Sunday, 15 Nov 2026 5 Jumada al-Akhira 1448 AH Beirut

What they said

Direct quotes as they appeared in the news — each one links to its source.

دونالد ترامب (71) غادي آيزنكوت (46) بنيامين نتنياهو (41) محمد باقر قاليباف (30) نواف سلام (28) ماركو روبيو (28) نعيم قاسم (27) ترامب (21) جبران باسيل (19) محسن رضائي (19) يسرائيل كاتس (17) جوزاف عون (16) قاسم (16) آيزنكوت (15)
They are the guardians of the land, and the state is your support; it will protect you and will not abandon a single inch of your land.
جوزاف عونرئيس الجمهورية اللبنانية2 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
Rest assured that your pain is the pain of all Lebanon; the South is an authentic, inseparable part of the homeland, and your steadfastness in your land, homes, places of worship, and livelihoods is an act of faith in Lebanon and a noble national message, because the stay of the border people in their villages is the first line of defense for sovereignty.
جوزاف عونرئيس الجمهورية اللبنانية2 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
May your soul be with the angels and the saints... Until we meet, beloved of my heart.
عبير نعمةفنانة لبنانية2 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
You departed on the feast of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, and I hold on to her words: I do not die, I enter into life.
عبير نعمةفنانة لبنانية2 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
Papa... how can I bid you farewell, when you are in everything in me? I carried years of pain, and there remained in your heart a place for all this love and hope... Today, saying goodbye to you is beyond my strength... I will miss you with every breath.
عبير نعمةفنانة لبنانية2 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
We came to emphasize the importance of the return of state institutions, especially the security ones, but security alone is not enough and people need the return of basic services.
نواف سلامرئيس الحكومة اللبنانية2 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
I want to salute the officers and members of General Security for all the efforts they have made and are still making, and for their presence here alongside the people and in their service, despite all these difficult circumstances.
نواف سلامرئيس الحكومة اللبنانية2 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
Our mere presence here, and the return of the General Security center to work, constitute a big message: this is Lebanese land, we are committed to it and steadfast in it, and state institutions will remain present in it whatever the difficulties.
نواف سلامرئيس الحكومة اللبنانية2 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
Anti-smuggling operations will not stop at seizing the goods, but will continue to trace their source, entry route, storage and distribution networks, reaching all those involved
غراسيا القزيمديرة الجمارك العامة2 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
Large quantities of smuggled medicines, Botox and filler were seized inside residential apartments and commercial centers, and the pursuit of storage and distribution networks continues to protect citizens' health
غراسيا القزيمديرة الجمارك العامة2 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
A single piece of information could help uncover a warehouse or an entire network
غراسيا القزيمديرة الجمارك العامة2 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
We do not know why it is being detained.
إبراهيم الترشيشيرئيس الاتحاد الوطني للفلاحين اللبنانيين2 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
Is it required that we remain waiting for Ukrainian wheat? The mills are not buying, and the Lebanese farmer is prevented from exporting his crop, and we remain waiting to see if Ukrainian wheat will arrive or not, and if the sea will open or not. This matter is unacceptable and rejected.
إبراهيم الترشيشيرئيس الاتحاد الوطني للفلاحين اللبنانيين2 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
The Minister of Economy does not receive the wheat to buy it and secure it for the mills, nor does he let the farmer sell it abroad, even though he gave him export permission.
إبراهيم الترشيشيرئيس الاتحاد الوطني للفلاحين اللبنانيين2 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
We came to emphasize the importance of the return of state institutions, especially the security ones, but security alone is not enough; people need basic services to return.
نواف سلامرئيس الحكومة اللبنانية2 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
We ask you to stand by us and help us in everything, for this region has become burnt land.
سيدة جنوبية2 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
Our young men — we no longer want them to be martyred; what we have lost is enough for us. We have become Karbala here.
سيدة جنوبية2 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
Come on, have some mercy on the citizen.
أحد المواطنين2 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
I have no problem with requesting the medical certificate itself, but why does this paper cost $20?
أحد المواطنين2 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
I am not against the legal and administrative procedures required to obtain a driver's licence, nor against verifying that the citizen meets all the necessary conditions, but the question I raise today concerns the cost of these procedures that accumulate on the citizen under the heading of required documents.
أحد المواطنين2 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
They must be removed.
نواف سلامرئيس الحكومة اللبنانية2 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
Congratulations on the house — there are rockets in it.
عباس علي سلوم2 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
I've been running from one place to another for two and a half months... I have two unexploded rockets in my house, each weighing a ton, and my family is not coming home because of them.
عباس علي سلوم2 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
His heart is with this battle more than ever
دونالد ترامبالرئيس الأميركي2 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
Pretend I'm the candidate, please
دونالد ترامبالرئيس الأميركي2 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
I expect Lebanese industrialists at the global SIAL exhibition, based on their expertise and their establishment of a launching base from France to countries across Europe, to succeed in highlighting their distinctive marketing capabilities built on quality, taste, art and creativity.
جو عيسى الخوريوزير الصناعة اللبناني2 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
I did not know
أمين سلاموزير سابق2 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
a very strong strike
دونالد ترامبالرئيس الأميركي2 Oct 2026 · بوابة الوسط
I am here today to affirm the return of state institutions to work. They are an essential part of bringing life back to this dear city, and they will serve to support the resilience of its good people and consolidate their stay on their land.
نواف سلامرئيس الحكومة اللبنانية2 Oct 2026 · الشرق الأوسط
We still need major funding. But I want you to trust that we are striving, and will continue to strive, to secure everything we can to uplift the south.
نواف سلامرئيس الحكومة اللبنانية2 Oct 2026 · الشرق الأوسط