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a fundamental pillar of any democratic system

The scale of needs exceeds the capabilities of the Lebanese state and its ability to bear these burdens alone

With the aim of identifying all those involved and the parties behind them, uncovering their plots and objectives, and referring them to the judiciary so they receive the punishment they deserve

No leniency and no turning a blind eye

The Palestinian people are never alone. The Turkish people and their leader, Mr. Erdogan, stand by Palestine. And with God's help, we will all soon celebrate the opening of Jerusalem together.

I renew Lebanon's full solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and its standing by its side in whatever measures it deems appropriate to defend itself and protect its people, security and sovereignty.

Full solidarity with the brotherly people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its leadership, and the sincerest condolences to the families of the innocent victims who fell, whose grief and pain I share. I also wish the wounded a speedy recovery.

The renewed threats today by the Houthi group to target Saudi airports and airspace, after its attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, which Lebanon condemned yesterday in the strongest terms, reveal its insistence on continuing to threaten the security of the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Full solidarity with the brotherly people and leadership of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The least bit of loyalty requires that we stand by Saudi Arabia in the face of any aggression targeting its security and stability

reveals this group's insistence on continuing to threaten the security of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which constitutes an undermining and destabilization of the security and stability of the entire region

I renew Lebanon's full solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and its standing by its side in all appropriate measures it deems necessary to defend itself and protect its people, security and sovereignty

Renewed threats today by the Houthi group to target Saudi airports and airspace, after its attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, which Lebanon condemned yesterday in the strongest terms, reveal its insistence on continuing to threaten the security of the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which constitutes destabilization of the security and stability of the entire region. Full solidarity with the brotherly people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its leadership, and deepest condolences to the families of the innocent victims who fell, whose grief and pain I share. I also wish the injured a speedy recovery

The destructive fire is the fate awaiting any violating tanker that chooses to ignore the security procedures and regulations for the Strait of Hormuz

It constituted the beginning of a recovery path and an opportunity to build on, but the war halted this path and set the economy back, with the contraction estimated this year at about 6.4 percent

The Lebanese economy achieved growth of 4.2 percent last year

We cannot demand a just state and accept nepotism when it serves us, or demand strong institutions and then bypass them when their decisions do not suit us, or call for national unity while we continue to fuel divisions.

Restoring the state's sovereignty requires ending the Israeli occupation of our lands, stopping the attacks, the return of displaced persons to their homes in safety and dignity, and rebuilding their villages and cities.

The Lebanese have paid heavy prices for successive wars and crises; they lost lives, livelihoods, homes and savings, and many of our young people lost confidence in their ability to build their future in their homeland.

There is no new national renaissance without respect for the law, strengthening institutions, and entrenching citizenship

There can be no lasting stability without a state that alone holds the decision of war and peace

There is no economy capable of rising without reform, trust and accountability; no sustainable reconstruction without security and stability; no firm stability without a state that alone holds the decision of war and peace; and no capable state without effective institutions

The Lebanese have paid heavy prices for successive wars and crises. They lost lives, livelihoods, homes and savings, and many of our youth lost confidence in their ability to build their future in their homeland

We are working on interconnected tracks

We are working to restore the state's decision and its authority over all its territory

Arab culture is one, and it brings us together; the Arab market for books, songs and films is a single market, so we must work together for the economic recovery of both countries.

Resilience preserves what remains, while a renaissance creates what did not exist.

We have the right to be proud of what Beirut once was, but we do not have the right to settle for that.

Technology can put millions of pieces of information at our fingertips, but it does not relieve us of the responsibility to think, and it cannot replace the human conscience and the creative imagination.

The pursuit has begun of companies evading value-added tax payment, and for that purpose the Ministry of Finance has sent warnings to 107 companies, with files still being followed up, involving amounts estimated between $200 and $250 million.