Phalange MP: Zahle bomb explosion is ‘a subversive act’

Phalange Party MP Elie Marouni said duuring an interview with Future News on Monday that the bomb explosion in Lebanon’s eastern city of Zahle is “a subversive act.”

Marouni said that the explosion which took place on the eve of Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir’s visit to Zahle was aimed at canceling the visit or to reduce the number of the welcoming crowd. (more…)

Sfeir: The spirit of love prevailed in Zahle

Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir opened on Sunday the new Saint Maroun Cathedral in the city of Zahle , in the Beqaa region in East Lebanon with a call for unity and reconciliation among rival Christian factions.

The ceremony was attended by Minister of Tourism Fadi Aboud as the representatives of President Michel Suleiman, MP Adel Latif al Zaina as the representative of Prime Minister Saad Hariri and Minister Adnan Qassar as the representative of Speaker Nabih Berri and (more…)

Voter turnout reaches 35% in Zahle

LBC has reported that the voter turnout in Zahle has reached 35 % at around 5 pm

Municipal elections: Zahle could be Mother of all battles

Zahle’s Municipal elections are expected to be the toughest battle on Sunday as the Lebanese voters head to the polls in Beqaa valley.

Phalange MP Elie Marouni, a Zahle native said Saturday that he expects the municipal election battle in Zahle to be “extremely fierce.” “It could be considered the mother of all battles in Lebanon,” he added

The competition in Zahle is between three electoral lists: (more…)

Aoun-Skaff alliance in Zahle collpased

Former MP Salim Aoun, who is a member of the Free Patriotic Movement, told LBCI on Sunday that the Zahle district alliance between the FPM and Popular Bloc for the upcoming municipal elections collapsed because former MP Elias Skaff “believes he does not need to be allied with the FPM.” (more…)

Criticism of Suleiman over picking Chahine continues

Criticism of Lebanese President Michel Suleiman for naming Professor Fayez Hajj Chahine in the committee of national dialogue as Zahle’s representative continues .
Zahle in our Heart parliamentary bloc leader MP Tony Abu Khater told OTV on Tuesday: “No one consulted us (Zahle MPs),” (more…)

Suleiman criticized over picking Chahine as Zahle representative at dialogue talks

President Michel Suleiman announced earlier in the day the list of national dialogue committee members. But Culture Minister Salim Wardeh issued a statement on Monday voicing surprise that Suleiman picked Professor Fayez al-Hajj Chahine as Zahle’s representative in the committee . He criticized the appointment as one that does not represent the Greek Catholics of Zahle.
The appointment of Chahine deprives the Zahle residents of their democratic choice and marginalizes their region, Wardeh also said
According to NBN the talks will convene within 10 days