**Al-Binaa**
- Close sources to the Vatican say that Pope Francis is carrying in his pocket during his visit to Lebanon a list of three bishops with close ties to both Christian and Lebanese leaders, whom he may suggest to assign to the political file to guarantee the church's "neutrality."
- Russian sources indicate that the essence of what will emerge on the battlefield after the Mariupol battle is the impact of fuel shortages on Ukrainian forces and their inability to operate any heavy weapons or supply convoys, in contrast to the West's failure to provide them with continuous alternative resources amid the naval blockade and fire control at the land borders.
**Al-Jomhouria**
- Applications have been submitted in three districts to the Ministry of Interior and the Council of State to reconsider the names of their candidates and their distribution on the lists, against the law.
- An inspector revealed that one of the candidates on a party list named "Revolution and Change" has illegally appropriated railway land in Mount Lebanon and established a shop there, and there is a lawsuit against him regarding this matter.
- Sources close to an active party reported that it received a message from the leader of a centrist party expressing his desire to open a new page with them, committing to not align politically after the elections with those they have allied with in the mountain.
**Al-Liwaa**
- According to diplomatic experts, the Israeli file has become an integral part of negotiations on the nuclear file!
- There is information circulating among employees regarding the payment of social assistance for January of this year within a maximum of 10 days… or between the Eastern Easter and Eid al-Fitr.
- A number of deputies are preparing to question the government about the continued violation by some banks of the Banque du Liban's directive regarding the full payment of dues for civil servants and retirees transferred to their accounts in banks from the Ministry of Finance.
**Addiyar**
- Sources following the electoral surveys expect the Lebanese Forces to secure 14 seats for sure, in addition to six potential seats, while the Free Patriotic Movement is expected to receive seven seats with five potential ones.
- Efforts are underway to convince a number of politically and factionally dispersed deputies to join the Free Patriotic Movement bloc to increase its size and maintain it as the largest Christian bloc, but with no confirmed results yet.
- It has been noted that the movement of voices opposing President Fouad Siniora and other initiators to break the Sunni boycott has diminished after the return of the Saudi ambassador to Lebanon. Sources anticipate that this movement may diminish further and the Sunni community may head towards wider participation in the elections.
**Al-Anbaa**
- An active party has instructed a political team to work diligently on the ground against an established party and to stay away from the media.
- Several officials are discussing options that the resisting team might resort to in order to undermine a pressing entitlement.
