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The National Bloc issued a statement on Thursday saying that the “ultimate goal” of Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, “like all the former patriarchs,” is defending Lebanon’s existence. The statement expressed surprise at “how some Christians,...
Tags: Lebanon, Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, Nasrallah Butros Sfeir, maronite patriarchs
Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri’s political adviser delivered to Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir on Tuesday a message of appreciation and friendship for his firm national stance. Daoud al-Sayegh, who visited Sfeir in Bkirki, said he delivered...
Tags: Nasrallah Butros Sfeir, Saad Hariri, Lebanon, national stance, MP Ammar Houri, prime minister
Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir said Wednesday that granting seats in the next cabinet to candidates who lost the race to Parliament in the June 7 polls “raised question marks,” since their nomination opposed the will of the public who did not...
Tags: Nasrallah Butros Sfeir, Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, Lebanon, Beirut
Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir expressed hope on Sunday that Lebanon would witness “better days,” as he visited several churches during a tour of the Batroun region. Sfeir had left his summer residence in the norther village of Diman to return...
Tags: Lebanon André Parant, Nasrallah Butros Sfeir, Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, Antoine Zahra, Lebanon, Beirut
The Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Fouad Siniora is seriously mulling a plan to increase electricity production by 300 MW in the coming few months in anticipation of another energy crisis in the country, Energy and Water Minister Alan Tabourian said...
Tags: Saad Hariri, Rafic Hariri, prime minister, Hezbollah, Hizbullah, designate saad, Hussein Hajj Hassan, Lebanon, Nasrallah Butros Sfeir, Israeli
Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir reiterated his concern about Lebanon’s current political deadlock, saying the formation of a new government was the only way out of the impasse. “Anyone who is obstructing the cabinet formation will answer to...
Tags: Saad Hariri, prime minister, Syrian, Nasrallah Butros Sfeir, Mr. Hariri, designate saad, Lebanonâ, Voice of Lebanon radio, Saudi Arabia, Najib Mikati
A Marada Movement source told Al-Markaziya news agency on Monday that, in light of the recent reconciliations within the Christian community, Marada Movement leader MP Sleiman Franjieh will visit Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir in Diman before...
Tags: Marada Movement, Nasrallah Butros Sfeir, Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir
Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir reiterated Wednesday Bkirki’s support for reconciliation efforts among various Christian factions and welcomed a possible meeting with Marada Movement leader MP Sleiman Franjieh. He said Bkirki’s doors were open...
Tags: Kataeb Party, Nasrallah Butros Sfeir, Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, Sleiman Franjieh, MP Franjieh, Bkirki, Lebanon, Amin Gemayel, parties leaders, kataeb parties
Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir stressed Monday that President Michel Sleiman has an active role in forming the cabinet and safeguarding the Constitution. Sfeir also hoped that the situation would improve in the country and the government would...
Tags: MP Michel Aoun, Nabih Berri, Michel Sleiman, Nasrallah Butros Sfeir, Lebanonâ, Saad Hariri, speaker nabih, prime minister, Lebanese Forces, designate saad
Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir once again slammed the opposition without naming it on Thursday for slowing down the government formation process. He reiterated that the general norm says “the parliamentary majority should rule and the minority...
Tags: Maronite League, Nasrallah Butros Sfeir, Antoine Zahra