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Lebanon celebrates independence day

Lebanese President Michel Aoun (C), Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (C2-L), Caretaker Prime Minister Tamam Salam (C-R) and new Prime Minister Saad Hariri (C3-L) sit during an official ceremony commemorating the country's 73rd independence day in the capital Beirut, on November 22, 2016. (AFP)

Mariam Saleh
Press TV, Beirut

November 22 marks Lebanon's independence from France's colonial rule in 1943. The event is celebrated annually with military parades and public festivities. Lebanon's newly elected President Michel Aoun attended this year's ceremony after more than two years of political vacuum in the country.

 

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