Report: Doha envoy arrives in Beirut today, Aoun part of Hezbollah's 'Plan B'

Qatari envoy Abou Fahad Jassem Al-Thani will arrive in Beirut today, Monday to kick off a visit related to Lebanon’s presidential file, the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper reported.

The daily added that “Hezbollah now has a Plan B for the presidency” and that it “contains” the name of Army chief General Joseph Aoun.

“Iran does not intend to oppose the army chief’s candidacy,” Nidaa al-Watan said.

Moreover, the daily reported that Speaker Nabih Berri has been “infuriated” by Qatar’s reported endorsement of Aoun’s nomination.

“He started clinging to (Suleiman) Franjieh’s nomination and asked Hezbollah to speed up its dialogue with Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil and to agree to his demands in order to block Aoun’s nomination,” Nidaa al-Watan said.