Berri, Nasrallah discussed Lebanon summit

Hezbollah Secretay General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah met Sunday evening with Speaker Nabih Berri to discuss last Friday’s Baabda summit and its expected results according to a statement issued by Hezbollah on Monday.

The meeting was attended by Berri’s assistant Hajj Ali Hassan Khalil and Nasrallah’s assistant Hajj Hussein Khalil . (more…)

Lebanon to observe three-day mourning over Assaad’s death

The Lebanese Parliament ordered on Monday a three-day national mourning, following the death of former Speaker Kamel Assaad ( or Asaad) . The funeral will take place on Tuesday.

Mr. Assaad, 78, replaced his father Ahmed al-Assaad in early 1960 as the MP representing Bint Jbeil, and then held the parliamentary seat of Hasbaya-Marjayoun from 1964 and 1992. His father, Ahmed al-Assaad, preceded his son as speaker of the Lebanese Parliament from June 1951 to May 1953. (more…)

Berri: Amal, Hezbollah not targeting UNIFIL or 1701

In a press conference Wednesday, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said that the Amal Movement, Hezbollah, and residents of South Lebanon are not targeting UN Security Council Resolution 1701 nor UNFIL..

MPs who spoke today privately with Berri quoted him as saying that no one has an interest in what is going on in the south. There is only an Israeli interest, he reportedly said. (more…)

Iran’s allies condemn Lebanon’s abstention

Hezbollah and Amal movement condemned the government’s decision to abstain from voting at the U.N. Security Council against sanctions on Iran, hoping that the Lebanese showed more unity.

Describing the resolution as “unjust,” Hezbollah hailed the “fair stance of Turkey and Brazil.” Both countries have voted against the resolution.

The party hoped that Lebanon was able to reflect a stronger and unified image about its people. (more…)

Amal Movement expels 3 of its members

Amal Movement announced thyat it has expelled Muhammad Hassan Dheaney” Abu Jihad “the former mayor of Tora and has stripped him of party titles.
The party also announced the expulsion of Hassan Ibrahim al-Husseini (from Arzun), and Hamad Moussa Hammoud (from Serbin).”

Amal is header by Lebanese speaker MP Nabih Berri

AMAL ,FPM to cooperate in south Lebanon Municipal elections

AMAL and FPM held a meeting in Zahrani to discuss coordination in the South’s upcoming municipal elections. The two sides stressed full cooperation “in order to keep this constitutional juncture in its developmental frame.”

Amal’s Khalil: Opposition remained united despite differences

MP Ali Hassan Khalil , who is Speaker Nabih Berri’s political adviser, has reportedly told al Akhbar newspaper that the opposition remained united despite differences in minor details.

“Mistaken are those who think that the national opposition’s ties were broken,” He told al-Akhbar in remarks published Saturday. “If there are some differences over details, this doesn’t mean that we are not in the same political line on major issues from the resistance all the way to the future of the country.” (more…)

Amal will not back from abolishing political sectarianism, says MP

Amal Movement MP Ali Khreiss reiterated on Sunday that his party which is headed by Speaker Nabih Berri will not back down on its proposal to set up a committee to abolish political sectarianism.
He stressed that AMAL Movement believes that sectarianism is an “illness and a disease.”
Khreiss also slammed Lebanon’s former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora for his remarks over the Arab summit in Libya.

“Siniora still considers himself prime minister and acts on this basis,” Khreiss said.

With the exception of Hezbollah and Amal the rest of the Lebanese parties are opposed to abolishing political sectarianism as long as Hezbollah holds to its arms.

Amal Movement is opposed to Lebanon’s participation in the Arab summit that will be held towards the end of march in Libya and blames Libya’s strongman Moammar Gaddafi for the disappearance of Amal founder Imam Moussa al Sadr

Clashes between Future, Amal supporters in Beirut

A fight erupted between Future Movement and AMAL supporters in Beirut’s Burj Abu Haidar neighborhood in west Beirut. The army intervened and is trying to contain the situation.

Jumblatt-Wahab meeting fuels more speculation about future alliances

The meeting between Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt and former minister Wiam Wahab fueled more speculation about Jumblatt and his future alliances
As Safir reported that the meeting was the beginning of cooperation between Jumblatt, MPs Michel Aoun, Suleiman Franjieh, Hezbollah , Amal and Future movements.
However, Ad-Diyar reported it is too early to discuss about a new coalition deal between Jumblatt and another party, since the Druze leader has stressed that he would neither tilt towards the March 14 coalition nor towards the March 8 forces.