Newspaper Secrets on 16-05-2026

Nidaa al-Watan

It was noted that the current number of displaced persons to Shia towns in the Jbeil district and the foothills of Keserwan is less than their number after the first displacement resulting from the Gaza support war, because the residents were cautious about receiving large numbers to ensure their safety and good relations with the surroundings in light of previous experiences.

Following the inclusion of 21 Lebanese individuals and 5 entities affiliated with "Hezbollah" by the United Arab Emirates on terrorism lists, Gulf and Arab countries have also begun intensifying financial and security scrutiny procedures against a number of Shia Lebanese residing in their territories. The procedures include auditing sources of funds, transfers, and commercial activities, in addition to reviewing residencies and banking transactions.

The patriarch of one of the Eastern Catholic churches still refuses to resign, despite a call issued some time ago by a meeting of the vast majority of the sect's bishops in Rome with Vatican approval, urging him to resign.

Al-Liwaa

The issue of overcrowding in prisons played a role in placing the amnesty law firmly on the agenda, to complete it and alleviate the pressure of inmates.

Contacts made in the past 48 hours between a senior reference and a party entity, through various means, contributed to strengthening the hand of the Lebanese negotiator in Washington.

Foreign observers in the south noted that Israeli raids in the past three weeks focused on destroying mosques and famous religious shrines in towns and front-line villages.

Al-Jumhuriya

Whispers are circulating behind the scenes about officials' fears that any US-Iranian settlement could lead to a reshuffling of the cards internally, imposing sudden changes in Lebanese alliances.

It is said that an international energy institution informed Lebanese officials that the gas file will be reactivated quickly once the fate of security arrangements in the south becomes clear.

It is rumored that more than one Western embassy has raised the level of its security reports on Beirut and the southern suburb, coinciding with information about the possibility of limited but influential field developments.