BEIRUT: A huge rally of support for Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun swarmed the country’s presidential palace on Sunday, a rebuke to broader protests that have demanded the wholesale ouster of the country’s elite and which have toppled the government. Though no immediate estimate of the rally’s size was available, many thousands spread across a roadway leading to the palace. “We’re here to say to Aoun that we love you and renew our trust in you,” said Hiyam Khairat at the rally. Supporters of the Lebanese President Michel Aoun carry placards depicting his pictures and wave their national flags during a protest in Baabda. President of the Free Patriotic Movement and Foreign Minister Gibran Basil (centre) greets his supporters during a protest to support the Lebanese President Michel Aoun, in Baabda.

Source: New Strait Times November 03, 2019 13:07 UTC