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Lebanon
Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros Rahi received MP Charbel Massaad and a delegation from east Sidon and Jezzine villages at Bkerke to discuss current affairs. Massaad thanked the Patriarch for his recent visit, which brought security and reassurance to the region. Talks focused on supporting steadfast villages during wartime, including a hospital project in Kfarfalous. The delegation emphasized that civil peace remains a red line, urging that political differences should not spark street chaos. They stressed the duty to stand by the state amid divisions and wars. Separately, the Patriarch met a delegation from the "Tigers Party — Companions of Danny Chamoun," marking one of the party's first public appearances. The party aims to revive its political role.
Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros Rahi received at the Patriarchal Seat in Bkerke MP Charbel Massaad accompanied by a delegation from the villages of east Sidon and Jezzine. It was an occasion to review the current situation.
MP Massaad said after the meeting: "Today I had the honor, with the accompanying delegation, of visiting His Beatitude the Patriarch to thank him for his visit to the villages of east Sidon and Jezzine, and for the sense of security and reassurance that this visit left among the people of the region. It was also an occasion to consult with His Beatitude on how to support these steadfast villages before and during the war, and on how we can carry out some projects, including a hospital construction project in Kfarfalous with the university, and we discussed the details with His Beatitude on this matter."
He added: "We also touched on the subject of civil peace, which is for us a red line. We told His Beatitude that differences in politics are legitimate and enrich democratic life in Lebanon, but these differences in opinion must not be reflected in creating chaos and conflicts in the street."
He concluded: "We stressed, as we always say, that in times of divisions and wars one must stand by the state, and this is a duty and not a choice."
Afterward, Patriarch Rahi received a delegation from the "Tigers Party — Companions of Danny Chamoun" headed by Nabil Nassif, in what is considered one of the party's first public appearances. This party seeks to unify the national position and fortify Lebanon from within amid the existential threat posed to Lebanon by the Israeli aggression.
The delegation discussed with the Patriarch ways to follow up on the situation of the people and extend a helping hand to save Lebanon.
Patriarch Rahi also met Nadia Chouaya, counselor of the Executive Council of the French, who is running as the head of a list for the presidency of the Lebanese-French community in Lebanon, accompanied by lawyer Anthony Khoury, a candidate on the same list. They briefed him on their work program and sought the Patriarch's blessing for their endeavor.
Among the Patriarch's visitors: a delegation from the office of the platform of General Ashraf Rifi, headed by Mohammad Kamal Ziadeh, in a visit to affirm the Patriarch's national positions, and it was an occasion to review current affairs and developments.
