18:25
Representative Firas Hamdan, after his meeting with Nawaf Salam: As a southerner, I spoke with him about the importance of implementing the ceasefire agreement, the return of southerners to their lands, and that there be reconstruction. The president-designate expressed the state’s duty to work with all those concerned in the means of reconstruction, and my dream as a young man is for the government to be from outside the political class.
16:45
Mansouri from Baabda: Since the election of the president until today, monetary conditions have improved in Lebanon, and the Central Bank’s reserves in foreign currencies have increased by about $300 million since the president took office. The demand for the lira is increasing, and the Central Bank’s policy is to continue stabilizing the exchange rate.
14:23
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi from Ain al-Tineh: This is a new phase in the country’s history during which we hope that Lebanese institutions will regain their role. We also look forward to continuing interaction and strengthening relations between Lebanon and Jordan.
11:47
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, John
11:45
The Independent Consultative Meeting Bloc after Nawaf Salam’s meeting within the parliamentary consultations: A meeting that bodes well. The most important thing is that there is a political will to facilitate and make the covenant and the government successful, and Salam has the desire to communicate with everyone and participate with them all.
11:31
Taymour Jumblatt after meeting with Nawaf Salam within the parliamentary consultations: We are facing a historical stage in Lebanon and we have an opportunity to build a state, and this is what we confirmed with Nawaf Salam. To build a state, it is necessary to communicate with everyone and open a dialogue with everyone, and we have one wish from all parties, which is to reduce pressures and demands until the government is formed.
11:08
The Change Alliance bloc after meeting with Nawaf Salam within the parliamentary consultations: We wished that the government would be as small as possible and that the prosecution would be separated from the ministry, with the participation of women and new faces, without party quotas.
10:58
Bou Saab, after his meeting with Nawaf Salam during the parliamentary consultations: I informed the President-designate that I have no demands, and Nawaf Salam’s performance will be unconventional, and he must think in a logical, not exclusionary, way. He is open to everyone and the trend is towards resolving the crisis. Fibri and Salam do not need a mediator.
10:41
Al-Rai from the Republican Palace in response to a question about Berri’s absence from his appointment for parliamentary consultations: “In one area, he comes in a hallway, in another area, he comes later.” The important thing is not to exclude anyone.
10:17
Sources close to Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri told Arab TV: Berri will not participate in the parliamentary consultations of the Prime Minister-designate.
09:27
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in an interview with an American channel, warned US President-elect Donald Trump of the danger of a “war” breaking out against Iran, stressing that Tehran does not “seek” to possess nuclear weapons.
09:12
Representative Qasim Hashem to LBCI: Until now, we will not participate in parliamentary consultations, based on a political position that we take based on all the developments and events that took place in the previous elections, and these are non-binding parliamentary consultations, “neither progress nor delay.”
08:25
National News Agency: Houses were bombed and roads were bulldozed in Aita al-Shaab, Hanin and Maroun al-Ras, and a nighttime bombing operation in Markaba.
08:19
Reuters: TikTok is preparing to close the application in America next Sunday
21:25
Israeli Broadcasting Authority: The army has begun its preparations for a gradual withdrawal from Gaza
