Lebanese Forces Media Officer Resigns
Melhem Riachi stepped down on Thursday as Lebanese Forces media officer and was replaced by journalist and political activist Charles Jabbour.
The LF accepted the resignation of Riachi as media officer effective today and appointed journalist Charles Jabbour, an LF statement said.
LF leader Samir Geagea accepted Riachi's resignation and named Jabbour to replace him, added the statement.
Riachi had a significant role, together with Change and Reform bloc MP Ibrahim Kanaan, to broker a political agreement between the LF and the Free Patriotic Movement. The agreement has eventually led founder of the FPM Michel Aoun to the post of president.
The resignation comes amid reports that Riachi might become a minister in the new cabinet line-up to be formed by Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri.
Jabbour is a journalist, political activist, and co-founder of human rights NGO Media Against Violence.
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