Part of the ministerial team headed by Nawaf Salam, during a session at Parliament. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L'Orient-Le Jour)
On the right, Labor Minister Mohamad Haidar, affiliated with Hezbollah. On the left, Industry Minister Joe Issa al-Khoury, nominated by the Lebanese Forces. Facing them was an especially insistent MTV journalist.It is Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, just under a year since the Salam Cabinet was formed. The night before, Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem delivered a speech in which he said the party was “concerned by the need to confront the American threat” against Iran.Asked to respond after the Cabinet meeting, Haidar strikes a careful balance. “This is just a personal opinion. Our decisions are taken within the Cabinet,” he says, visibly uneasy, trying to walk a fine line. At his side, Issa al-Khoury, representing the hard-line sovereignty camp, is less diplomatic. “What I am about to say may not be agreeable to all. We don’t want any...
On the right, Labor Minister Mohamad Haidar, affiliated with Hezbollah. On the left, Industry Minister Joe Issa al-Khoury, nominated by the Lebanese Forces. Facing them was an especially insistent MTV journalist.It is Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, just under a year since the Salam Cabinet was formed. The night before, Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem delivered a speech in which he said the party was “concerned by the need to confront the American threat” against Iran.Asked to respond after the Cabinet meeting, Haidar strikes a careful balance. “This is just a personal opinion. Our decisions are taken within the Cabinet,” he says, visibly uneasy, trying to walk a fine line. At his side, Issa al-Khoury, representing the hard-line sovereignty camp, is less diplomatic. “What I am about to say may not be agreeable to all. We...
Rubio condemns Iran's 'outrageous' attacks on Kuwait
