"And I have found both freedom and safety in my madness, the freedom of loneliness and the safety from being understood, for those who understand us enslave something in us. But let me not be too proud of my safety. Even a Thief in a jail is safe from another thief. "

Khalil Gibran (How I Became a Madman)

Lübnan Marunîleri / Yasin Atlıoğlu

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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Israeli Ambassador Expelled from Cyprus Conference Upon Bassil’s Request- Al-Manar

Lebanese Energy Minister Gebran Bassil led on Tuesday to the expulsion of Israeli ambassador of Cyprus from a conference over oil.

Lebanese media reported that Bassil has refused to attend the meeting with the presence of an enemy country’s envoy, leading to the ouster of the Israeli ambassador from the conference.
In a telephone call, Minister Bassil told al-Manar TV the details of what happened in Cyprus.
The energy minister said that as he arrived to the headquarters of the conference he knew that the Israeli ambassador was among the participants.

He noted that he previously told the officials in Cyprus that he wouldn’t attend the conference if the Israeli ambassador was there. So he refused to enter and take part in the conference...

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