What they said

The Israeli army and Shin Bet assassinated during the night a prominent leader and other members of Hamas at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Chief of Staff and I completely agree on the Iranian issue in all its aspects, and we will continue working together and will do everything necessary to ensure the security of the State of Israel and protect its citizens.

Iran wants to return to the Islamabad Agreement, and I believe that is difficult, which means there is currently no solution between America and Iran, and I rule out any agreement between them

We are under the influence of the Israeli and American election results, and Netanyahu can carry out a strike on Iran, but it will not happen without Trump's approval.

We are very happy to be in Lebanon and we send a message of love to the Lebanese people, for whom we pray for prosperity and peace. Turkey is a neighbor and friend of Lebanon and will always be present for our brothers and sisters living in Lebanon, and we want to see Lebanon prosperous and stable

Lebanon looks forward to the Lebanese-Turkish relations witnessing a new phase of cooperation and partnership, especially in the fields of investment, reconstruction, trade, tourism and infrastructure

We look forward to strengthening and developing these relations at the political, economic and cultural levels, in a way that serves the interests of the Lebanese and Turkish peoples and reinforces the bonds of friendship and cooperation between them

We do not need an agreement with Iran. Those days are long gone. We got their money, hundreds of billions of dollars, and we controlled their strait!

eliminating the Iranian regime and overthrowing it

grave consequences for Israeli democracy and public trust in the institutions of governance

not dictated by an urgent security necessity

The preparations are very good, and the atmosphere within the group is ideal. The coach and the technical staff are new, but we feel very comfortable with them, and we try every day to learn from them and apply what they want on the pitch, hoping to achieve positive results starting with the match against Iraq, which we know will not be easy.

Participation in this tournament is an ideal opportunity to raise readiness and develop the overall level, and there is nothing better than starting here by facing the host Iraqi national team.

We are proud that Arab teams are at this level in the World Cup, and the Iraqi national team represented its country well. I like this team's style of play. As for the issue of crowd pressure, I think it is useful for us because this kind of match will give the players a new feeling and add what they need in terms of gaining experience.

Lebanon affirms that environmental restoration and strengthening resilience to climate change must be an integral part of the reconstruction process, alongside achieving stability, restoring our sovereignty, and respecting international law. National efforts, however important, cannot alone overcome the structural and financial constraints facing a country seeking to rise from long and successive crises and wars. In this context, we call for increasing public financing, strengthening the role of grants, and simplifying access to existing financing mechanisms, while taking into account the special circumstances of countries affected by crises.

The environmental losses resulting from Israeli attacks, which constitute a violation of international humanitarian law, exceeded $512 million in 2023 and 2024, in addition to other losses incurred by Lebanon during 2026.

For Lebanon, climate challenges cannot be separated from the repercussions of wars and the economic collapse, or from the arduous national task of recovery and reconstruction.

We don’t need a deal with Iran

Lebanon is not a land of war, but a land of peace

In this way, we would secure the two conditions necessary for Lebanese sovereignty: Israel's withdrawal on the one hand, and exclusive state control over arms on the other

First, we are currently in a period of uncertainty, waiting to see whether Israel will launch a war against Lebanon or whether a wider war will break out in the region

We do not need a deal with Iran. Those days are long gone. We have their money, hundreds of billions of dollars, and we have their strait!

No need for an agreement with Iran

Implementation, not dialogue over what has been decided within constitutional institutions, is the only way to end the suffering of the Lebanese, restore the state's sovereignty and decision, and put Lebanon on the path to the future.

What is required today, urgently, is to stop waiting for external developments and linking Lebanon's fate to their trajectories, because this waiting only prolongs the suffering of the Lebanese. And whoever believes he can return Lebanon to a bygone era, or keep it hostage to the calculations and projects of axes, is mistaken.

It has become established that there are those who want to turn back the clock in Lebanon, and this will not happen, because the overwhelming majority of Lebanese want these hands to move in their natural direction toward the future, and to permanently close the page of Lebanon as a battlefield. There are those today trying to freeze time, in rejection of implementing the Constitution in its sovereign aspect, and obstructing the implementation of government decisions that open the way for the exclusivity of weapons in the hands of the state alone.

The presence of foreign troops in Ukraine will be a continuation of the war

Hotel booking activity outside Beirut is almost nonexistent, not exceeding 5% at most; some hotel establishments may attract more clients than others, but overall we are talking about an occupancy rate touching only 5%. As for Beirut hotels, they record booking activity ranging between 30% and 60%.

More than 90% of them have homes in Lebanon to stay in during the holiday, especially since among those arriving in the holiday season are men whose families reside in Lebanon for schooling in Lebanese schools, because school fees abroad are very high and they cannot afford them.

Those coming to Lebanon during the holiday period are the ones with purchasing power to stimulate markets. Whether they carry many or few dollars, they will inevitably stimulate domestic markets because they are heading to Lebanon for vacation and to spend the holiday period, but within a limited time not exceeding two weeks at most, given that by January 3 all of them will have left Lebanon.