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Paula Yacoubian: Bilal Abdullah objected to my participation in the Sunni MPs' meeting

MP Paula Yacoubian said MP Bilal Abdullah objected to her participation in a meeting of Sunni MPs that was meant to discuss the Constitutional Council's decision on the general amnesty law and Judge Mohammad Saab's study, while MP Ashraf Rifi welcomed her participation. Yacoubian considered the matter rights-based and legislative and said it should not be confined to a sectarian framework.

📍 Where things stand: The matter remains at the level of statements exchanged over Bilal Abdullah's objection to Yacoubian attending the meeting, with no announced outcome of the meeting.

⏱️ Timeline

19 Oct 2026, 13:40 The Lebanon Debate platform reported that a study prepared by Mohammad Saab revealed a flaw, and quoted MP Paula Yacoubian as saying that rights should not be sorted along sectarian lines.
19 Oct 2026, 14:05 The Lebanon Debate platform said MP Bilal Abdullah objected to MP Paula Yacoubian's participation in a meeting of Sunni MPs, and that Yacoubian's responses to this objection led the report.
19 Oct 2026, 14:09 MP Paula Yacoubian said she tried to take part in a meeting of Sunni MPs to discuss the Constitutional Council's decision on the general amnesty law and Judge Mohammad Saab's study, but MP Bilal Abdullah objected to her attendance on the grounds that it could cause embarrassment, while MP Ashraf Rifi welcomed her participation. Yacoubian considered the issue rights-based and legislative and said it should not be confined to a sectarian framework, adding that Sunnis are a nation and that MPs are representatives of the nation.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

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