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Although there are several contentious issues, particularly those pertaining to the economic situation and the privatisation of some state-owned sectors, the most contentious issue remains Hizbullah's arms. There is consensus among key political actors,...
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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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After meeting with Marada leader MP Sleiman Franjieh, Development and Liberation bloc MP Ali Hassan Khalil said that the opposition supports Speaker Nabih Berri’s suggestion to form a national committee to eliminate political sectarianism. Khalil also...
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Change and Reform bloc MP Simon Abi Ramia told Al-Manar television on Monday that Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun and Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt will meet within the next few days in Baabda under the sponsorship...
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Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun told An-Nahar newspaper on Sunday that the Lebanese have not had independence for a long time, although they partially gained it back in 2005 when Syria withdrew its army from the country. “What is left of...
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Following the Ministerial Statement Committee’s meeting at the Grand Serail on Friday, Information Minister Tarek Mitri said that “no clause is more important than the other” and that a large part of the statement’s economic chapter has been established.
Tags: Tarek Mitri, Ministerial Statement Committee, Lebanon, Beirut, Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, Hassan Nasrallah, Maronite Church
National Bloc leader Carlos Eddé said on Friday following his meeting with Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir that the 2008 Ministerial Statement’s clause pertaining to Hezbollah’s arms was vague, adding that it would be “a terrible mistake” to adopt the...
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In an interview with Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Anbaa published on Friday, Tourism Minister Fadi Abboud said that “the Resistance’s weapons should not be addressed in the Ministerial Statement, and the March 14 alliance should not have pushed for it,” citing...
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Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun has accused the head of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) of overstepping his jurisdiction, demanding sweeping reforms in the institution. Following the weekly meeting of his parliamentary bloc on Wednesday,...
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Following his meeting with Seychelles President James Michel on Wednesday, President Michel Sleiman voiced hope that Lebanon would be “the voice of the Arab states and human rights” as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.
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