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In an interview with the Voice of Lebanon on Monday, Lebanon First bloc MP Ammar Houri said that article six of the 2008 Ministerial Statement – which calls for embracing Lebanon’s “independence, sovereignty, characteristics of diversity, moderateness...
Tags: Lebanon First, MP Ammar Houri, ministerial statement, Lebanon, Beirut, Politics, Houri, Surnames
Lebanon First bloc MP Mohammad Qabbani issued a statement on Saturday on the occasion of Independence Day, calling for Parliament to form a national body to eliminate political sectarianism. He also urged Speaker Nabih Berri to pursue the implementation...
Tags: Mohammad Qabbani, political sectarianism, Lebanon First, taif accord, eliminate political, Lebanon, Beirut, Nabih Berri, Politics, Taif Agreement, Sectarianism
In an interview with Al-Manar television on Friday, Lebanon First bloc MP Mohammad al-Hajjar said that Prime Minister Saad Hariri would visit Syria when the “time is right.” Hajjar touched on President Michel Sleiman’s Thursday visit to Damascus, saying...
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Wednesday that President Michel Sleiman laid the foundations for the Ministerial Statement, before commending Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s leadership skills, which “he demonstrated during the cabinet-formation process.” Najjar also said that his name...
Tags: Lebanon First, Saad Hariri, Lebanese, ministerial statement, Kataeb Party, unity government, minister saad, Hamas, prime minister
The European Union welcomed Tuesday the formation of a national-unity government in Lebanon, and urged all parties there and in the region to continue the process of dialogue. The EU "encourages the new Lebanese government to carry out necessary political...
Tags: International Community Welcomes Lebanon, Lebanon First, Saad Hariri, prime ministers, ministers saad, unity government, UN Security Council, Syria, Mr. Hariri, Lebanese Democratic Party
Change and reform bloc MP Michel Helou told NOW on Tuesday that Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri is making significant efforts to help remove domestic obstacles in the cabinet formation, urging Hariri to free himself from any pressure exerted by the...
Tags: Saad Hariri, cabinet formation, Lebanon First, Voice of Lebanon
Efforts to form a cabinet appeared to hit a dead end once again after a weekend of pessimism over seeing key players resolve their differences. Political sources following the cabinet formation process told The Daily Star no important meetings are expected...
Tags: Saad Hariri, cabinet formation, Rafic Hariri, prime minister, Interpol, Khoder Habib, Voice of Lebanon, Lebanon First, designate saad, FPM
While Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri expressed hope on Friday for the prompt formation of a cabinet, he refrained from setting any time-table for the process as complications appear to go beyond the distribution of ministerial portfolios. Hariri,...
Tags: Saad Hariri, Lebanon First, cabinet formation, designate saad, prime minister
Al-Liwaa newspaper reported on Thursday that a special Qatari envoy arrived in Beirut on Wednesday night and is expected to begin a round of talks with President Michel Sleiman, Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri. He is also...
Tags: Voice of Lebanon, Lebanon Bookmark, Lebanon First, Lebanon Salloukh, Michel Sleiman, Saad Hariri, president michel, Malta Fra, Malta Order, prime minister
Following a meeting with Internal Security Forces Director General Ashraf Rifi in Bkirki on Friday, Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir said he hopes Lebanon will overcome its obstacles. Rifi said he told the Patriarch that the security situation...
Tags: Lebanon First, Ashraf Rifi