(14 Jan 2025)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Beirut, Lebanon – 14 January 2025
1. Various of the Manara Corniche in Beirut, where people are walking, jogging or engaging in morning exercises ++PART MUTE++
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammad Ghalayeeni, Beirut resident:
“The prospect of Mr. Nawaf Salam, as a judge at The Hague, forming a government during President Joseph Aoun’s reign is a very promising development for the country, God willing.”
3. Various of people at the Corniche
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mona Itani, Beirut resident:
“We pray for President Nawaf Salam every day, hoping that, God willing, he will be guided to restore this country to what it once was—secure, peaceful, and prosperous—while putting an end to unemployment."
5. Various of Manara Corniche
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Hisham Majdara, Beirut resident:
“Regarding Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, we all, as Lebanese, know that he has clean hands and is a person of integrity. I hope that all parties will come together, support him, and stand by his side so that we can help Lebanon get back on its feet.”
7. Various of Hamra street
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Nabil Sukkariyeh, Lebanese citizen from Bekaa:
“Lebanon needs the restoration and reinforcement of the rule of law, and he (Nawaf Salam) is a statesman and a man of law. The facts have proven that he was successful in his position and achieved significant accomplishments. We hope that he will achieve the great success that all Lebanese aspire to which is restoring Lebanon to its natural situation as a functioning state.”
9. Hamra street
STORYLINE:
Lebanon’s new president Joseph Aoun has asked prominent diplomat and jurist Nawaf Salam to form the country’s new government after being named by a large number of legislators Monday, a move that appears to have angered the Hezbollah group and its allies.
Salam is currently serving as the head of the International Court of Justice and his nomination was made by Western-backed groups as well as independents in the Lebanese parliament.
Salam is backed by Saudi Arabia and western countries and Hezbollah legislators abstained from naming any candidate for the prime minister’s post.
Salam’s nomination is seen by many as a glimpse of hope after the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war that left 4,000 people dead and more than 16,000 wounded and caused destruction worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
The war stopped in late November when a U.S.-brokered 60-day truce went into effect.
On the morning of Salam’s nomination as the next prime minister, Lebanese citizens expressed their joy and optimism about his appointment.
They see him as the man of the hour, hoping he can guide Lebanon toward recovery from its ongoing political, economic and social challenges.
"The prospect of Mr. Nawaf Salam, forming a government is a very promising development for the country," said Mohammad Ghalayeeni, a resident of the capital.
Mona Itani, meanwhile, prayed for the new prime minister "to restore this country to what it once was—secure, peaceful, and prosperous —while putting an end to unemployment."
Another resident of Beirut, Hisham Majdara hoped that "all parties will come together, support him, and stand by his side so that we can help Lebanon get back on its feet.”
On the busy street of Hamra, Nabil Sukkariyeh, a local from Bekaa said he was relying on the new Prime Minister to restore and reinforce the rule of law.
AP video shot by Ali Sharafeddine
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