UAE-Leaks: Consulate Telegraph Reveals Abu Dhabi's Support for Hezbollah's Foes in Lebanon's Elections

Rasa - A Lebanese newspaper disclosed a new document showing that the UAE foreign ministry has rendered all-out financial support for Hezbollah's adversaries in the upcoming parliamentary elections in Lebanon.

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Date: 25 April 2018 - 22:17

RNA - The Arabic-language al-Akhbar newspaper released a telegraph sent by Hamdan Seyed al-Hashemi, the UAE consul-general in Beirut, to the country's deputy foreign minister on December 19 to introduce 28 Shiite Lebanese candidates who have adopted strong positions against Hezbollah and Amal movement.

It also called for financial support for the candidates to launch election campaign.

Qalib Yaqi, Hareth Suleiman, Manni Fayyadh, Hoda al-Husseini, Mostafa Fahas, Ali al-Amin, Mohammed Barakat, Imad Qamiheh, Hadi al-Amin, Hessan al-Zin, Tha'er Qandour, Vazah Shararah, Omar Harqous, Ahmad Ismail, Manif Faraj, Loqman Salim, Malik Marvah, Nadim Qatish, Ziyad Majed, Saud al-Mola, Farouq Yaqoub, Abbas al-Johari, Sobhi al-Tofaili, Mohammed Abdolhamid Bayzoun, Ibrahim Shamseddin, Salah al-Harakat, Ahmed al-Asa'ad and Eqab Saqar are the names mentioned in the message.

Meantime, sectary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement Seyed Hassan Nasrallah said his group sought a clean and fair election as the Arab country gears up for a legislative vote.

Addressing his supporters via a televised speech broadcast live from the coastal city of Byblos last Monday, Nasrallah stressed that people from all walks of life, religions and social status must participate in Lebanon’s May 6 election, and determine the future of their country.

According to Fars News Agancy, Nasrallah then pointed out that Lebanon could only be built through cooperation among all political factions.

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