Confusion Over Shebaa Farms: France Rules Out Breakthrough as U.S. Expects Quick Settlement
There has been some confusion over the Israeli-occupied Shebaa Farms dispute with France ruling out a breakthrough in the conflict while the U.S. expecting a speedy settlement of the issue. The daily As Safir on Friday quoted French sources as ruling out any "diplomatic" breakthrough in the dispute.The sources confirmed that no agreement has been reached between the international community, Israel or Syria on a suggestion to place the area under U.N. guardianship."This issue is not a priority … and we should not exaggerate the importance of it," one French source said, adding that a settlement to the Shebaa Farms dispute "is not the key to peace and would not achieve a great breakthrough."The source said that if Lebanon and Syria were serious about settling the Farms issue "then all they should do is submit a map to the U.N." that acknowl ...
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Lebanese designer Elie Saab presented his collections in Paris for the fifth consecutive year since becoming a member of the French Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture in 2003.
In the same year he presented his first haute couture collection in Paris and started collaborating with Spanish bridal company Pronovias. Saab's first ready-to-wear collection was introduced in the French capital in 2006.
Elie Saab was born in Beirut, Lebanon, on July 4th 1964. He was only six years old, when he first ...
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