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The Defense Minister came to set the record straight and to affirm that the political authority is the one that issues military orders, and that political currents have no right to interfere in the army's work or give it any directives.

Italy enjoys Israeli and American approval, and its lack of enthusiasm for the French proposal reflects an alignment in its positions with American and Israeli wishes.

There is more than one scenario proposed for the post-UNIFIL phase, including forming a European force in coordination with the United Nations, or extending UNIFIL for a period of no less than 6 months.

There is no safe shared life with those who cling to the logic of crime and terrorism, and there is no future for this approach in Lebanon.

We trust that army intelligence, the Information Branch, and all Lebanese security agencies, with the expertise and equipment they possess, are capable of uncovering the secrets of the case and all its circumstances.

The circulating information about the arrest of five elements suspected of being linked to "Hezbollah" raises serious security questions and requires revealing the plan from the orderer to the executor.

Lebanon is not made upright by the domination of one sect over another, but by the partnership of all and fairness to all.

Today, we Sunnis suffer from a similar, and perhaps more severe, injustice amid the previous and continuing Iranian hegemony and its repercussions, after most of the positions that were our share in the military, security, judicial and administrative sectors and others were seized.

During my leadership of the Internal Security Forces between 2005 and 2013, I had the honor of constructive cooperation with His Beatitude Patriarch Mar Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, and with the 'Laboura' Association and its founder and president Father Tony Khadra, and through this cooperation we were able to raise the proportion of Christian participation in the Internal Security Forces from 27% to 40.2%.

National partnership is based on equality, respect for the constitution, the monopoly of weapons, and decision-making in the hands of the state. There is no partnership under weapons, threat, or guardianship.

We sovereign Lebanese will not accept to live and raise our children in a homeland stripped of sovereignty, subject to Iranian will or any foreign guardianship.

Whoever believes that the results of the American or Israeli elections will turn back the clock or revive the equations that destroyed Lebanon is deluded.

Lebanon is not a sphere of influence

The immediate release of the full dues, stopping unfair deductions, and doing justice to the Fayhaa municipalities.

Al-Mina Municipality and the Union of Fayhaa Municipalities already suffer from an accumulated deficit, while Tripoli Municipality and the Union are threatened with halting work and closing their doors, knowing that the full dues are not enough to cover their needs.

The deduction of 80 percent of the dues of Fayhaa municipalities under the pretext of waste debts threatens their financial collapse and the paralysis of their services.

I declare my full solidarity with media figure Diana Fakhouri, and I strongly condemn the threats, intimidation campaigns and abuse she is subjected to by elements, supporters and pens affiliated with Hezbollah. Threatening, accusing of treason, incitement and attempts to silence journalists are rejected and condemned practices, and we will not accept turning Lebanon into a field of intimidation for anyone who expresses an opinion or takes a political stance that the party or its supporters do not like. Hezbollah must bear its responsibility, publicly reject these behaviors, and put an end to those who practice them under its umbrella. We call on the security and judicial authorities to act immediately, pursue everyone who threatens or incites and hold them accountable without exception. Diana Fakhouri, you are not alone. We will not allow threats to become a means of silencing freedom, or free speech to turn into an accusation warranting intimidation.

The South is not a negotiating card

The South must not remain an arena for others' wars or a negotiating card in regional conflicts whose decisions its people do not control.

These voices do not express the concern of the people of the South alone, but a national cause that concerns us all.

I join my voice to the voices of our people in the South, these free and frank voices, and I declare my full solidarity with their legitimate national appeals, from the first Nabatieh appeal, to the Jabal Amel appeal, up to the third appeal.

With deep sorrow and grief, I mourn retired Brigadier General Walid Qulaylat, former Beirut police chief, the distinguished son of Beirut, and a son of the Internal Security Forces institution, which he served with sincerity and dedication.

People's safety is a responsibility, inaction is unacceptable, and what is required is serious handling now, before more injuries occur.

We appeal to the Tripoli municipality, the region's municipalities and the specialized associations, and we appeal to the competent ministry, to carry out their duties and move immediately to set a sustainable plan that ends this phenomenon and protects citizens, instead of settling for temporary campaigns.

The stray dogs phenomenon has returned to pose a danger to the people of Tripoli, with repeated attacks on children, girls and unarmed citizens, which requires urgent action that brooks no delay.

We bet on you to lift the grievance

Unity of position protects the region

What is said that someone sentenced to death must spend twenty-eight years in prison is not based, in fact, on a legal basis, according to what we know fully.

We will not accept the continuation of victimhood

Illegal, unconstitutional, unpatriotic and unpatriotic