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Yesterday at Beirut airport protesters from the Lebanese Association for the disabled, held banners that read: "If you don't agree don't come back".

22:00-Murr told the "Voice of Lebanon": let me assure the Lebanese people that the talks are moving in a positive direction and the committees, which are dealing with the election law and the government have reached an advanced stage in their discussions

21:00 second meeting of the Electoral law committee ended . A third meeting is expected to be held tonight

20:41 Franjieh: the least we expect is a long-term truce leave , the maximum expectation is of course an agreement on a solution to the Lebanese political crises

20:34 "OTV": the subject of weapons of the resistance postponed because the agenda of the dialogue till after the election of the president and the formation of a government of national unity

20:26 New TV : It is very unlikely there will be a dialogue session this evening

20:15 "Al-Manar": Ruling majority is trying to divide the electoral districts of Beirut to the advantage of Sunni MPs in the three constituencies

Caution : Hezbollah's Al Manar TV has been spreading rumors since the coup by Hezbollah was launched on May 5

20:10 "LBC": Qatar announced that it would give guarantees about the non-use of Hezbollah weapons in the Lebanese arena

20:00 Bush pledges from Cairo that Washington will support the Siniora government agaisnt "extremist elements" that are trying to undermine the Lebanese government

19:42 "NBN that:" Agreement been reached on the formula of a national unity government acceptable to the parties

NBN is owned by Speaker Nabih Berri

16:18 Al Jazeera: Majority and opposition agree to discuss the Qatari proposal regarding the weapons of Hezbollah.

15:05 MP Safadi: There are many problems but there seems to be a will to reach a solution. The general atmosphere seems to be positive, and hopefully we will leave Qatar on Monday.

14:11 A small Arab Committee was formed to continue consultations with the majority and the opposition, while the PM of Qatar discusses the representation inside the cabinet with the different parties.

13:39 Future News: The committee responsible for discussing the unity government and the electoral law consists of MP George Adwan and Ghatass Khoury from the majority and MP Ali Hasan Khalil and Gebran Basil from the opposition.

12:36 LBC: Heated discussions in the first dialogue session especially regarding the weapons of Hezbollah.

12:36 Qatar to give an Arab suggestion on the issue of Hezbollah's weapons.

12:20 First session of the dialogue in Doha ends, and an agreement to form committees that will discuss the cabinet and the electoral law.

11:04 First session of the national dialogue in Doha starting now.

10:42 Former President Amin Gemayel from Doha: We hope that we will be able to resolve all the issues, and that Lebanon's benefit is for legitimacy to take over. Resistance is for all the Lebanese and not for one party only.

10:40 Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa to Voice of Lebanon: We only had side talks until now, and the doors of the meeting room will not open until all sides have reached an agreement.

10:25 Mp Wael Abou Faour to Voice of Lebanon from Doha: The preliminary discussions were through side talks and the results are positive.

10:16 MP Samir Franjieh live on LBC:

09:46 Sources to NOW Lebanon said that that March 14 leaders met yesterday night in Doha, and agreed on the importance of implementing the Arab Initiative by electing the president before talking about anything else. They also refused to give the opposition the third in the cabinet, and insisted on discussing Hezbollah's weapons. All these decisions were delivered to the Qatari PM.

Friday May 16
22:00 one soldier from the Malaysian contingent of UNIFIL peacekeepers was killed and six others wounded in a car accident in Wadi el Hugair, south Lebanon

21:45 Emir Qatar Sheikh Hamad announced the adjournment of the meeting to half past ten ( Doha time ) tomorrow morning

21:36 Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa said during the opening of the dialogue: "it is our duty to stand by and assist Lebanon"

21:26 Emir of Qatar sits with the Lebanese leaders at the table of dialogue

21:24 A side meeting, lasting few minutes between General Aoun, Arab League chief Moussa and the Emir of Qatar

21:10 The Lebanese politicians and the Qatari Emir enter the hall to start first sessions of the dialogue talks

21:08pm Premier Fouad Siniora called off the scheduled talks with U.S. President George Bush in Egypt Sunday due to his involvement in the Doha dialogue talks.

21:05 "Al Jazeera TV": The Emir of Qatar will open the Lebanese national dialogue sessions in Doha

20:55 The private plane carrying Hariri and Siniora and the accompanying delegation arrives in Doha , Qatar

20:46 the plane carrying the Arab Ministerial delegation and some of the Lebanese leaderships arrives at Doha airport

20:33 The Lebanese delegation arrives in Doha, Qatar.

19:18 Saudi Arabia FM Saud Al-Faisal in a live press conference welcomed the efforts of the Arab Ministerial Committee, reaffirmed Saudi commitment to the Taif Accord and denounced the use of arms to attain political ends.

19:18 Saud Al-Faisal: We support the principles of the Lebanese constitutional and the Arab initiative, which calls for the election of the compromise candidate Army Commander General Michel Suleiman as president, the formation of a national-unity government, and the adoption of a new electoral law.

17:52 Flights transporting Lebanese leaders to Qatar take off

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