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Secrets of Local Newspapers Issued on Monday, March 28, 2022

Secrets of Local Newspapers Issued on Monday, March 28, 2022

**Al-Joumhouria Newspaper**

- Christian citizens complained about a candidate in the Baalbek-Hermel area, who is not on the "Duo" list, illegally taking control of two million square meters of farmland in the towns of Shaat, Riha, Maqneh, and Iyyat.

- After several days of suspension, companies in a vital sector resumed work yesterday morning quietly.

- The name of the person behind media fabrications and a failed campaign against a prominent candidate has been revealed.

**Al-Liwaa Newspaper**

- A Beirut political figure was keen not to get involved in forming electoral lists in Beirut, confirming to candidates that his decision to abstain includes all election-related matters, leaving young elements free to operate!

- Visitors to an official reference noticed that the possibility of postponing parliamentary elections at the "last moment" was not overlooked, should internal events or successive developments in the Ukraine war call for it, with negative repercussions on the region!

- It was rumored that the Iranian Foreign Minister offered Lebanese officials his country's readiness to supply Lebanon with petroleum products at favorable prices, including the establishment of power generation plants!

**An-Nahar Newspaper**

- It was informed that a meeting took place in a nearby capital between its president and a Lebanese religious reference, arranged through a friend of that country's president, which sparked the anger of a prominent resistive party, a key ally of Iran.

- A political reference intends to announce lists in the mountain region, with the electoral program coming early next month.

- "Resistance" circles admitted they were surprised by recurring indications of an uncalculated rapprochement between the Lebanese Forces and the Future Movement regarding shared positions on essential security and sovereignty issues, potentially laying the foundation for a new chapter.

- Jean Alia, General Director of the Tenders Directorate, received numerous recommendations to refrain from participating in a televised debate with the two ministers from the bloc, but he insists on participating.

**Nidaa Al-Watan Newspaper**

- Media outlets received substantial financial amounts from various internal and external sources as support in anticipation of the parliamentary elections.

- The Ministry of Labor published a legal study on its website regarding the possibility of reinstating a worker involved in criminal cases back to his job at the National Social Security Fund.

- The Oil Sector Management Authority is seeking to transfer $500,000 allocated for training in a contract signed with Total to the Authority’s budget to allocate it as expenses and allowances for its members and staff.

**Al-Anbaa Newspaper**

- A current deputy faces a crucial choice between remaining on a political bloc's list, withdrawing, or even joining a competing list.

- A Tripoli deputy is expected to finalize his decision regarding supporting one of the candidates on his list, aligning with the wishes of a northern leader, which will determine the direction of the competing lists.

**Al-Bawaba Newspaper**

- Russian media sources questioned the extent of fabrication by Al Jazeera when it spent two days counting reports and maps about the Ukrainian army's success in imposing a retreat 70 kilometers deep on Russian forces, meaning 20 kilometers inside Russian borders.

- Electoral statistical sources indicated that the formation of lists aimed at increasing the electoral quota with candidates without granting them winning hopes led to the withdrawal of several candidates, particularly in electoral districts such as Keserwan-Jbeil, Chouf-Aley, Baalbek-Hermel, and Beirut I and II.

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