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Nohad Machnouk was appointed the minister of interior and municipalities in Prime Minister Tamam Salam’s government and is a member of the “Future Bloc” coalition and the “Lebanon first” parliamentary alliance. He serves of the committees for Human Rights and Foreign Affairs. In 1988, he began working with the late Prime Minister Rafik El Hariri on the Solidaire Pr oject and, when Hariri was chosen to form the post-war government in 1992, Machnouk was appointed Senior Political and Media advisor for the prime minister. He served in this position until Syrian Intelligence forced him into exile given his anti-Syrian tendencies and took residence in Paris and Cairo for five years, returning to Beirut. In 2005, Machnouk returned to journalism, and began writing a column for Lebanese Daily Assafir, an article which wa s simultaneously published by the Emirati newspaper Al Bayan up till 2009. In 2010, he became a member of the Council of Trustees of the Yasser Arafat Institution.

Protests by thefamilies of victims of the deadly Beirut Port explosion are a stark reminder that justice is yet to be met, Amnesty International said today. Lebanese authorities have failed to hold anyone to account for the August 2020 blast, which killed217 people and forcibly displaced more than 300,000 following severe damage to tens of thousands of homes. They have also in effect been obstructing the course of justice, by claiming immunity rights for high-level officials.

On 13 July dozens of protesters joined the relatives of some of the victims in gathering outside the home of caretaker Minister of Interior Mohammed Fehmi, who has rejected a request by leading investigator judge Tarek Bitar, to investigate Abbas Ibrahim, one of Lebanon’s most senior generals, over his role in the tragedy. Security forces responded with excessive force, using teargas and batons which resulted in several injuries.  

The protesters’ demand is simple: let justice take its course. We stand with these families in calling on Lebanese authorities to immediately lift all immunities granted to officials

Lynn Maalouf, Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa

“Families calling for justice in Beirut yesterday carried white coffins and photos of their deceased loved ones, before they were forced away with teargas. It was a stark illustration of the pain families feel at the authorities’ failure to move forward with an impartial and effective investigation,”saidLynn Maalouf, Amnesty International’sDeputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa.

“The protesters’ demand is simple: let justice take its course. We stand with these families in calling on Lebanese authorities to immediately lift all immunities granted to officials, regardless of their role or position.Any failure to do so is an obstruction of justice, and violates the rights of victims and families to truth, jus

The star of Nohad Mashnouk shone strongly in 2009 when he became a deputy in the Lebanese Parliament for the Future Movement

The Third Estiklal Movement is not related to Prime Minister (Saad) Hariri, or with previous heads of government, who formed a club and set a practical political ceiling that varies among themselves; However, it is lower than the ceiling we are talking about.

With these words, the Lebanese politician Nohad Mashnouk drew the shape and motives of the new movement, which is preparing to go down into the arena of Lebanese politics, which is full of divergent movements, mainstreams and loyalties, in light of the intervention of many global and regional powers.

Beirut has always been one of the most prominent arenas of competition between Riyadh and Tehran, in particular, by attracting political forces and government institutions, and providing support with money and weapons.

At a time when criticism happens for the growing influence of Hezbollah backed by Iran in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia has been giving its strong support to its traditional ally, Saad Hariri, the leader of the Future Movement and prime minister-designate, as well as the Lebanese Forces.

But there have recently been disagreements between Saudi Arabia and a number of Lebanese forces and ministers, those who criticized Riyadh and its policy in public and in private, with clear and offensive gestures, what prompted it to move chess boards that are more sophisticated and effective from its point of view, this is what began its good news with the establishing of the emerging third Estiklal movement.

How does this movement move? And who is the establishing? What is its expected effect on the political and governance scene in the country?

The Third Estiklal [third Independence]

On May 9, 2021, Lebanese MP Nohad Mashnouk announced that “A group of comrades and friends,

Nouhad Machnouk, Minister of Interior and Municipalities in Lebanon, discussed the security challenges facing Lebanon and his country’s counterterrorism strategy.

On March 25, 2015, the Middle East Program hosted an event “Facing Terrorism: A Lebanese Perspective” with Machnouk. Haleh Esfandiari, Director of the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center, moderated the event.

Machnouk started by highlighting the regional context and the price Lebanon has paid since the Arab Spring. The region has witnessed the rise of extremists in different countries, and according to Machnouk, the international community cannot rely on one sectarian extreme to fight another—political solutions are essential to addressing extremism. He said ISIS can only be defeated with the inclusion of Iraqis and Syrians in the political system because airstrikes are necessary but insufficient. Regarding the effects of the Iranian nuclear issue, Machnouk stated that what concerns Lebanon is not the prospect of Iran developing nuclear weapons but that lifting sanctions would provide more money and resources for Iran to continue its meddling in the region’s affairs.

Machnouk then detailed the three-fold anti-terrorism strategy that Lebanon employs: national unity, professionalism of security forces, and theological courage. This strategy is necessary because regional events have disrupted the proper function of the system that keeps terrorism in check. He also noted that electing a new Lebanese president is a pre-condition for successful anti-terrorism efforts. In the interim, the “Future Bloc” took the initiative of dialogue with Hezbollah to reach internal agreement and foster national cohesion. As for raising the professional standards of the Lebanese army and other security forces, Machnouk argued that Lebanese security forces benefit greatly from U.S. and Saudi military aid and more efforts need to be directed toward preemption. Machn