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The ministerial committee tasked with formulating the Cabinet’s policy statement concluded on Thursday its discussions with another compromise granting the state monopoly over matters which relate to the country’s political policy while also highlighting...
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In an interview with As-Safir newspaper published on Thursday, Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt agreed with Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun during their Wednesday meeting at the Presidential Palace in Baabda “to develop...
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As-Safir newspaper reported on Tuesday that President Michel Sleiman is to host a lunch, which would include Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt and Marada Movement leader MP Sleiman Franjieh, on Wednesday for a “political reconciliation...
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After meeting with Speaker Nabih Berri at Ain al-Tineh on Monday, his Swedish counterpart Per Westerberg said that Lebanon should have a cabinet and that current deliberations are within the democratic framework. Westerberg said Lebanon is a model of...
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Change and Reform Bloc leader MP Michel Aoun spoke Wednesday after the weekly meeting of his bloc, announcing “that we want to maintain our current portfolios and demand a fifth one since our parliamentary bloc’s size has increased” and added that Marada...
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Lebanese political parties sounded an upbeat not on Tuesday regarding the prospects of a breakthrough in the cabinet formation. Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri is expected to meet leaders of the parliamentary majority in the upcoming days. Hariri...
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Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri announced he will step down from his post during a press conference following his meeting with President Michel Sleiman in Beiteddine on Thursday, voicing hope that his decision would serve the nationâs interests...
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Senior Shiite cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah and Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader MP Walid Jumblatt on Wednesday stressed on the need to face US-Israeli schemes that aim to “weaken Lebanon’s domestic front and sow the seeds of inter-Muslim...
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Following a meeting with former Prime Minister Omar Karami on Tuesday, Loyalty to the Resistance bloc leader MP Mohammad Raad said he was âoptimistic about the outcome of the latest meetingâ between Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri and Free Patriotic...
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Gemayel told the Voice of Lebanon (VDL) radio station that Hizbullah’s arms were preventing Premier-designate Saad Hariri from forming a new government. The Phalange official described Hariri as a “moderate person” and said his party backs the premier-designate...
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