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Secrets of Today's Newspapers, Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Secrets of Today's Newspapers, Tuesday, March 14, 2023

**Al-Jumhuriya** - A parliamentary figure expressed confidence that a candidate who leads a political bloc and presents himself as a consensus figure will ultimately be elected as President of the Republic. - Officials and deputies are cautious about making statements regarding the performance of banks, as what they say will be inconsistent with reality. - Visitors to the head of a political movement were surprised when he said: "I am certain that within three or four months at most, a set of measures taken against me will be canceled."

**Al-Liwaa** - Sources following the situation link the insane rise in the dollar exchange rate to the interrogation session of the Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon, overseen by the Lebanese judiciary and a proficient French judge. - A change-oriented deputy seems almost entirely absent from popular activities related to the political party that supported him and brought him to the parliamentary forum! - The head of a well-known political movement has always maintained communication with a "non-civil negotiator" regarding the possibility of creating a breakthrough with a strong rival party on his turf.

**Nidaa Al-Watan** - A minister in the current government is experiencing a financial crisis in his private business that is pushing him to take political stances to secure liquidity for his activities. - Specialized references have stopped to examine the reasons behind the exemption of imported onions from one Arab country from laboratory tests, especially as Gulf countries rejected its entry into their markets in 2019 due to containing residues of agricultural pesticides. - The dean of one of the faculties at the Lebanese University intervened to remove a non-civil student's name from the list of successful candidates in the entrance exam for graduate studies, resulting in the replacement of the dean with another professor.

**Al-Akhbar** - High-level meetings and communications have taken place in recent weeks at the level of governments and forces of the resistance axis, especially between Iran, Hezbollah, and Syria, during which a unified strategy was agreed upon for the upcoming phase based on the many ongoing developments, foremost among them the advancement of Russian-Iranian efforts to strengthen relations between Syria and Turkey and the mediation initiated by Oman between Saudi Arabia and Syria, which will have direct implications for the Saudi-Iranian agreement. - An Arab diplomat in Beirut pointed out that the sessions held by Arab and foreign diplomats among themselves have recently focused on news regarding the deterioration of relations between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, noting that reports from the two countries indicate disagreements that go beyond the competition surrounding foreign companies operating in the Emirates, which Saudi Arabia requested to relocate their headquarters to Riyadh to avoid halting dealings with them, in addition to the transfer of all media institutions under Saudi control from Dubai. The diplomat mentioned that the disagreement between the two sides translates into confusion among mutual allies, especially Egypt, while Qatar is looking to benefit from this to strengthen its relations with Saudi Arabia at the expense of the UAE. The diplomat highlighted that Abu Dhabi's decision not to appoint a new ambassador to Lebanon with full powers stems from the Emirate's ruler's desire to avoid entering into any disputes with Saudi Arabia regarding Lebanon. - It became apparent that the recent visit by deputies Taymour Jumblatt and Wael Abou Faour to Riyadh did not bear fruit, as the schedule of appointments that was supposed to be completed has stumbled several times due to emergency commitments by the concerned Saudi officials, noting that Lebanese delegations visiting Riyadh usually meet either with intelligence chief Khalid Al-Hameedan or coordinator for the Lebanon file Nizar Al-Aloula.

**Al-Anbaa** - A demand escalation step may grow if there is no response to the proposed demands. - Stability periods on the financial platform have become very short compared to previous phases, and fluctuations have become weekly, if not daily.

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