Loobobilly Lebanon News- Hariri backs Aoun to protect Lebanon

Aoun and Hariri gesture at the end of a press conference at Hariri s Downtown Beirut residence, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. (The Daily Star/Mohammad Azakir)

Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri Thursday ended a decade-old rivalry and endorsed MP Michel Aoun for the presidency, hoping his move would protect Lebanon and resolve a two-and-half-year-old crisis.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on October 21, 2016, on page 1.

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