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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian announced, at the end of his two-day visit to Beirut, an agreement to reopen the Iranian and Saudi embassies in Riyadh and Tehran in the next few days, and he believed that it was natural for the dialogue between the two countries to have positive effects at the level of the region and Lebanon. He also considered that the influential political forces in Lebanon have the competence to choose a president for the republic, stressing his country’s support for consensus among the Lebanese. He said that Tehran “welcomes any distinguished person who reaches the Lebanese presidency.”

Yesterday, the Iranian minister met with the Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, and visited the town of Maroun al-Ras, near the Lebanese border with Israel. Where he stressed “support for the resistance in the face of the occupation.”

In his press conference yesterday evening, he said, “Iran has not and will not interfere in the Lebanese election of the President of the Republic. And when the Lebanese agree on any person, Iran will support that with all force, “adding that” the election of a president for the republic is an internal Lebanese affair, and the Lebanese must decide that for themselves.

Abdollahian considered that “the recent positive developments between Tehran and Riyadh open a door to positive climates at the level of the region that are moving towards cooperation and concerted efforts,” saying: “We do not evaluate the rapprochement of Iran and Saudi Arabia as being in the interest of the two countries only, but rather in the interest of the entire region.”

Abdallahian touched on the economic conditions that Lebanon is suffering from and said that he had talked about them during his meetings with Lebanese officials, especially the caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati.
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The death of the former head of the Sunni Endowment Diwan, Saad Hamid Kambesh, after escaping from prison in Baghdad and his arrest in Mosul, the day before yesterday, raised many question marks about the circumstances of his death.

The authorities tried to dispel the doubts and questions that surrounded the case, and confirmed that Kempesh fell ill during his pursuit, “and his health deteriorated, and during that time the convict was transferred to Mosul General Hospital, and a deceased person arrived, and death was confirmed clinically.”

The authorities said: “The body was referred to forensic medicine and a committee of 3 specialized doctors was formed for the purpose of autopsy and finding out the causes of death, noting that there were no traces on the body of the deceased.” Kempesh, who was convicted of 4 years in prison on charges of corruption, escaped from prison on Wednesday evening, at the behest of his sister, Representative Asmaa Kempesh, according to a statement by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.

Pictures of Kempesh’s arrest were spread, showing bruises on his body, and there was talk about his torture and the possibility of deliberately killing him. With all the details mentioned in the Ministry of Health’s statement, a fracture in one of Kempesh’s ribs, which was mentioned in the forensic report and ignored by the Ministry of Health’s statement, raised more question marks.

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Salim al-Jubouri, demanded that the circumstances of Kempesh’s death be disclosed in a transparent and impartial manner.In turn, former integrity judge Rahim al-Aqili considered in a post that Kempesh “was not killed because he stole, but rather because he became a burden on the thief … when corruption pervades and his money swells.” And his influence begins the stage of assassinations and the liquidation of partners and witnesses.”
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