📰 1 source 3 articles · 18 Oct 2026, 19:06 → 1 hour ago

Salam: No ceiling in the Dahieh Baidar file except the law, and no weapons outside legitimacy

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced a position on the Dahieh Baidar file and the developments that followed, stressing that handling the file is subject only to the ceiling of the law, and calling for the arrest of all those involved, the removal of any weapons outside legitimacy, and the referral of those concerned to the competent judiciary. He tied the position to the principle that there is no security and no decision outside the framework of the state, in a path extending from Dahieh Baidar to Beirut.

📍 Where things stand: The position has been announced; the available text did not include further details on the place or timing of the announcement or the full text of the remarks.

⏱️ Timeline

18 Oct 2026, 19:06 Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam affirmed that handling the Dahieh Baidar file and the developments that followed is not subject to any political ceiling but to the ceiling of the law alone, in a position stressing that contentious files be referred to the legal and judicial track.
18 Oct 2026, 19:07 Salam called for the arrest of all those involved, the removal of any weapons outside legitimacy, and the referral of those concerned to the competent judiciary.
18 Oct 2026, 19:18 In the context of a path extending from Dahieh Baidar to Beirut, Salam announced he was raising the ceiling of his position by stressing that there is neither security nor decision outside the framework of the state. The available text did not include further details on the place or timing of the announcement or the full text of the remarks.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

lebanon debate

📰 All coverage

📅 2026-10-18

lebanon debate 19:18

From Dahr al-Baydar to Beirut… Salam Raises the Bar: No Security and No Decision Outside the State

A headline circulated by the "Lebanon Debate" channel addressed a position by Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, in which he raised the bar by asserting that there is no security…

lebanon debate 19:07

Salam: All those involved must be arrested, any weapons outside legitimacy removed, and referred to the competent judiciary

Salam called for the arrest of all those involved, the removal of any weapons outside legitimacy, and referring those concerned to the competent judiciary.

lebanon debate 19:06

Salam: We have no ceiling in the Dahr al-Baidar file and what followed except the ceiling of the law

Salam affirmed that dealing with the Dahr al-Baidar file and the developments that followed is not subject to any political ceiling, but only to the ceiling of the law, in a stance…