⋯ Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Lebanon's economy and assets:

“An economic vision should be built not according to wrong political calculations. We have to base our calculations on seeing that there is an enemy that exists and has ambitions in Lebanon.

“We must establish an economy that provides food security and does not depend on foreign aid & assistance. We must not rely on Lebanon’s privileged location, as there are countries competing in tourism, the service sector, and banking systems.

“There are basic elements of strength in Lebanon, including intelligent, educated, creative & active people. There's also—besides its geographical location—water, internal security, oil & gas. All studies confirm that there are huge quantities of oil & gas in the sea.

“Expatriates are a strength for Lebanon as well, and they are being harassed by the American administration, as they are placed on the sanctions list without any real proof or evidence.”

⋯ Sayyed Nasrallah: “We need administrative and judicial reform, but we must not rely on the one-sector policy, but rather work on all productive sectors.

“We need political authority, a brave stance, and a brave state that stands firm and takes bold decisions.”

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Sayyed Nasrallah sarcastically: Sayyed Nasrallah: We want a president who, if the Americans blow on him, wouldn’t flutter from the Baabda Palace to the Mediterranean
https://english.almanar.com.lb/1767185?s=tg

Cable providers reportedly stopped broadcasting local channels LBCI and Aljadeed, due to their signing a contract with Cablevision requiring they pay broadcasting rights in hard currency.

The providers refused, demanding a direct relationship with the aforementioned channels.

The Lebanese army successfully forced the Israeli occupation to remove the excavator that has been parked at the site of the breach for 24 hours.

The enemy reluctantly towed it to another area where it isn't trespassing the Blue Line.

Lebanon, as well as South Sudan and Venezuela, have lost voting rights in the UN General Assembly for not paying their dues to the UN's operating budget.

According to Article 19 of the UN Charter, countries who owe a minimum of 2 years worth of contributions lose voting rights.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Affirms Immediate Payment of UN Dues to Preserve Lebanon’s Voting Rights
https://english.almanar.com.lb/1767889?s=tg

Lebanon experiences acute food insecurity

In a recent conference, the director of the World Food Program in Lebanon stated that 33% of the Lebanese (1.29 ⁠million) and 44% of the Syrian refugees in Lebanon (0.7 ⁠million), were in a state of Phase-3 food insecurity.

The cost of food is at record highs due to inflation and the lira's dwindling value.

In the latest episode of Lebanon's political circus, a number of Lebanese MPs have declared a sit-in at the House of Representatives until a new president is elected.

They spent the previous night there locked in with no electricity, allegedly reading the constitution.

⋯ MP Paula Yacoubian, in response to how she plans to support the the sit-in MPs: “I'll handle the matter of food. Even if they lock the bathrooms, we've thought of a Plan B for everything. Our houses are close, they can go there. They can sit in the parlor.”

Lebanese Minister of Education Abbas Al-Halabi to Al-Jazeera: “We do not have the power to set a date for the students to return to their schools because the crisis is deep and I hope it will be resolved soon.”

About the teachers' strike: t.me/LebUpdate/28656

In a recent interview, journalist Hussein Mortada revealed that several security forces, especially the Lebanese army's Intelligence Directorate in collaboration with Hezbullah, thwarted a terrorist attack over a week ago.

⋯ The terrorist cell planned to target several areas on the Lebanese coast with suicide bombers. Fortunately, its leader and members were arrested near the border.

Such groups still recruit Lebanese individuals, and several are active on Lebanese soil, although closely monitored.

The IDF attempted, once again, to conduct construction works across the blue line, this time in the border area of Wadi Hunin.

⋯ the Lebanese Armed Forces were then deployed along the blue line to stop any attempts of crossing into lebanese territory by the IDF.

This morning, a horrific car crash occurred on a road in Salim Salam, Beirut.

Syria: A 5-story residential building collapsed in Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, Aleppo, killing at least 10 people including a child.

An estimated 30 people are reportedly stuck under the debris, with first responders scrambling to rescue them.