Although the meeting was scheduled last week, after the Eid al-Fitr holiday, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri’s visit to the Baabda Presidential Palace did not go unnoticed. This is especially true as contact between the presidency and Hezbollah has been suspended since the war.Questions quickly followed: Was the president sending a message to Hezbollah? Or was Berri carrying a message from Hezbollah to the president?In the end, information that emerged about the meeting suggests it was mainly about preserving national unity at a time of extreme tension.Hezbollah, it appears, was not at the heart of the talks. More analysis US–Iran negotiations: Trump maneuver or countdown underway? But the questions surrounding the visit highlight just how sensitive the suspension of dialogue between President Joseph Aoun and Hezbollah has become...
Although the meeting was scheduled last week, after the Eid al-Fitr holiday, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri’s visit to the Baabda Presidential Palace did not go unnoticed. This is especially true as contact between the presidency and Hezbollah has been suspended since the war.Questions quickly followed: Was the president sending a message to Hezbollah? Or was Berri carrying a message from Hezbollah to the president?In the end, information that emerged about the meeting suggests it was mainly about preserving national unity at a time of extreme tension.Hezbollah, it appears, was not at the heart of the talks. More analysis US–Iran negotiations: Trump maneuver or countdown underway? But the questions surrounding the visit highlight just how sensitive the suspension of dialogue between President Joseph Aoun and Hezbollah has...
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Other than attacking Israel, does Hez have any other role, that will benefit the State of Lebanon in its entirety?
24 March 2026 15:25