and the vote of confidence will take place when the parliament meets next Thursday
Saturday
21:35 Syrian sources confirmed that FM Walid al Mouallem planning to be in Lebanon on Monday , but is awaiting final confirmation from the lebanese authorities on his visit
20:18 Gemayel told Al Mustaqbal TV: The elections should be transparent and democratic . I am very concerned about this democratic process in areas that are beyond the control of the Lebanese state . Gemayel was alluding to the areas under the control of Hezbollah . During the 2005 elections areas under the control of Hezbollah did not allow observers from other parties at the polling stations
20:15 Gemayel told Al Mustaqbal TV: We insist that the Lebanese state should spread its authority throughout the country to erase any traces of the last war
20:11 The number of casualties in Ein El Helweh Palestinian Refugee camp has risen to 2 killed and 4 wounded . The names of the 2 killed are : Abdul Nasser el Dawali and Walid Salloum. The names of the wounded are : Shehadeh Jawhar and official of Jund al-Sham, Hassan Bou Dabbous , Yehya el Said and Abdou el Said
19:00 Violent Clashes broke out between Fatah and Jund al-Sham factions at Ein El-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp killing at least one person
14:45 Information Minister Tareq Mitri said the ministerial committee achieved major progress towards a policy statement and would meet Monday
14:37 King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and Egyptian President Husni Mubarak had a telephone discussion of the Lebanon situation.
14:30 The ministerial committee assigned to prepare the cabinets policy statement ends its third meeting.
12:15 A ministerial committee entrusted with the task of preparing a policy statement blueprint holds its third meeting.
08:12 Former prisoner Samir Kuntar told Okaz newspaper : the struggle against the Zionist state will never end until it is wiped out from existence and for this reason the resistance should continue until victory
07:57 Sheikh Nain Qassem told Qatari al Arab newspaper : Hezbollah is willing to discuss the defense strategy of Lebanon with an open mind. The deal we achieved in the prisoner swap with Israel was the best we could achieve .
07:31 Zouaiter told al Akhbar : This will be a temporary government and it is the product of the Doha accord
07:27 Observers: Hariri 's visit to Iraq in which he met the prime minister and several political and religious leaders was for business purposes but naturally it will have political implications
07:17 MP Saad Hariri has been since the May 7 event ( when Hezbollah seized west Beirut) seriously considering setting up the Future movement ( Al Mustaqbal) as a political party .
06:56 Ghaza celebrations to mark the execution of the prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hezbollah
06:42 French FM Kouchner : There is no escape from opening up to Syria . No new developments in the case of the Shebaa farms
06:36 The UN Security Council will meet next week to go over the details of the prisoner exchange deal between Hezbollah and Israel . The UN sponsored the deal and appointed the German mediator to work it out
06:32 a Member of a key state at UN security council told As Safir : Israel is putting its final touches on a list of over 100 palestinians that will be released from jail no later than August 16
Friday
23:17 Faris Soaid told Future TV: Any arms outside the constitutional institutions voids any possibilities of setting up the Lebanese state
22:28 Minister of Interior Ziad Baroud told New TV: The reforms are urgently needed and there is a big need to move from the talk to action
22:03 Minister Gibran Bassil told New TV : If I encounter any corruption in the ministry of communications , I am not going to remain quiet about it
21:25 Sheikh Naim Qassem- we have no objection against reconciliation with the Future movement and have no objection against meeting them
20:53 Minister Tarek Mitri : We are still discussing and debating the ministerial statement and have not been able yet to finalize the draft
18:53 The committee in charge of drafting the ministerial statement is currently meeting with Prime Minister Fouad Siniora at the Grand Serail.
16:30 MP Mohammmad Raad : we are going through a correction stage with regards to dealing with people's affairs . The ministerial statement will soon be revealed and no problems are expected there
16:01 Former prisoner Samir Kantar ( 46) : "The memorandum of understanding between Hezbollah and FPM is the most important political detail in modern history." Kantar was in Israeli jail for nearly 30 years and was freed just 2 days ago in a prisoner swap deal between Hezbollah and Israel . Kantar received four life sentences in an Israeli court. He was convicted of murdering three Israelis during the raid - an Israeli policeman, a 31 year-old man, and his 4-year-old daughter. He was 17 and belonged to the Palestine Liberation Front ( PLF) , when he participated in the 1979 PLF raid in Nahariya, 10 kilometers away from the Lebanese border.
15:50 MP Saad Hariri met with speaker Berri , Mufti Kabalan and Ayatollah Fadlallah to share with them the results of his visit to Iraq , during which he met the top government and religious leaders
15:46 One cluster bomb exploded injuring grazing cattle in the village of Safad al Batteekh. Israeli unexploded cluster bombs continue to be found in south Lebanon after being launched by Israel during the 2006 war. Dozens have been killed and hundreds injured since the war ended
15:03 Minister Ali Qansou visited PM Fouad Siniora for reconciliation and opening a new page in their relations . PM Siniora has vetoed the appointment of Qansou but later changed his mind based on the recommendation by Saad Hariri for the sake of unity
14:18 Siniora said: I have never refused to visit Syria which we consider as a sisterly state. He also said Nasrallah's speech last Wednesday was excellent.
14:15 The funeral procession for the remains of Hezbollah fighters began in southern Beirut.
Tags: Government, Hezbollah, March 14 Alliance, Prisoners, source: Now Lebanon, source: Ya Libnan
