commemoration for the 19th anniversary of his assassination, in Beirut, on February 14, 2024. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP) (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-02/GettyImages-2002205279.jpg?h=81edabc4&itok=CkM8t01P)
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Adnan Nasser
In Beirut, reporting on Lebanon
![Supporters of Lebanon's President Michel Aoun cheer under a large national flag, as he prepares to leave the presidential palace in Babbda at the end of his mandate, east of the capital Beirut, on October 30, 2022. - Already reeling from three years of economic meltdown, Lebanon faces the prospect of its multi-faceted crisis deepening further when President Michel Aoun's mandate expires. (Photo by anwar amro / AFP) (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-02/GettyImages-1244341325.jpg?h=a141e9ea&itok=OH2JmdE3)
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Adnan Nasser
In Beirut, reporting on Lebanon
![Gen. Joseph Aoun (R), Lebanese Army chief of staff, arrives at the Hamat airbase, north of Beirut, June 12, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2023-12/GettyImages-972446954.jpg?h=a42e7d46&itok=5MWfxBqP)
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Adnan Nasser
In Beirut, reporting on Lebanon