26 Jun 2025 15:03 PM Salam: Let's write a new chapter for Lebanon together
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam published this morning on X: "With the beginning of the Hijri New Year, I extend my warmest wishes to all Lebanese, and especially to Muslims. We hope that it will be an occasion to renew our commitment to the road of a functioning state, to building capable and effective institutions that consolidate stability, and to restoring people's trust."
"Lebanon needs a new chapter… let's write it together," he added.
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26 Jun 2025 15:03 PM Salam: Let's write a new chapter for Lebanon together
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam published this morning on X: "With the beginning of the Hijri New Year, I extend my warmest wishes to all Lebanese, and especially to Muslims. We hope that it will be an occasion to renew our commitment to the road of a functioning state, to building capable and effective institutions that consolidate stability, and to restoring people's trust." "Lebanon needs a new chapter… let's write it together," he added.
