Berri Says Security, Political Deterioration Must End

Speaker Nabih Berri considered on Monday that the political and security deterioration in the country must reach an end, pointing out that he will decide if he will propose an initiative to resolve the deadlock in light of the developments.

“I hope that the moving explosions caused the necessary shock that would make everyone revise their stances,” Berri said in comments published in As Safir newspaper.

He noted that the “prolonged” security and political exposures must reach an end.

Lebanon has been a scene of violent attacks in recently.

On Friday, two powerful blasts rocked the northern city of Tripoli, killing over 35 people and wounding 900 others.

These attacks came eight days after 27 people were killed and around 300 wounded in a car bombing that rocked the Beirut southern suburb of Ruwais, a Hizbullah bastion.

“If the upcoming days held any developments I will include in my speech on August 31 a new initiative,” Berri revealed.

The AMAL leader expressed fear over the local developments.

AMAL Movement announced on Saturday postponing a mass rally that was to be held in the southern Nabatiyeh province to mark the 35th anniversary of the disappearance of Imam Moussa Sadr and his two companions.

The decision was taken after evaluating the situation in the country amid advices by security officials to cancel it.

Revered by Lebanon's Shiites as a key spiritual and political guide, Sadr vanished in 1978 amid mysterious circumstances and was last seen in Libya where he was invited by slain leader Moammar Gadhafi.

At the time, Sadr was trying to negotiate an end to the Lebanese civil war (1975-1990), in which Palestinian factions were involved.