Friday News Briefs
20 November, 2009
Beirut - The issue of Hezbollah arms continues to delay the finalization of the ministerial policy statement . Yesterday the committee charged with drafting the statement met again but no agreement was reached . Many were hopeful that the statement will be finalized before Sunday November 22
Thursday News Briefs
19 November, 2009
Beirut- Finally someone is thinking about the Lebanese people. Prime Minister Saad Hariri told the Annual Arab Banking Conference held at the Phoenicia hotel in Beirut that the new national unity government's policy statement should guarantee a better life for the Lebanese.
Wednesday News Briefs
18 November, 2009
Beirut - As expected President Michel Suleiman hosted Wednesday a reconciliation meeting between Progressive socialist party leader MP Walid Jumblat and Marada Movement leader Suleiman Franjieh. Following the meeting Suleiman hosted the two leaders for lunch at the Baabda palace
Tuesday News Briefs & Editorial
17 November, 2009
Beirut- The issue of the ministerial policy statement continues to be the focus of the media in Lebanon. The Committee charged with drafting the policy statement will hold a third meeting under PM Saad Hariri at 5 pm on Tuesday in an effort to finalize a number of items regarding the political part
Sunday News Briefs & Editorial
15 November, 2009
Beirut- The focus of the media today is on 2 issues: The election of the board members of the Lebanese Bar Association in which the March 14 majority and the minority are fiercely competing and the controversy surrounding the ministerial statement with regards to the Hezbollah arms.
Saturday News Briefs & Editorial
14 November, 2009
Beirut - The trend within the March 14 movement calls for getting away from Lebanon’s extremism and focusing instead on a position between March 14 and March 8 alliances. In his first appearance on Hezbollah's al-Manar TV since 2000, Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt
Opinion: Iran’s plans for Yemen are destructive
13 November, 2009
By: Raghida Dergham
There is striking evidence of regional consensus over forming a Lebanese national unity government after deliberate obstruction that lasted for five months
Friday News Briefs & Editorial
13 November, 2009
Beirut - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is in Paris, France to ask the French to play a bigger role in Middle East peace efforts. Assad said the issue would be the focal point of his talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy because he was disappointed by Barack Obama's record in the region
Thursday News Briefs & Editorial
12 November, 2009
Beirut - Lebanese President Michel Suleiman held talks today with his Syrian counterpart President Bashar al-Assad. Suleiman arrived in Damascus early Thursday and the summit lasted for 90 minutes, following which he headed by helicopter to the Baabda palace according to local and Syrian media
The Phalange is still a member of Lebanon’s March 14 alliance
12 November, 2009
Beirut - The Phalange Party announced that it is still a member of March 14 majority alliance and ended speculation about its withdrawal from the new Cabinet, saying attempts to exclude the party from decision-making have failed.
Beneath Lebanon's new political deal, a fear of violence
11 November, 2009
By: Andrew Lee Butters
Beirut- It's been an almost endless summer in Lebanon, with beach weather and relative political harmony continuing well into November. The only thing marring what could have been a perfect year
Wednesday News Briefs & Editorial
11 November, 2009
Beirut- Now that we have a cabinet in Lebanon the next issue is the ministerial statement . Again, as in the case of the cabinet formation the delay factor in coining the statement will be Hezbollah arms. The committee that will be responsible for the preparation of the ministerial statement
Breaking News: Lebanon has a new cabinet
9 November, 2009
Beirut- Finally and after five months of tough negotiations Lebanon has a new cabinet . Decree number 2839 confirming the cabinet lineup was just issued by President Michel Suleiman from the Baabda palace following a meeting with PM designate Saad hariri in the presence of Speaker Nabih Berri
Monday News Briefs
9 November, 2009
Beirut- Saad Hariri, Lebanon's prime minister-designate is putting the final touches to a new government line-up after nearly five months of winning the parliamentary elections. An announcement on the new cabinet is expected as early as Monday evening after Hariri meets with all the
Sunday News Briefs
8 November, 2009
On the eve of the expected cabinet formation, speculation builds on which party will land the key posts in the new government. Also, an Israeli cluster bomb exploded in south Lebanon, and another was discovered in a school.
Saturday News Briefs
7 November, 2009
Beirut - PM-designate Saad Hariri met with opposition member Gibran Bassil on Friday night, finally reaching consensus on the cabinet lineup. Meanwhile Iran has allegedly rejected the UN-brokered nuclear plan.
Friday News Briefs & Editorial
6 November, 2009
Beirut- What we are witnessing in Lebanon is real theatrical role playing in politics . General Aoun is playing the role of the spoiler while Speaker Berri is playing the role of the facilitator . In the background is Hezbollah which is backing Aoun’s demands on the local level while
Thursday News Briefs & Editorial
5 November, 2009
Beirut- The Israeli navy said Wednesday that its commandos had seized an Iranian container ship carrying an estimated 600 tons of rockets, guns and other munitions that was bound for latakia , Syria and was reportedly ultimately destined for the Islamist Hezbollah movement in Lebanon.
Wednesday News Briefs
4 November, 2009
Beirut- The Council of Maronite Bishops held their monthly meeting today at Bkirki . Following the meeting they said in a statement that they have adopted the same stance that has been advocated by Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir and expressed their disappointment with the delay
Tuesday News Briefs
3 November, 2009
Beirut - Speaker Nabih Berri has reportedly given the end of the week as an ultimatum for government formation and threatened to make stances that would not be welcomed by some politicians in case an agreement wasn't reached on the cabinet by the end of the week.
Berri reportedly "no longer knows
