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Nahar Net
4 days ago
- Politics
- Nahar Net
Berri urges govt. to prioritize reconstruction, says 'will escalate if Salam escalates'
by Naharnet Newsdesk 7 hours Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri seems to support ally Hezbollah in its cold war with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. Salam, who vowed the state's monopoly on arms since his appointment, recently escalated his rhetoric saying that the era of "exporting the Iranian revolution has ended" and that the state "will not remain silent over any arms outside the state's control". "The region has grown tired of Iranian-U.S. polarization," he said. Hezbollah MP Mohammad Raad responded criticizing Salam for recently omitting the word "Resistance" from the "Resistance and Liberation Day" holiday in one of his statements, but said he would not say more "to preserve what's left of cordiality." Berri seemed to take Hezbollah's side, telling local al-Joumhouria newspaper, in remarks published Friday, that "if Salam escalates, we will escalate and if he chooses to calm things down, we will calm them down." Berri went on to say that it is the government's responsibility to prioritize the construction of war-hit regions, "whether it likes it or not." "It must be the first topic to discuss with sisterly countries, especially since Lebanon has begun strengthening its relations with the world." Salam had said that Lebanon, exhausted by divisions and wars, is returning to the Arab fold and will be open to the world.
Nahar Net
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Nahar Net
Salam: We won't remain silent over any arms outside state control
by Naharnet Newsdesk 26 May 2025, 15:05 Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said 'the region has grown tired of Iranian-U.S. polarization,' hoping Arabs will return to Lebanon. 'We will not remain silent over any arms outside the state's control,' Salam added, in an interview with Sky News Arabia. 'The majority of the Lebanese people stands by us and my strength comes from regaining the people's confidence in the state and my project is the rebuilding of the state,' the premier said. Asked about the chants that accused him of being a 'Zionist' during a recent football match, Salam said he was not 'provoked' by the chants, noting that 'treason accusations in Lebanon have become political weapons.' 'I'm sad because a part of Lebanon is occupied and we are advocates of peace, but we want a just and sustainable peace,' the PM added. As for the Palestinian arms in Lebanon's refugee camps, Salam said: 'What's dangerous about the camps' arms is that they may lead to an inter-Palestinian strife, and Palestine's strength today does not come from arms, but rather from international recognition and diplomacy.'
