**An-Nahar:**
- The parliamentary delegation that visited Sweden will arrive in Brussels with two additional deputies and will meet with officials from the European Union on the 26th of this month.
- A notable increase in dollar purchasing activity has been observed, with prices exceeding those in the black market and loans being offered by a financial institution affiliated with a prominent party, in response to the urgent needs of people after banks have been rendered inaccessible.
- It has been reported that municipalities have begun collecting donations to pay the salaries of their security personnel and to recruit others amid rising rates of assaults and theft.
**Al-Liwaa:**
- Rapid communications were held between religious authorities and social figures to contain the issue surrounding the Khadija Al-Kubra school, contenting themselves with the words of the Mufti to preempt reactions in the street and to avoid unnecessary administrative turmoil for the Islamic Charitable Society during these difficult circumstances.
- The head of a controversial political party was surprised to find a member of his bloc listed among the candidates for the presidency as prepared by a religious figure commissioned by a spiritual reference.
- Political groups have taken note of the aggressive tone of the statement issued by the central bank governor following two rounds of investigations, in which he accused political and media circles of launching campaigns and fabricating accusations against him.
**Nidaa al-Watan:**
- Riad Salameh, when questioned about dealings with the "Furi" company, stated that members of the central council approved them, led by Alan Bifani, who was the General Director of Public Finance for over 20 years and head of the government team responsible for the decision to suspend payments and the "Lazard" plan, but he did not provide documents.
- A loyalist figure asserts that there is numerical evidence that several opponents of the Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon have transferred funds abroad with external assistance.
- Political circles regarding the possibility of electing the Army Commander General Joseph Aoun as President respond with a simple, "To his health."
**Al-Binaa:**
- **Hidden Details:** A diplomatic source anticipated a meeting between the Iranian and Saudi foreign ministers in Muscat next week, which would help closely address the Yemeni issue, adding that both Muscat and Baghdad played preliminary roles in reaching significant stages of Iranian-Saudi understanding, with Muscat taking an additional role in the Yemeni solution.
- **Behind the Scenes:** A Russian source projected that a quadripartite meeting involving Russian, Iranian, Turkish, and Syrian deputy foreign ministers would take place before the end of this month, following suggestions from the Syrian president indicating no objection to this meeting, with the condition that the presidential summit would be contingent on Turkey's withdrawal from Syria.
**Al-Joumhouria:**
- An informed media official disclosed that much of the European press, especially the French, is plagued by a fear of anti-Semitism laws and interacts with employees in its institutions based on this fear.
- Meetings continued among various opposition parliamentary blocs in an effort to identify a new candidate who would outpace their current candidate, even if by just one vote.
- Interventions involving non-civil leaderships aimed at resolving the situations of several labor unions controlled by a single employee proved unsuccessful.
**Al-Anbaa:**
- A notable success accompanied the visit of a political figure to an Arab country, which caused discontent among a "new" team that attempted to disrupt it.
- **Disagreements in the Union:** Conflicts and differences have arisen within a labor union regarding the approach to demands and how to handle circumstances, especially as union members are aware that fully achieving their demands is impossible.
