Saturday, 14 Nov 2026 3 Jumada al-Akhira 1448 AH Beirut

What they said

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

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Attacking water resources or polluting them with the intent of depriving residents of their use may entail international responsibility and may fall within war crimes when the necessary legal conditions are met.
سامي علويةرئيس مجلس الإدارة والمدير العام للمصلحة الوطنية لنهر الليطاني11 days ago · MTV Lebanon
Determining the nature of the pollution cannot be based on the color of the water alone, but requires clear scientific results.
سامي علويةرئيس مجلس الإدارة والمدير العام للمصلحة الوطنية لنهر الليطاني11 days ago · MTV Lebanon
Field data suggest that Israeli bombings and dredging work are the most likely cause, as a result of moving soil and rubble and re-suspending sediments in the water, with the possibility of other waste being carried into it.
سامي علويةرئيس مجلس الإدارة والمدير العام للمصلحة الوطنية لنهر الليطاني11 days ago · MTV Lebanon
In the current circumstances, it is impossible to conduct direct communication while the Israeli army occupies our land and attacks it every day.
جوزاف عونرئيس الجمهورية اللبنانية11 days ago · MTV Lebanon
No state has the right to achieve its regional ambitions through armed organizations operating outside the authority of states and their legitimate institutions.
يوسف رجيوزير الخارجية اللبناني11 days ago · MTV Lebanon
There is no partner to the state in the decision of war and peace.
نواف سلامرئيس الحكومة اللبنانية11 days ago · MTV Lebanon
The exclusivity of arms in the hands of the state is the basis for the state's existence and respect for its constitution and laws.
نواف سلامرئيس الحكومة اللبنانية11 days ago · MTV Lebanon
calm on the domestic front
حسين الحاج حسننائب عن حزب الله11 days ago · MTV Lebanon
That report added a degree of risk premium to the oil price. At a time when markets had begun to assess a more diplomatic path, this reminder of ongoing military activity flipped the tone.
تيم ووترركبير محللي السوق لدى كيه.سي.إم تريد11 days ago · العين الإخبارية
The Iranians are always unpredictable, and as the President always says, he keeps military and non-military options. But we have certainly made some progress, and we will see if we can achieve more.
جي دي فانسنائب الرئيس الأمريكي11 days ago · CNN Arabic
We are not fighting a war. Everyone says you are at war. Okay, when was the last time we fired anything? This is not a war; it is a very soft war... There is no war underway at the moment, and a war could break out if they do not reach an agreement, but they very much want to conclude an agreement, and there is a very big chance of reaching one.
دونالد ترامبالرئيس الأمريكي11 days ago · CNN Arabic
The Iranians are always unpredictable, and as the President always says, he keeps military and non-military options. But we have certainly made some progress, and we will see if we can achieve more.
جي دي فانسنائب الرئيس الأمريكي11 days ago · CNN Arabic
We fought a war with Iran and won. I don't even know if it can be called a war; we haven't fought any combat for months.
دونالد ترامبالرئيس الأميركي11 days ago · سكاي نيوز عربية
through the law and institutions, away from any escalation
أحمد الخيرنائب11 days ago · Lebanon Debate
We welcome the efforts of the People's Republic of China, especially President Xi Jinping's initiative to establish a new security architecture in the region
علي باقري كنينائب الشؤون الدولية في أمانة المجلس الأعلى للأمن القومي الإيراني11 days ago · Iran International
We will continue to defend Iran's security, national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and we will not show favoritism to anyone in this path
علي باقري كنينائب الشؤون الدولية في أمانة المجلس الأعلى للأمن القومي الإيراني11 days ago · Iran International
No one in Israel or the United States is talking about using nuclear weapons against Iran
داني دانونمندوب إسرائيل لدى الأمم المتحدة11 days ago · Iran International
We are not sure who takes the decisions, and we do not want them to try to stall us again
دونالد ترمبالرئيس الأميركي11 days ago · اندبندنت عربية
We are not sure who makes the decisions, and we do not want them to try to stall us again.
دونالد ترمبالرئيس الأميركي11 days ago · اندبندنت عربية
May the General Security operation at the airport, which busted the largest cocaine smuggling operation, not provoke the practitioners of political cocaine in Lebanon
وئام وهابرئيس حزب التوحيد العربي11 days ago · Lebanon Debate
I would gladly run. They recently conducted a poll in which I surpassed everyone by a large margin
دونالد ترامبالرئيس الأميركي11 days ago · Lebanon Debate
I would gladly run again if I had the opportunity
دونالد ترامبالرئيس الأميركي11 days ago · Lebanon Debate
Yes, I will leave
دونالد ترامبالرئيس الأميركي11 days ago · Lebanon Debate
The biggest hypothesis is that Iranian air defense platforms were targeted, after the IRGC announced the downing of three drones from the island, or that projectiles and drones were fired toward ships in the southern corridor of the Strait of Hormuz.
نور الدين الدغيرمدير مكتب الجزيرة في طهران11 days ago · الجزيرة نت
Israeli shelling caused, during five months of 2026, the burning of about 7,000 hectares of green spaces, which is more than what natural causes burn in five years
تمارا الزينوزيرة البيئة اللبنانية11 days ago · Anadolu Ajansı
Because it is still too early to talk about it
جوزاف عونرئيس الجمهورية اللبنانية11 days ago · Lebanon Debate
In the current circumstances, it is impossible to conduct direct communication while the Israeli army occupies our land and violates it every day
جوزاف عونرئيس الجمهورية اللبنانية11 days ago · Lebanon Debate
I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.
وليد جنبلاطالرئيس السابق للحزب التقدمي الاشتراكي11 days ago · Lebanon Debate
This is how a viable electricity sector is built: a brave decision and real reform. This is how Al-Saddi proves that restoring the state begins when its institutions are the first to submit to its laws, not the last to be exempted from them. Much work... and little talk.
النائب الياس الخوريعضو تكتّل الجمهورية القوية11 days ago · MTV Lebanon
This step complements the electricity sector reform workshop, foremost among which is completing the regulatory authority after long years of obstruction, alongside the administrative and financial reform led by Minister Al-Saddi in his ministry, especially at the level of tax collection and enhancing regular collection.
النائب الياس الخوريعضو تكتّل الجمهورية القوية11 days ago · MTV Lebanon