Prime Minister Nawaf Salam chairing the emergency meeting devoted to Tripoli, on Feb. 9, 2026. (Credit: Grand Serail/X)
Applauded in the South and criticized in the North, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam found himself under renewed pressure last weekend. As he was on a tour in south Lebanon, the deadly collapse of a residential building in Tripoli on Sunday thrust his government back into the spotlight.The tragedy killed 14 residents and followed several similar incidents in the impoverished northern city, where warnings about unsafe buildings had gone unheeded for years. In the immediate aftermath, several Tripoli figures accused the government of negligence and of failing in its duty toward the city. MP Faisal Karameh went as far as calling for the Cabinet’s resignation, against a backdrop of rising political tensions ahead of the parliamentary elections scheduled for May.Salam, however, moved quickly to contain the fallout. On Monday, he convened an...
Applauded in the South and criticized in the North, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam found himself under renewed pressure last weekend. As he was on a tour in south Lebanon, the deadly collapse of a residential building in Tripoli on Sunday thrust his government back into the spotlight.The tragedy killed 14 residents and followed several similar incidents in the impoverished northern city, where warnings about unsafe buildings had gone unheeded for years. In the immediate aftermath, several Tripoli figures accused the government of negligence and of failing in its duty toward the city. MP Faisal Karameh went as far as calling for the Cabinet’s resignation, against a backdrop of rising political tensions ahead of the parliamentary elections scheduled for May.Salam, however, moved quickly to contain the fallout. On Monday, he convened an...
