What Ghassan Saud said today is very accurate. The stifling US economic blockade on Lebanon was aimed at starving the Lebanese people in the hope that they would revolt against Hezbollah’s weapons, and that this project has not been realized and thus the policy change. https://t.co/ft86jDjP20

Me: USA did not just decide to use this method because it refused to do it before no, it's because the Lebanese parties failed to provide to the people, weakened the system, and destroyed the economy. USA simply took advantage of this and tried to push its agenda

And this is why the French are here, with USA's consent. The French were successful in halting the USA sanctions on several political parties in Lebanon, trying to preserve the stability after the French persuaded the USA that instability in such manner will strengthen Hezbullah.

The political class now has a golden opportunity to start solving the economical situation and save Lebanon from a confrontation with the USA. When USA officials start meeting with activists in Lebanon this only shows how they themselves are also looking for new allies.

If the French initiative fails, the economy will have no chance to recover, and Lebanon will sink into an armed confrontation between two camps.

One that thinks we can save the country by ending Hezbullah, and one that was trying to save the economy and system with keeping them

New: Salem Zahran reveals that there is a large leak of 84,000 liters of aircraft fuel under the airport, which threatens to explode in the event of a fire.

The PM-designate will visit the President Aoun in the afternoon to inform him of the outcome of the consultations he has conducted and to consult with him on the government file (LBC)

Adib: My conviction and desire for a government of specialists to be formed, and we are working to have a homogeneous work team to implement reforms as soon as possible.

Adib from Baabda: I put Aoun in the atmosphere of the parliamentary consultations that I conducted where all the parliamentarians blocs are ready for cooperation and have a desire to accelerate the formation of the upcoming government in order to face the imminent challenges. https://t.co/VcqDe5Rfgd

Had an internet problem all day. Will start tweeting updates in a few.

Violent clashes are taking place now in the Al-Sharawneh neighborhood, between the "Al Jaafar" and "Al Zaiter" clans, in which medium weapons and rocket-propelled grenades are used, and random bullets are fired at most neighborhoods of the city of Baalbek. https://t.co/v9vkEFu3Fi

The judge assigned with investigating the port explosion met with PM Diab to investigate the reason why he didn't go to the port after being informed and to know the identity of the officer that told him to delay his trip and downgraded the threat the ammonium nitrate posed.

At least two have been injured by stray bullets in Baalbek, and were transferred to Al Tatari Hospital & Al Dar Al Amal for treatment.

Schenker will now go to Al Kataeb HQ and meet with the 7 resigned MPs.

The meeting between all Palastinian resistance factions and the Palastinian authority are meeting now.

I will translate what they said later.