amin salam, i thank people accountable. amin salam, i thank you _ people accountable., i thank you very much for - i thank you very much for joining me on hardtalk. thank you. joining me on hardtalk. thank ou. .. ~' joining me on hardtalk. thank ou. .. ~ , ., joining me on hardtalk. thank ou. ., ~ ,, , hello. expect a different feel to the weather over the next few days. some warmer weather on the way this week but with that, we will still see some outbreaks of rain at times, so don't be expecting blue skies and sunshine all the way. and certainly low pressure in charge of the scene for monday — this frontal system pushing in from the west. that'll make for a really soggy start to the day across northern ireland. conversely, central and eastern parts of england and a good part of scotland starting with some sunshine. a touch of frost first thing across parts of scotland. outbreaks of rain spreading from northern ireland, into southern and central scotland, north west england, wales and the southwest as we go through the day. but for central and eastern parts of england

my guess is lebanon's economy minister amin salam.oes his government have the means and the will to avert a national calamity? amin salam in beirut, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, thank you, stephen. always a pleasure. well, it's great to have you back on the show and if i may, i want to start with some words you said just one week after october 7 — that is, after the hamas attack on southern israel — and at the very beginning of israel's massive military response. you said at that point, "we do not want to be here in lebanon a bargaining chip in a larger geopolitical game." isn't that precisely what your country has become? stephen, you've known me for always my honesty and transparency and we reached a point in lebanon where everything is very clear and there's nothing to hide. and saying the truth and sharing the truth, admitting what is at fault, is the best strategy to follow. so, yes, i was very clear in what i said at that point of time, particularly because lebanon is a small state in this region, has been paying a very, very

my guess is lebanon's economy minister amin salam.

my guess is lebanon's economy minister amin salam.