📰 2 sources 4 articles · 19 Oct 2026, 13:08 → 25 days ago

Berri congratulates Pope Leo XIV on successful surgery and discusses developments with Arab League secretary-general

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri sent a cable to Pope Leo XIV congratulating him on the success of his surgery and wishing him health. The same day, Berri received Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy and his accompanying delegation at the second presidency headquarters in Ain al-Tineh, discussing developments in Lebanon and the region.

📍 Where things stand: The cable and the meeting took place the same day, with Fahmy affirming an Arab commitment to the Lebanese cause and speaking of an upcoming visit to the south with political objectives amid the continuation of Israeli aggression.

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19 Oct 2026, 13:08 Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri sent a cable to Pope Leo XIV congratulating him on the success of his surgery, wishing him abundant health and success in continuing his religious mission and entrenching the values of justice, love and peace. In the cable, Berri referred to the historical relations between Lebanon and the Holy See.
19 Oct 2026, 15:39 Speaker Nabih Berri received at the second presidency headquarters in Ain al-Tineh Arab League Secretary-General Dr. Nabil Fahmy and his accompanying delegation, discussing developments in Lebanon and the region and the political and field developments amid the continuation of Israeli aggression. Fahmy affirmed an Arab and personal commitment to the Lebanese cause, said his upcoming visit to the south has political objectives, and stressed the Arab League's firm position supporting Lebanon's survival.

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