Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat backed efforts to declare Beirut "A Safe City for all." Beirut MPs have recently made moves toward such a declaration in an effort to stabilize the city.
Parliamentary sources told al-Liwaa newspaper that Jumblat had informed Beirut MP Nuhad Mashnouq of his intent to adopt a plan to proclaim Beirut "a safe city for all sides – Christians and Muslims."