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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Beirut - Youssef Diab

Lebanon Eager to 'Sell' Nationalities to Wealthy Syrians, Iraqis

A handout picture provided by the Lebanese photo agency Dalati & Nohra shows Lebanon's President Michel Aoun giving a televised speech at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, on May 14, 2022 on the eve of parliamentary elections. (AFP/Handout/Dalati & Nohra)

Information has started to emerge in Lebanon that a new presidential decree was being prepared to naturalize hundreds of people, namely wealthy Iraqis and Syrians.

The naturalization of non-Lebanese has become a common move taken by presidents as their term nears its end. President Michel Aoun's term will end in five months.

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