The Minister of Social Development, Haneen Sayed, during her visit to southern Lebanon, on May 15, 2026. (Photo taken from Sayed's X account)
Increasingly, Social Development Minister Haneen Sayed has been the target of sharp criticism from the Amal-Hezbollah duo, as well as from Druze leader Walid Joumblatt. On the surface, she is being faulted for her handling the issue of people displaced by the war. But the renewed attacks against Sayed cannot be separated from her showdown with the Shiite parties over the appointment of a director-general for her ministry. They also appear to be sending messages to Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, to whom Sayed is close.All it took was for the minister to visit the districts of Marjayoun and Hasbaya in southern Lebanon last Friday for her to draw the wrath of MP Qassem Hashem (Amal), who is nevertheless known for avoiding this kind of controversy. In a statement, he described the move as "folkloric." "The visits of certain...
Increasingly, Social Development Minister Haneen Sayed has been the target of sharp criticism from the Amal-Hezbollah duo, as well as from Druze leader Walid Joumblatt. On the surface, she is being faulted for her handling the issue of people displaced by the war. But the renewed attacks against Sayed cannot be separated from her showdown with the Shiite parties over the appointment of a director-general for her ministry. They also appear to be sending messages to Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, to whom Sayed is close.All it took was for the minister to visit the districts of Marjayoun and Hasbaya in southern Lebanon last Friday for her to draw the wrath of MP Qassem Hashem (Amal), who is nevertheless known for avoiding this kind of controversy. In a statement, he described the move as "folkloric." "The visits of certain...
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