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What we witnessed this week regarding electricity and public utilities reveals a clear aspect of the dysfunction.

Neutrality is not a withdrawal from right, nor a distancing from Lebanon's surroundings, but rather protecting the homeland from becoming a permanent arena for others' conflicts, and affirming its role as a space for meeting and dialogue and a message of peace.

Peace remains, above all calculations, an existential national need. Lebanon needs a lasting peace, not to remain hostage to the possibility of a new war whenever the region ignites.

The Dahr al-Baydar file has entered a new judicial phase; we call for the investigation to take its course away from political exploitation.

It is necessary to stabilize the Lebanese in their land, strengthen social solidarity, and encourage expatriates to invest in their homeland.

We fear the expansion of military confrontations in the region and their repercussions on Lebanon.

We fear the expansion of military confrontations in the region and their repercussions on Lebanon

The state is measured by the services, justice and protection it provides to citizens, not only by what it collects from them; the citizen is not the easiest link always burdened with the cost of failure

Unity of decision and the monopoly on weapons by the state and its legitimate institutions are among the foundations of sovereignty and stability, and essential guarantees for protecting the homeland and its people

The decision of war and peace is a national responsibility that does not tolerate multiple authorities, because the fate of the Lebanese cannot be subject to scattered decisions

The army is the dignity of the nation

Memory, roots, identity, and future

Restricting weapons to the state and its legitimate institutions is a fundamental condition for a capable and just state that alone assumes responsibility for security and peace. We cannot demand safety while accepting at the same time multiple security authorities.

What is happening on the Lebanese border reveals that any gap in controlling it can turn into a threat to the country's security

State problems are being addressed at the expense of the citizen

What is happening on the Lebanese border shows that any gap in border control can turn into a threat to the country's security, and restricting weapons to the state is an essential condition for its establishment

What is happening on the Lebanese border is an issue whose seriousness cannot be underestimated, and the repetition of attempts to smuggle explosives and weapons reveals that any gap in border control can turn into an entry point threatening citizens' security and the country's stability. Therefore, border control is part of protecting all of Lebanon.

We are witnessing an increasing sale of land, but we urgently call for not rushing to sell it and not giving it up, for it is memory, roots, identity and future, and what we lose of it today our children may not be able to recover tomorrow.

What is happening on the Lebanese border reveals that any gap in controlling the border can turn into a threat to the country's security, and restricting weapons to the state is an essential condition for its establishment.

We can only reaffirm the Christian presence in the East; it is a responsibility, and we call for not abandoning land, roots, and identity.

We are all responsible, and we must share and cooperate to secure for the family the opportunity to meet its needs and for the student to receive his education.

Lebanon is a land of encounter, not an arena of conflict

Restricting weapons under state authority

The villages of the border strip feel that UNIFIL is part of their social fabric. There is more than one question mark over our fate: will the convoys be affected? And who will fill the security void? Even our living conditions will be affected. Of course, they are peacekeepers and their departure will have repercussions.

A mother called to build the future

Harmony in diversity

A praying shepherd, a loving father, a wise builder, and a leader able to look beyond his time.

Banking reform and the restoration of rights must not remain postponed

What is required is that positions be turned into practical steps, and that the principle of a single capable state, holding the authority over weapons and security decisions, be entrenched

People have waited a long time, and they have the right to see a reform that restores confidence and preserves rights.