Tuesday, 20 Oct 2026 20 Shawwal 2026 AH Beirut

What they said

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

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Our primary weapon in Lebanon is investing in people
الرئيس عونرئيس الجمهورية اللبنانية6 days ago · LBCI Lebanon
was completely destroyed
دونالد ترمبالرئيس الأميركي6 days ago · الشرق الأوسط
The path is difficult and long, but the Lebanese government is determined, under American auspices and Arab support, to reach a result that serves Lebanon's interest alone, not the interest of any other country, foremost Iran.
يوسف رجّيوزير خارجية لبنان6 days ago · annahar.com
The priority of the Lebanese state is to liberate the occupied territories, stop Israeli attacks, restore the decision of war and peace, and confine the weapons of armed organizations.
يوسف رجّيوزير خارجية لبنان6 days ago · annahar.com
Hezbollah dragged Lebanon into an absurd war it did not want, and the Lebanese have paid and are still paying a heavy price because of it.
يوسف رجّيوزير خارجية لبنان6 days ago · annahar.com
We halted attacks on Russian oil refineries for two days
فولوديمير زيلينسكيالرئيس الأوكراني6 days ago · LBCI Lebanon
Netanyahu knows the truth, so he is trying to hide it. The price of lies and cover-up is a direct threat to state security.
غادي أيزنكوترئيس حزب يشار6 days ago · المترجم احمد المقادمة
The seized items were handed over and the investigation with the detainees was opened under the supervision of the competent judiciary.
قيادة الجيش – مديرية التوجيهالبيان الرسمي للجيش اللبناني6 days ago · Lebanon Debate
Other units in the areas of Mashrafa – Hermel, al-Madfun – Batroun, Shadra, al-Dababiya and Wadi Khaled – Akkar arrested 134 Syrians for moving inside Lebanese territory without legal papers.
قيادة الجيش – مديرية التوجيهالبيان الرسمي للجيش اللبناني6 days ago · Lebanon Debate
An army unit raided the homes of wanted individuals in the Dar al-Was'a area – Baalbek, seized about 22 kg of hashish and about 22,000 Captagon pills, and destroyed 14 tents planted with marijuana; it also arrested the two Syrians (M.H.) and (A.B.) for cooperating with one of the wanted men.
قيادة الجيش – مديرية التوجيهالبيان الرسمي للجيش اللبناني6 days ago · Lebanon Debate
Blasting in the sea is not fishing, but systematic destruction of marine life and depletion of natural resources.
اتحاد نقابات العاملين في صيد وتربية الأسماك في لبنان6 days ago · Lebanon Debate
The scale of needs exceeds the capabilities of the Lebanese state and its ability to bear these burdens alone
نواف سلامرئيس الحكومة اللبنانية6 days ago · France 24
worth $14,000 for residential units in Beirut and the southern suburb (of Beirut) and $12,000 for residential units
علي دعموشرئيس المجلس التنفيذي في حزب الله6 days ago · France 24
Reconstruction and sheltering the displaced are the responsibility of the Lebanese state, and this national humanitarian file must be removed from any political calculation.
الشيخ علي دعموشرئيس المجلس التنفيذي في حزب الله6 days ago · tayyar.org
The maximum ceiling for shelter aid disbursed to these families is $14,000 for housing units in the capital Beirut and the southern suburbs, and $12,000 for housing units outside Beirut and the suburbs.
الشيخ علي دعموشرئيس المجلس التنفيذي في حزب الله6 days ago · tayyar.org
The choice of resistance is a national necessity that cannot be abandoned in light of the occupation, aggression and Zionist ambitions in our land, and this resistance has, in its performance and sacrifices, produced heroic epics that prevented the enemy from occupying the south.
الشيخ علي دعموشرئيس المجلس التنفيذي في حزب الله6 days ago · tayyar.org
The Lebanese state alone decides war and peace, and direct negotiations aim to protect Lebanon's interest
رجي6 days ago · LBCI Lebanon
The postponement of elections in the Palestinian territories is not at all surprising. Abu Mazen and Fatah know well that their chances of winning the elections are not merely slim, but non-existent, so they are looking for excuses to reject them.
كوبي ميخائيلبروفيسور في معهد مسغاف العبري6 days ago · المترجم احمد المقادمة
The Lebanese state alone decides war and peace
رجي6 days ago · Lebanon 24
deliberate attacks against journalists
سارة القضاةالمديرة الإقليمية للجنة حماية الصحافيين في الشرق الأوسط6 days ago · annahar.com
And I say to Hezbollah: Be rational, for you have not left yourselves any outlet. Calculate the line of retreat; excess force protects no one, and cannot continue at the expense of the state, the dignity of the Lebanese, and their freedoms.
أشرف ريفيالنائب6 days ago · MTV Lebanon
I also declare my full solidarity with Naim and the media body in the face of the barbaric behavior that targets freedom of opinion and the media, and strikes the prestige of the state and the law.
أشرف ريفيالنائب6 days ago · MTV Lebanon
I condemn the militia attack to which media figure Rami Naim was subjected, and I stress the necessity of immediate judicial action to arrest and prosecute the attackers, and to put an end to the logic of intimidation and excess force.
أشرف ريفيالنائب6 days ago · MTV Lebanon
I condemn the militia attack to which journalist Rami Naim was subjected, and I stress the necessity for the judiciary to act immediately to arrest and prosecute the attackers and put an end to the logic of intimidation and excess force. I also declare my full solidarity with Naim and the media body in the face of the barbaric behavior that targets freedom of opinion and the media and undermines the prestige of the state and the law. And I say to Hezbollah: Be reasonable, for you have not left yourselves any outlet. Calculate your line of retreat; excess force protects no one, and cannot continue at the expense of the state, the dignity of the Lebanese, and their freedoms.
أشرف ريفيالنائب6 days ago · MTV Lebanon
Logic suggests that the results serve the interest of the Russian Federation.
رومين راديفرئيس الوزراء البلغاري6 days ago · Lebanon Debate
We lack firm and clear evidence to level accusations against any particular party.
رومين راديفرئيس الوزراء البلغاري6 days ago · Lebanon Debate
To those with the wrong choices, a call to reconsider their failed bets and their desperate attempt to undermine the morale of our people.
علي دعموشرئيس المجلس التنفيذي في حزب الله6 days ago · Lebanon Debate
The state has not yet assumed its responsibility for reconstruction and damage assessment, and the proposed text for that is still in the government's drawers.
علي دعموشرئيس المجلس التنفيذي في حزب الله6 days ago · Lebanon Debate
The authority failed after November 27 to provide means of protection for the people, and therefore it cannot prevent them from exercising their right to resistance.
علي دعموشرئيس المجلس التنفيذي في حزب الله6 days ago · Lebanon Debate
The assassination of Khamenei was right and justified.
غادي آيزنكوتزعيم حزب يشار الإسرائيلي المعارض ورئيس أركان الجيش الإسرائيلي الأسبق6 days ago · samanews.ps