**An-Nahar**
■ A member of the North Metn asks about the reason behind stopping employees at the "Nafaa" - Dekwaneh, disrupting the facility and depriving the treasury of billions, while a simple comparison with the Ozai Center shows its evasion of all oversight and that its operations violate all laws without State Security intervening to shut it down. He questions whether this is political revenge led by a known party that State Security owes allegiance to.
■ A banker mentioned that he asked President Hassan Diab about the decision to stop Lebanon from paying "Eurobond" bonds, to which he replied: "This is a dangerous decision that I cannot endorse," and when they met later, he rebuked him, with Diab stating: "The decision was beyond me and I could not confront it."
■ Close associates of the army commander suggest that the apparent disagreement with the Minister of Defense is actually part of an ongoing conflict with former Minister of Defense and Deputy Speaker Elias Bou Saab, who, along with "Free Patriotic Movement" leader Gebran Bassil, is managing the battle against General Joseph Aoun.
**Al-Liwaa**
■ A prominent figure whose name continues to circulate in the presidential market insists on not forming a "team" on the grounds that venturing into the presidential realm does not concern him in any way.
■ American reports predict a bleak future for the Lebanese banking sector unless bank owners take steps to inject necessary funds to revive their institutions and restore the trust of depositors and external banking institutions.
■ An experienced Christian politician considers that the Deputy Speaker has begun to stray from the "Free Patriotic Movement," aligning more with the rhythms of Ain al-Tineh!
**Nidaa al-Watan**
■ Informed sources indicated that the head of the "Marda Movement," Sleiman Frangieh, asked "Hezbollah" for an additional month in which he hopes to secure enough votes for his election.
■ A meeting recently took place between a spiritual authority and European diplomatic officials to discuss the presidential file, but the outcome was negative regarding the difficulty of making a breakthrough.
■ As a result of the economic crisis, several private schools conducted a study that led to a decision to close a number of schools at the beginning of the next academic year; however, the more concerning issue is that there are missions established prior to the Great Lebanon that are considering closing many of their branches to maintain a symbolic presence.
**Al-Baana**
■ A European diplomat believes that the source of political fabrication in the world is the war in Ukraine and that the Russian dominance there is now assured. What is occurring consists of attempts to delay the emergence of a decisive victory to prevent catastrophic ramifications for the West until the situation can be managed and resolutions to other conflict files can be arranged.
■ An experienced politician calls for an answer regarding the apparent increasing concern of resistance opponents about presidential options compared to rising confidence among its allies, and whether this relates to the success of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's equation to place the option of war against the occupation entity back on the table and his success in neutralizing the momentum of American pressure.
**Al-Jumhouria**
■ A former president advises those he meets concerning the presidential entitlement to consider a technical president capable of achieving what is needed to save the country from collapse.
■ Some financial authorities have long awaited the anticipated new rating for Lebanon from an international agency, which is now racing against a basket of sanctions.
■ Various interpretations have been given to a highly significant move issued by a senior authority, to the extent of contradiction, as the days ahead unfold.
**Al-Anbaa**
■ Despite the public stance of a responsible reference endorsing a presidential candidate, the candidate himself still remains silent.
■ Unconfirmed reports suggest a meeting took place away from the media between a foreign envoy and an active party focusing on possible exits for the presidential vacancy crisis.
