Ibrahim and Saliba: signs of the return of murders

The political vacuum is beginning to herald something worse. After the unprecedented economic collapse, the country was no longer lacking but concern about the security implications, about which it began to become more public. During the meeting of the Supreme Defense Council yesterday, security leaders expressed their fear that data on killings inside Lebanon are being prepared. Both the Director General of Public Security, Major General Abbas Ibrahim, and the Director General of State Security, Major General Tony Saliba, revealed the existence of information and security analysis indicating that the next stage will include political assassinations, speaking of a threat that threatens a specific political figure, but did not reveal any names “to avoid panic.”

These data are reportedly based on information from Western security services and others resulting from analysis of information on the ground. The analyzes indicated that the mass smuggling movement, generally between Iraq and Syria, began to increase towards Lebanon. As a result, security forces began to intensify their barriers in sensitive security areas. However, despite this analysis, relevant sources confirmed that there is no serious information to confirm these data, which is still under analysis.
In the context of security, Al-Akhbar also learned that Hezbollah is still on high alert in places and areas that could be a potential target for Israeli security actions.
In addition, the Supreme Defense Council held a meeting yesterday, unprecedented in its decisions. As it became clear that the President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, decided to compensate for the absence of the government, with the Defense Council issuing decisions similar to governmental decisions, which even led to the mandate of the Secretary General of the Council of Ministers “ to complete the dossier of preparing a bill for the Beirut port association, which was submitted by the Interim Beirut Port Management Committee for submission. The Council of Ministers as soon as it is ready ”.
The city council also did not delay requesting the Minister of Development to complete the cleaning of sewers and canals on the highways and all the rivers. He also requested the Minister of the Interior to instruct the municipalities on the need to carry out the necessary cleaning and maintenance of the canals within the cities and towns.
It also tasked the Finance Minister with seeking to secure a £ 150 billion loan to distribute restoration aid to those affected by the Beirut port explosion. The Ministry of Works, especially the temporary committee for the management of the port of Beirut, was commissioned in coordination with the army command to monitor the removal of containers containing highly hazardous materials located in the yard of the container terminal in the port. of Beirut, based on the contract signed between the company “Combi Left” and the temporary committee for the management of the port of Beirut. Provided that the cases against the owners of these materials are completed and followed up.
The President of the Republic was at the beginning of the session by stating that “the current situation in the country is an exceptional situation that requires exceptional follow-up and decisions to address this delicate situation in the country.” He said: “It is true that the government has resigned while it is in the stage of doing business, but current circumstances sometimes dictate a slight expansion in the conduct of business to meet the needs of the country until the next government is formed.” . However, relevant sources placed these decisions within the framework of the president’s response to Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s accession to the mandate without taking the initiative to overcome the obstacles surrounding authorship. Sources indicated that most decisions that deviate from the security framework will not be implemented, especially since Acting Prime Minister Hassan Diab himself refuses to elaborate on the interpretation of the conduct of business, however late it may be. the formation of the government.
In this context, the Commander of the Armed Forces, General Joseph Aoun, quoted Prime Minister Saad Hariri as saying: “They have arranged their affairs on the basis that the government is not closed.” This is what President Aoun told Diab through direct and indirect contacts, asking him to return to a more important role and sign decisions, which Diab refused to make.
Thus, all the roads that led to the formation of the government would have been closed and the authority began to act on this basis. All negative signs related to the economic and monetary situation did not lead to a change in political positions related to the formation of the government. The Paris conference, in which the participants “chided” the Lebanese authority for its inaction in the government formation process, produced no results. Support for basic materials, which is about to cease, heralding great social disasters, did not lead to a softening of attitudes. In short, those in power have nothing to deter them from prioritizing their narrow interests, regardless of the disastrous consequences.

The Supreme Defense Council issues government decisions!

Saad Hariri does not leave his house. And since he assures you that the mandate is in his pocket, he found no reason to move to dismantle the contracts that control training. Relaxing it increases anxiety. He does not present a formation to the President of the Republic, nor does he negotiate with him in an attempt to bridge the gap between them. Each side stands firm.
According to the information, Hariri told the Russians, as well as the Europeans, that he would not throw a provocative combination in Aoun’s face, but that he would not apologize, not now or next January. Notably, the French had expressed their belief that Hariri had returned to communicate with the Americans, and that he was working according to their advice to obtain assurances from them that he and those closest to him would always be removed from the sanctions list. that he was appointed prime minister.
European capitals say they are wary of the sanctions record in Lebanon for many reasons, the most important of which is that they are awaiting the results of French President Emmanuel Macron’s upcoming visit to Beirut. He considers that the situation depends on Macron himself declaring the failure of his mission, knowing that everyone believes that the French president’s decision to hold the conference or insist on visiting Lebanon is aimed at telling the Americans that he is a partner in the management of the Lebanon file.

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However, sources close to Beit al-Wasat hint that the next few days are very precise in terms of government formation, indicating that the French may be able to break through the constant stagnation, without clearing any direction in this regard. .
On the other hand, all signs continue to link the formation of the government with the transfer of power in America. On March 14 he is handling the dossier on the grounds that Hezbollah is in no rush to form and does not mind waiting for Joe Biden to take office and thus make Lebanon a part of the US negotiations. and Iran. On the other hand, there are those who confirm that Hariri, and France behind him, are convinced of the importance of waiting for Biden, whose priority is to reactivate relations with Europe, which may allow him to give him a margin for movement.
On the other hand, and when stating that the differences on authorship are not limited to Aoun and Hariri, the president of the Progressive Socialist Party, Walid Jumblatt, criticized, in an interview on Sky News, “The children played in the quota system between the President Michel Aoun and President-designate Saad Hariri ”. But he came in the same interview to negotiate his part, stating that “we heard a practical joke that it would be the participation of the“ Democratic Meeting ”and the Foreign Ministry, because what is there in a divided country that has no foreign policy? Or tourism, thank you. I don’t want tourism. “

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