Joseph

Le juste sens de la vie 🇱🇧. T’inquiète. جوزف رزق. tutto passa

[muggsy @muggsyOh]

You’re 21 bro turn auto caps back on

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

🇺🇸🤝🇱🇧

[moose 🐦‍🔥 @usermooseontwt]

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[World Athletics @WorldAthletics]

HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE 🫨

Sabastian Sawe becomes the first person ever to break the 2-hour barrier in official race conditions, storming to a historic 1:59:30‼️

@KejelchaYomif, on his marathon debut, also breaks 2 hours with a stunning 1:59:41 and @jacobkiplimo2 clocks 2:00:28, also faster than the previous world record 😤

[Gary McKee @Marathon_Man365]

I’ve just completed my 99th marathon in 99 days… 26.2 miles everyday since 17th January.

🏃 Tomorrow I run my 100th - the 2026 London Marathon with my son, Beau.

[Fouad Makhzoumi @fmakhzoumi]

هناك طريق للخروج من هذا اليأس، ويبدأ غدًا في واشنطن. أمل لبنان يكمن في إنهاء وهم إمكانية السلام والتقدم بوجود سلاح خارج الدولة. على العالم أن يقف مع لبنان بوضوح: لإنهاء الهيمنة وضمان حصر السلاح بيد الدولة.

لبنان ليس محكومًا بمصيره، وما نعيشه ليس قدرًا بل نتيجة سنوات من الترهيب والفرض بالقوة. زمن التخويف انتهى، ولن نقبل بعد اليوم بلغة السلاح أو بسياسات تُضعف الدولة من الداخل.

هذه لحظة تتطلب شجاعة وقرارات واضحة: سيادة، قانون واحد، وحق كل مواطن بالعيش بكرامة وأمان. هناك طريق آخر، طريق التعافي والاستقرار وبناء دولة قوية بمؤسساتها.

لن نخضع للخوف. لبنان أقوى. الخيار لنا… والوقت الآن

[Mark Elian | مارك اليان @mark_elian_]

🇱🇧🇮🇱 If the Lebanese State Cannot Enforce Peace, Let Each Community Choose Its Path

I remain highly skeptical about the prospect of direct peace negotiations between Israel and Lebanon, despite the apparent willingness on both sides to engage.

First, the problem is not the lack of agreements ; it’s the chronic failure to implement them. The November 2024 ceasefire already included provisions related to the disarmament of Hezbollah, and yet nothing meaningful happened. This is a recurring pattern. The real question is simple : why would a new agreement succeed where all previous ones have failed ?

History gives us a very clear answer. In 1983, the May 17 Agreement was signed by the Lebanese state under President Amine Gemayel. But at that time, the government controlled less than 10% of the territory. It was simply not in a position to impose or enforce anything. The agreement collapsed because the actor that signed it was not the one holding real power on the ground.

Today, the situation is different in form, but similar in substance. Hezbollah effectively controls the Shiite regions and operates as a state within the state - or a state above the state. Meanwhile, the Lebanese state struggles to assert real authority even in other parts of the country. There is a structural gap between formal sovereignty and actual control. In practice, we are dealing with a fragmented system where power is unevenly exercised.

We also need to be honest about the internal dynamics of Lebanese society. Peace with Israel has historically been an aspiration of the Maronites, and more broadly of the Christians. Other communities have not shared this position to the same extent. The February 6 Intifada in West Beirut (1984) clearly illustrate this reality.

Today, the Shiites, largely aligned with Hezbollah, remains structurally opposed. The Sunnis and Druze may be more nuanced, especially given the current crisis, but there is no unified national consensus. Lebanon is not a cohesive political society on this issue ; it is the exact opposite. This is why a peace treaty signed by the state means very little on its own.

Which leads to a key point : the disarmament of Hezbollah and the implementation of a peace agreement must go hand in hand. One without the other does not work. A peace treaty without disarmament is meaningless, and disarmament without a peace treaty is not enough.

Some may point to Egypt and Jordan as examples. But the comparison is misleading. Both countries have strong, centralized states capable of imposing decisions, even in the face of public opposition. Lebanon is the exact opposite. It is a pluralist, multi-confessional society that cannot function in a centralized system. In fact, any viable system in Lebanon can only be federal/confederal, because that is the only way to reflect its internal diversity.

Meanwhile, temporary arrangements in the region, such as ceasefires, de-escalation mechanisms or security understandings, have all proven ineffective or unsustainable over time. They manage crises, but they do not solve them.

If peace cannot be achieved through or enforced by the Lebanese central state, then the logical consequence is to formalize the fragmentation of Lebanese society : each community (Christian, Sunni, Shiite, and Druze) should be free to pursue its own foreign policy and, if it so chooses, negotiate directly with Israel. Anything else amounts to forcing a fictitious unity that ultimately prevents peace from emerging.

[Fouad Makhzoumi @fmakhzoumi]

تقدمتُ اليوم بسؤال إلى الحكومة حول ما صرّح به دولة رئيس مجلس الوزراء بشأن وجود عناصر من الحرس الثوري الإيراني في لبنان يحملون جوازات سفر لبنانية مزوّرة.

مرفق نصّ السؤال:

هذا الكلام، إن صحّ، يشكّل خرقاً خطيراً للسيادة والأمن الوطني ولا يمكن التعامل معه كتصريح عابر. ما هي الإجراءات التي اتُّخذت لكشف هذه الشبكات؟ ومن سيُحاسَب على تزوير الوثائق الرسمية؟

هذا الملف لا يحتمل الصمت أو التردد. المطلوب إجابات واضحة وإجراءات حاسمة، ونأمل الحصول عليها في أسرع وقت ممكن.

[Fouad Makhzoumi @fmakhzoumi]

Refusing to comply with the decision declaring the Iranian envoy persona non grata constitutes a serious violation of the Vienna Convention, specifically Article 9.

The Cabinet must assume its responsibilities and take a clear position: immediately enforce the decision, take the necessary legal measures to ensure his departure in accordance with due process, and move decisively to cut diplomatic relations if this defiance continues.

Sovereignty is not a matter of opinion.

[Fouad Makhzoumi @fmakhzoumi]

To Hezbollah’s supporters in Riad El Solh: you’re protesting at the wrong address. Your problem isn’t with President Nawaf Salam, who’s trying to salvage what’s left, it’s with your leadership, which hijacked your decisions and dragged Lebanon into wars that aren’t ours. Protest in the right place… if you had held your leadership accountable, we wouldn’t be here.

[Youssef Raggi @YoussefRaggi]

I instructed today the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants to summon the Iranian Chargé d’Affaires in Lebanon to inform him of the decision to withdraw the agrément for the designated Iranian Ambassador, Mohammad Reza Shibani, declare him persona non grata, and request that he leave Lebanese territory no later than 29 March 2026.

🇱🇧

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

Lebanese MP goes off at Iran and Hezbollah!

The Government today finally blinked and followed Makhzoumi’s lead.

The Lebanese PM Candidate who called for Hezbollah to be disarmed, is now calling for the expulsion on the Iranian ambassador

Fed up with the decision paralysis of PM Nawaf Salam and President Aoun, MPs are lambasting the government for acknowledging IRGC presence in the country and doing nothing about it for over a week.

With strikes now reaching parts of the country whose populations had nothing to do with Hezbollah (even threatened by them), Makhzoumi's call to sever all diplomatic relations with Iran and shut the embassy shows the Lebanese are fed up

[Mark Elian | مارك اليان @mark_elian_]

🇱🇧🇮🇱 It's either direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel leading to a real peace agreement - not just another ceasefire or temporary security arrangement.

Or an invasion of South Lebanon followed by a long-term occupation, and potentially annexation.

If anyone sees a third option, kindly enlighten us.

We're already 43 years late.

[Fouad Makhzoumi @fmakhzoumi]

A dark day for democracy in Lebanon.

Extending the mandate of Parliament for two years is not a postponement of elections; it is effectively their cancellation and a direct blow to democracy and to the Lebanese people’s right to accountability and choice.

Yes, elections need to be postponed because there is a war. But the postponement must be purely technical and limited in time — only until the war ends. A full two-year extension, however, is a confiscation of the people’s will.

During this period, work must begin immediately to amend the electoral law to allow Lebanese abroad to vote, and to adopt megacenters to facilitate participation for voters across the country.

Democracy cannot be suspended, and parliaments should not extend their mandates instead of returning to the will of the people.

[Youssef Raggi @YoussefRaggi]

I received a series of phone calls from the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of several European countries, including Germany, Ireland, Spain, and Montenegro.

All my counterparts welcomed the decision of the Lebanese government to ban the military and security activities of Hezbollah and to require it to surrender its weapons to the State. They also affirmed their readiness to provide the necessary humanitarian assistance.

For my part, I expressed my deep appreciation for their support and count on their international relationships to help exert pressure towards halting the attacks and sparing civilian infrastructure from being targeted.

[Mark Elian | مارك اليان @mark_elian_]

كفى خطاب احتضان "حزب الله" والبيئة المجروحة.
@nawafsalam

[Dylan Johnson @ASDylanJohnson]

This is fake news.

[Joseph @joseph_rizk_]

@MarioNawfal @gork is the last part real ?

[Mikey O’ver @MikeyOver1]

I have never seen a better executed order for the table in my life

Down to the details:
- napkin tuck for order
- upping portion sizes in a blink
- the Bao Bun execution
- asking the server for recs
- politeness and complete control of the room

Wow.