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02/10/2026
Nawaf Salam: Latest News
The latest news and statements from Nawaf Salam as they happen: every NewsLeb story and breaking update in one page, updated automatically.
Last updated: 19:35 · 02/10/2026
Latest stories: Nawaf Salam
Al-Hajjar from Nabatieh: The state is with you
02/10/2026
Aoun informs Salam of the results of his visit to New York and Nabatieh
02/10/2026
Salam lays the foundation stone for the new Civil Defense Center in Nabatieh: We remember the martyrs who fell while carrying out their humanitarian duty
02/10/2026
Salam: Our commitment has not changed... and Lebanon will not wait for regional settlements
02/10/2026
Salam in Nabatieh tomorrow...an inspection tour of the official and security centres
01/10/2026
Salam concluded his visit to Washington: We are committed to reforms
30/09/2026
“A relationship of respect with Iran”... Salam: Lebanon is committed to extending state sovereignty
29/09/2026
Salam meets with Pencet... and the IMF negotiations are on the table
29/09/2026
Raji: The meeting with Rubio was characterized by positivity and frankness
28/09/2026
After meeting with Rubio... Salam: Due to the necessity of moving to the stage of activating the tripartite framework
28/09/2026
Salam: No one negotiates and speaks on behalf of Lebanon
25/09/2026
Israeli withdrawal and confinement of weapons between Salam and Madbouly
25/09/2026
Salam meets Pakistani counterpart: only the Lebanese state negotiates for Lebanon
24/09/2026
Salam and Pezshkian discuss bilateral relations... and confirmation of the Israeli withdrawal
24/09/2026
Salam: We are working to avoid the vacuum in the south after UNIFIL
24/09/2026
Salam's New York talks: €500 million in European support, cooperation with Russia, Kuwait and the UAE
24/09/2026
Salam and Al-Sharaa discuss strengthening relations and regional connectivity projects
24/09/2026
Salam: Supporting the South and reconstruction cannot wait for the crisis to end
23/09/2026
Salam Meets Al-Alimi: To Extend State Authority Over All Territories of Lebanon and Yemen
22/09/2026
Salam Meets Pedro Sánchez... Here Is What Was Discussed
22/09/2026
Rajji to Vatican Secretary of State: Negotiation is the only way to ensure Lebanon's security and peace
22/09/2026
Salam from New York: No State with Two Armies or Two Sets of Decisions
22/09/2026
Aoun Receives Al-Asmar... Living Pressures on the Table
22/09/2026
Breaking updates: Nawaf Salam
- 08:35 · 02/10/2026 Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and the accompanying delegation arrive at the Nabatieh Gendarmerie in Kafr Jawz
- 20:58 · 30/09/2026 Prime Minister Dr. Nawaf Salam arrived in Beirut and made two calls to the President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Nabih Berri, and informed them of the latest developments in his visit to New York and Washington.
- 18:50 · 24/09/2026 President Nawaf Salam meets with the Iranian President in New York in the meantime
- 18:43 · 24/09/2026 Prime Minister Nawaf Salam arrives to meet Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in New York
- 20:59 · 18/09/2026 Presidency of the Council of Ministers: Prime Minister Salam made a phone call with Speaker Berri and discussed with him the developments in the south and the files he will raise in New York and Washington.
- 20:18 · 16/09/2026 The Parliament renews confidence in Nawaf Salam’s government with 68 votes, 12 no-confidence votes, and two abstentions.
- 20:00 · 16/09/2026 Prime Minister Nawaf Salam: Dragging Lebanon into new wars and making the state bear the consequences is not a convincing alternative to the option of negotiations, and whoever has another way that stops the attacks, returns the captives, and brings our people back to their villages at a lower cost to Lebanon and the Lebanese, we are with him on condition that he shows it to us.
- 11:13 · 15/09/2026 Nawaf Salam: We did not choose war; it was imposed on us. I will not address you with a logic of justification. I want to be frank with all Lebanese: our reality is very difficult, but escaping it is not impossible. — Salam: Our goal is to return the displaced from the South to their villages and towns.
- 10:48 · 15/09/2026 Prime Minister Nawaf Salam during the signing of memoranda of understanding and project contracts for the advancement of Tripoli and the North: Tripoli is capable of restoring its role through partnership and integration, as the port, the economic zone, and the railways must operate as a single system rather than as separate institutions
- 20:43 · 13/09/2026 Prime Ministry: Premier Salam contacted the mayor of Kfarchouba and the head of the Arqoub Municipalities Union, condemning his detention by an Israeli patrol and affirming the state's solidarity with the people of Kfarchouba and all the people of Arqoub, as well as its support for their steadfastness.
- 13:41 · 09/09/2026 Presidency of the Council of Ministers: There is no truth to what is being circulated about the cancellation of a visit by President Nawaf Salam to Nabatieh, as there was no visit scheduled for this week in the first place.
- 16:28 · 27/08/2026 President Salam on the 81st founding day of public security: The effectiveness of security work is reflected in protecting and serving everyone without discrimination within a full framework of respect for the law, rights, freedoms and human dignity.
- 09:54 · 21/08/2026 Prime Minister Nawaf Salam arrives in Tyre
- 11:54 · 15/08/2026 Nawaf Salam: The Israeli escalation since dawn today in Nabatieh, Ansar, Deir Al-Zahrani and the surrounding villages is extremely dangerous and undermines efforts to stabilize the south.
- 21:02 · 11/08/2026 The legislative session lost a quorum and President Berri opened the way for consultations led by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam with a number of representatives
- 14:48 · 07/08/2026 The President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, meets with the Prime Minister, Nawaf Salam, before the Council of Ministers session at Baabda Palace
- 10:21 · 28/07/2026 Prime Minister Nawaf Salam arrives in Ain El-Tineh to meet with President Nabih Berri.
- 09:31 · 24/07/2026 President Joseph Aoun meets Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at Baabda Palace
- 09:55 · 22/07/2026 Prime Minister Nawaf Salam from Zawtar Gharbiya: This is a national moment that carries great political and moral dimensions because it represents the beginning of the Israeli withdrawal from our land.
- 09:02 · 22/07/2026 President Nawaf Salam plants a Lebanese flag in the square of the western town of Zawtar
- 09:48 · 13/07/2026 Lebanese Presidency: The flag is flown at half-mast at Baabda Palace in mourning for the former Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and the mourning continues until Wednesday, according to the memorandum issued by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.
- 12:24 · 10/07/2026 Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam arrives in Türkiye, where he is scheduled to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
- 10:16 · 08/07/2026 President Joseph Aoun meets Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at Baabda Palace
- 11:35 · 02/07/2026 Meanwhile, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam receives Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani at the government palace.
- 21:05 · 01/07/2026 Prime Minister Nawaf Salam to LBCI: I have a problem with the phrase “framework agreement,” and it is a cause for ambiguity. We are not dealing with an agreement called a “framework,” which is a tripartite framework.
- 22:40 · 26/06/2026 The Lebanese Embassy in Washington: Under the leadership of President Joseph Aoun, in cooperation with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, and through the coordinated efforts of the Lebanese constitutional institutions, Lebanon charted a sovereign path based on dialogue instead of war.
- 18:04 · 23/06/2026 The President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, called Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and put them in contact with US Vice President De Vance and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
- 19:04 · 19/06/2026 Prime Minister Nawaf Salam: Restoring the state cannot be achieved with a single title or a single procedure. This cannot be achieved through a half-track, but rather through an integrated path based on two interconnected pillars of reform and extending state sovereignty.
- 19:03 · 19/06/2026 Prime Minister Nawaf Salam: The state that we want to rebuild is not a state facing society, but rather a state in its service, and not a state of a class, sect, or region, but rather a state of all Lebanese.
- 10:41 · 16/06/2026 President Joseph Aoun meets with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam to discuss current local and regional developments
- 17:08 · 15/06/2026 Information Minister Paul Morcos: President Salam called for caution regarding any decision related to official exams
- 16:36 · 04/06/2026 Nawaf Salam: Negotiation was not the only option available, but it was the best option
- 16:34 · 04/06/2026 Nawaf Salam in the cabinet session: The negotiation path that we chose is the fastest and least expensive path for Lebanon and the Lebanese and for the south and southerners.
- 18:41 · 30/05/2026 President Salam: We are determined to stop the war, fortify our country, and not turn it into a mailbox and an open arena for the conflicts of others.
- 18:41 · 30/05/2026 President Salam: We are facing a dangerous and unprecedented Israeli escalation, and what it is doing is an attempt to erase people’s history
- 19:50 · 28/05/2026 Prime Minister Nawaf Salam: Nothing justifies the continuing attacks on the Tire and Nabatieh regions and the destruction of their historical monuments
- 14:49 · 22/05/2026 President Joseph Aoun meets with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam before the Council of Ministers session at Baabda Palace
- 13:01 · 15/05/2026 Meanwhile, President Nabih Berri meets in Ain El-Tineh with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.
- 15:42 · 14/05/2026 President Joseph Aoun meets Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at Baabda Palace
- 12:29 · 09/05/2026 The start of the meeting between Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam