• January: Publication of the Fifth Book of a series of “Issam Fares Books”
• January 18: Issam Fares appeals for all parties not to escalate tension in the country
• March: Banners carrying the name of “The Friends of Issam Fares” call for the return of Issam Fares
• March 2: Fouad Daaboul in ‘Al Anwar’: 'Throughout his practices, Fares has been the man of dialogue and the sponsor of unity'
• March 6: ‘Al Shiraa’ newspaper: ‘Issam Fares is the symbol of national dialogue in Lebanon and overseas’