14:06โขPatriarch Calls for Single Armed Authority in Lebanon
โจThe newspapers report on upcoming municipal and local elections, with the Interior Minister signing decrees calling for electoral bodies (Al Joumhouria). Media focuses on U.S.-Iran relations, discussing possible indirect negotiations between Trump and Tehran (L'Orient-Le Jour, Lebanon24, Janoubia) alongside potential military confrontation. Patriarch Al-Rahi emphasizes diplomatic solutions over military ones for Lebanon's crisis, stating the country cannot continue with "two weapons and two armies" (LBC, LBCI). The Kataeb party positions itself on decentralization for municipal elections (Kataeb), while reports indicate Lebanon received concerning signals following the Dahieh strike (Naharnet).