Lebanon's Aoun vows end to neglect of Tripoli in first presidential visit to city in 15 years

“Lebanon's Aoun vows end to neglect of Tripoli in first presidential visit to city in 15 years”

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun vowed on Saturday to end decades of neglect in Tripoli during the first presidential visit to the northern city in 15 years, a move aimed at restoring public trust in state institutions and services. Mr Aoun was received with a hero's welcome in Lebanon's second-largest city, which is home to some of the country's wealthiest politicians but remains among its most marginalised and impoverished areas. Speaking at the Tripoli Serail, he said the "time has come to…