Al-Liwa newspaper quoted visiting Assistant Arab League Secretary-General Hesham Youssef as saying that Moussa, who is due in Damascus Saturday, will raise with the Syrian officials the issue of "confessions" and Hariri's proposal to set up a fact-finding Arab committee to investigate the testimonies.
Following his meeting with Hariri on Friday, Youssef commented on recent "confessions" made by Fatah al-Islam members last week on Syrian television, and on Hariri's call for launching an Arab investigation into the charges.
"Yes, we do take these charges very seriously. We will deal with this diplomatically," he said.
The fugitive Fatah al Islam leader Shaker Absi escaped last year from Nahr el Bared Palestinian Refugee camp where he led the war against the Lebanese army. His whereabouts are not know but have been subject to speculation in both Lebanon and Syria.
President Suleiman declared during his trip to New York that Future Movement helped the Lebanese army during its battle with Fatah al Islam.
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20:38 Fatah Secretary in Lebanon Sultan Abul Aynnine said Fatah al-Islam leader Abu Mohammed Awad is hiding in the refugee camp of Ain el-Helweh and efforts are underway to arrest himand hand him over to the Lebanese authorities
20:19 Arab League Ambassador Hesham Youssef departed from Beirut Airport this evening
20:09 MP Saad Hariri is meeting with MP Musbah al Ahdab in Quraitem to discuss current developments
19:30 VOL :Several youths from the village of Souweyri attacked a police station in Bayader al-Adas in Bekaa to free 2 persons detained inside the station. Four members of the security forces were injured and the attackers succeeded in releasing the detained persons. The Internal Security Forces has deployed in pursuit of the attackers and escapees.
19:20 Berri who arrived in Kuwait , said that the criticism of March 14 against the national defense strategy proposed by Change and Reform leader MP Michel Aoun was for electoral purposes. “The problem in Lebanon is not in the strategy, but in the coming parliamentary elections.” He said
18:32 A wanted person detained by Internal security forces at an internet center in Ashrafiyeh has confessed that he along with others have detonated bombs and hand grenades in Cornish el Mazraa
18:11 Information Minister Tarek Mitri held a press conference after the cabinet meeting :
- The cabinet has agreed to form a committee to follow up on the meeting of Baroud and his Syrian counterpart.
- President Suleiman briefed the cabinet about his trip to New York
- President Suleiman commented on the confessions broadcasted last week on Syrian television and said that the Future movement was among the first factions to support the judicial system in eliminating Fatah al-Islam and it was the first to support the army in confronting this group.
- The cabinet requested communication minister Gebran Bassil to seek new offers and also extended the contract with MTC touch for two months.
16 :19 Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri departed to Kuwait on a 3-day official visit. From Kuwait he plans to visit Qatar.
16:35 Two Lebanese died in Syrian jails and their bodies will be handed over to the Lebanese authorities. Their names have not been revealed
16:20 Geagea: “Without March 14, there is no Lebanon. Or, at the very least, the situation will return to that seen between 1990 and 2005.” Geagea added: " LF would not have achieved its victories without its alliance with the March 14 alliance:
14:38 Lebanon Files: Gamal Mubarak, son of president Mubarak was called in to testify in the case of the murder of Suzanne Tamim. Hisham Mustafa Talaat, an Egyptian billionaire is the primary suspect in the murder
14:00 Geagea: The university elections is a reflection of the general elections . There is no going back ...on the contrary we moving ahead
13:28 Catholic Council issued a statement calling for the 2009 elections to be carried out democratically .The statement also called on all parties to accept the results of the election and respect the voters’ will.
13:25 Voice of Lebanon : March 14 lawyers committee may be withdrawing the candidacy of attorney Naji Yagi and replacing him with Asma Hamade in the syndicate elections
13:20 shooting between members of Shooman family in Serain el Fouka due to political dispute
13:18 Berri is heading to Kuwait today accompanied by a parliamentary delegation on a 3-day official visit and will go to Qatar from there
12:19 A 17 member Saudi Arabian security delegation handed over to Lebanon three Saudi detainees after interrogating them on terrorist-related issues. The three men were identified as Fahd Bin Abdel Aziz al-Mghamis, Abdullah Bin Mohammad Bichi and Mohammad Bin Saleh al-Swed.
12:17 Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Reza Shibani said President Suleiman‘s visit to Tehran on November 24 and 25 would help strengthen and consolidate bilateral relations
12:15 Unidentified gunmen intercepted a money exchange dealer in the region of Bwar, robbed him and shot him in the shoulder and back before they sped away.
11:47 Cairo’s criminal court resumed the trial of Hisham Mustafa Talaat, who is accused of the murder of Lebanese singer Suzanne Tamim.
11:13 MP Michel Aoun told a delegation of Lebanese University students: “I call for excellent relations with Damascus, on the basis of ending controversial issues, especially with regard to the issue of detained and missing persons,” . He added that he hopes to help settle the issue of missing Lebanese in Syrian jails during his visit to Damascus.
10:45 Cabinet meeting underway at Baabda Palace. President Michel Suleiman is chairing the meeting
9:45 MP Akram Shehayyeb told VOL: The PSP is committed to the March 14 strategy and our main goal is winning the parliamentary elections. He also said that the speeches of some of March 8 leaders suggested a grave future outlook. Shehayyeb accused the Syrian regime of using Lebanon to improve its negotiating position with Israel
9:10 National Liberal Party leader Dory Chamoun told VOL: I am against national dialogue and I believe that any genuine dialogue should take place within the constitutional institutions. He said that he is a candidate in the upcoming elections on the electoral list of Democratic Gathering bloc of MP Walid Jumblatt in the Chouf region.
9:00 MP George Adwan told Radio Free Lebanon: “The LF is the most powerful and well-represented Christian party, and this is a proven fact.”
Friday
22:10 Fighting in Taalabaya between Ali Haddad and two Palestinians, Bilal Rawadi and Mohammad Faour, who Haddad had testified against in court. Gun fire was exchanged and the army intervened. One army sergeant was injured
20:40 Future leader MP Saad Hariri meets with March 14 students who won at LAU, says “When we are united, we win all electoral battles.”
20:13 Abu Jamra told OTV: I hope the cabinet will decide tomorrow on what duties I will have and if doesn’t then I will boycott it and will decide later on what action I should take. The deputy PM is not a zero ...I am not making any threats but stating my opinion and confirming my persistence
19:40 : Communications Minister Bassil currently discussing cellular communications issue with PM Siniora.
18:52 Now Lebanon: 30 people arrested in connection with terrorism. The names of those arrested were not revealed
18:30: UN Representative to Lebanon Michael Williams following his meeting with PM Siniora: We discussed the implementation of UNSCR 1701 prior to issuing the UNSC report that will be put to the Security Council on 25 November.
18:20: VOL: President Michel Suleiman is meeting with PM Siniora at Baabda presidential palace.
18:04 NOW Lebanon: March 14 wins eight out of 12 seats at LAU( Lebanese American University ) Byblos, with March 8 taking three and an independent one. At LAU Beirut, March 14 wins 10 seats, with March 8 taking one, and the remaining seat going to an unopposed candidate
17:45: Two Syrians hurt while playing with a bomb at their room, both are placed under guard in hospital pending testimony.
16:30 Fadi Hunain was elected as the mayor of Deir el Qamar to succeed Dori Chamoun who has resigned from the post