MP Ali Hassan Khalil categorically denied on Tuesday what was published in an article by Professor Nicolas Nassif in Al-Akhbar newspaper regarding the assignment of a law firm in America to work on lifting the sanctions imposed on him, deeming such news as "fabricated and baseless."

He said, "I am not even convinced by the lawsuit before the American authorities, because the sanctions they imposed are political par excellence, as per their content, and they target my position and political role within the Movement."

"Therefore, I did not and will not pay any amount, and I am surprised that such suspicious information was reported, which meets the context of the sanctions,” Khalil underlined, reserving the right to file a lawsuit against Professor Nassif before the concerned authorities in the event of his failure to issue a correction and publish this statement.