Issa brings with him a profile that stands apart from the traditional diplomatic frame: a former banker and businessman, he was born

For Lebanon, mired in an economic crisis, banking crisis and political instability, regaining access to the Saudi market, one of its most

Traditionally, popes have reserved their first visits for major world capitals or countries of global political influence. By choosing Lebanon, a small

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