Thousands of Lebanese Rally for Christian Politician Aoun

Thousands of Lebanese rallied at the presidential palace outside Beirut on Sunday in a show of support for Christian politician Michel Aoun, pressing their demand for him to fill the presidency vacant for over a year. Waving the orange flag of Aoun's Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), they packed streets in the Baabda district that houses the headquarters of the presidency. The presidency is set aside for a Maronite Christian but has been unoccupied due to a political crisis stoked by...

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