November 13, 2026
The head of the “Dignity Movement,” MP Faisal Karami, confirmed that the city of Tripoli has begun to regain its presence and its historical and cultural status after years of absence and exclusion from tours of delegations and official figures, stressing the need for this return to take place under the auspices of the Lebanese state and its institutions.
In a statement reported by the National News Agency on Friday, November 13, 2026, Karami welcomed the visit of Bilal Erdogan, son of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to Tripoli, along with all visitors to the city, calling on its people to realize the true value of their city and the components it possesses that deserve investment and appreciation in the religious, cultural, heritage, economic, and scientific sectors.
Karami considered that receiving guests exclusively through official channels constitutes evidence of the state’s restoration of its presence and prestige as a collective tent for all Lebanese and the sole reference regulating relations between them, ensuring that Lebanon remains a final and Arab homeland for all its people.
At the regional level, Karami appreciated the Turkish role in confronting what he described as “Zionist thought and its expansion in the region,” calling for strengthening cooperation and close coordination between Turkey and the Arab countries, especially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to confront regional challenges and achieve stability.
Karami concluded by stressing that this Arab-Turkish solidarity represents the primary way to achieve regional stability, in line with the vision of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which aims to transform the Middle East into a “new Europe,” which is an ambition that requires stability based on strength, and can only be built with unity among Arabs and Muslims.
