Monday
18:54 President Suleiman discussed developments with MP Michel Murr
18:20 MP Jumblatt: Taif talked about the Armistice Agreement in order to spare the Lebanon any conflict . The file of the missing could be raised by the Commission which should be given the power to visit the prisons in both countries
17:00 MP Michel Aoun: I believe the previous government was involved in terrorism since it did not take any measures to stop it from spreading.
The security appointments will be finalized next Thursday. I am for a smaller dialogue group , because the larger the group gets the more complicated issues become. Alloush should have taken our advice seriously about the spreading of arms in the north and we condemn the attack against him by the Salafists
14:40 MP Saad Hariri : The national dialogue will be conducted in accordance with the Doha accord and any attempt to change this is an attempt to bypass the dialogue and obstruct the efforts of president Suleiman
14:17 Siniora: The issue of appointing directors to key security posts is still being considered.
14:15 Siniora from Baabda Palace: I informed president Suleiman about my visit to Egypt which was good. President Mubarak also welcomed steps taken by President Suleiman.
13:20v VDL: PM Fouad Siniora is discussing with President Michel Suleiman at Baabda Palace Thursday’s cabinet session agenda.
12:30 The police in Jounieh arrested suspects for the illegal possession of weapons and fuses for explosives.
12:30 Patriarch Sfeir addressing a delegation of Druze from Syria and Lebanon: The Lebanese hope that they will become on one body and unite regardless of their religious affiliation for their own good and the good of their homeland
12:20 Jordanian Foreign Minister is Meeting speaker Berri at Ain al Tinah
12:10 Administration and Justice Committee is holding a meeting chaired by MP Robert Ghanem, in the presence of the Interior Minister Ziad Baroud and Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar, to study the proposed amendments to the electoral law
11:50 Jordanian Foreign Minister is Meeting President Suleiman at the Baabda Palace
11:20 Sheikh Daii il- Islam Alchahal told "LBC": the signing of a document of understanding between Hezbollah and the Salafi is a media nonsense for the benefit of Hezbollah and the Shiite sect and harmful to the Sunni sect and the Salafist Movement
10:45 Salafist Sheikh Hassan Shahhal during the signing ceremony with Hezbollah: We made this daring move to heal the wounds and to contribute to civil order.
10:40 Jordanian Foreign Minister is meeting PM Siniora at the Serail palace
10:35 The head of Hezbollah’s political council Ibrahim Amin al-Sayyed during the signing ceremony with the Salafists: A lot of hard work, meetings and dialogues are awaiting us to limit disagreements.
10:30 Hezbollahand Salafist groups begin signing a memorandum of understanding.
10:16 Israeli fighter jets staged intensive low-altitude overflights in south Lebanon.
10:15 "Al Arab" Qatar: No specific time has been set to launch the dialogue talks . The basis of the talks is being developed because this is a very sensitive issue and of importance because it is the first time it is taking place at in the Baabda Palace and being chaired by headed by the President of the Republic
09:30 sources of "Okaz:" The Ministers of the majority voiced objection to the proposed name of a senior security officer because of the army performance during the events of last May 7
08:29 Siniora told "al Nayat": neither the president nor myself have any interest in restraining the media freedom and the ministers share this position because freedom of the press is the foundation the country
8:14 Mansourieh residents staged a protest Monday morning against the government plans to set up high tension networks near their homes
08:08 Al Nayat": Siniora's talks in Baghdad will focus on Iraq's help for Lebanon by providing us with crude oil at subsidized oil price
07:48 "Jerusalem Post": Syria's consent to the demarcation of the border with Lebanon except for the Sheba farms is an attempt to justify the continued presence of Hezbollah in Lebanon
07:39 Aridi told Al Akhbar: No political interference in the ministry , no privatization of the airport, no corruption in the ministry of public works is allowed, all contracts will be awarded based on the needs of the citizens and "Middle East Airline " will continue to take care of airport security airport
07:22 Ogasabian told "Voice of Lebanon:" The upcoming cabinet meeting will deal with the pressing appointments, such as the appointment of the commander of the army, although I do not think a consensus on this issue has been reached
07:00 Jumblatt told "As Safir ": the last speech of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was positive
06:36 "As Safir ": PM Siniora will visit Iraq soon
06:23 Siniora sources told "As Safir ": Siniora's visit to Egypt was planned in advance and approved by the cabinet, which was briefed on its objectives and arrangements .
06:13 Taburian told "As Safir ": Siniora's visit to Cairo did not add anything to the deal originally agreed with the Egyptian Minister of Energy, over supply to Lebanon of electricity and gas
06:01 "As Safir ": Energy sources pointed out that a large part of the Egyptian deal on energy ( Gas and electricity) was accomplished during by former acting energy minister Mohammad Safadi
05:50-Naggar told "Al-Nahar:" There is a new spirit must establish through with a new vision of governance and national reconciliation
05:44 Sources told "Al-Nahar:" Hezbollah is focusing on expanding the list of participants in the dialogue
05:32 "An-Nahar": special meeting of the Council of Ministers convened after an explosion Tripoli did not address the issue of appointments of military and security because it has not matured yet
Sunday
21:20 Arslan told New TV: The Council of Ministers meeting reflected the recent positive atmosphere and I hope that this will be reflected on the parliament .The subject of Hezbollah is a major national issue and can not be dealt with in the manner in which some tried to follow
20:20 Najjar told "LBC": There should be no political interference in the subject of Lebanese detainees in prisons. We should leave the investigation take its course in the case of those convicted in terrorist activities .
20:03 Salloukh of "LBC": the joint commissions between Lebanon and Syria should intensify their effort to reach solutions to all outstanding issues and there are things that must be resolved before the issue of border demarcation .There are more than 100 convicted Lebanese in Syrian prisons
19:40 Sources: MP Bahij Tabbara president will meet soon to present his view on the expansion of the dialogue, the old basis that determines who should attend prevents Amin Gemayel , Mohamed Safadi, Michel Murr and Ghassan Tueni from participating in the dialogue ,because they don’t represent 4 members of the parliament
19:38 Sources: Speaker Nabih Berri suggested that the president should expand the dialogue to include the president , the prime minister , The parliament speaker , former prime ministers , Opposition and loyalists and neutral leaders, but the president was not interested in the idea and preferred instead that the pro-government forces and opposition should name 5 to 7 individuals from each side to participate in the dialogue
19:38 Al Manar TV: Preparatory Committee for Dialogue at the Baabda Palace is chaired by Nazim al-Khuri and is comprised of seven people, four of whom are from the Republican Palace, including Khouri, the other three are academics and they are: Issam Suleiman, Adnan Hussein, Walid Mubarak
18:56 Al Arabiyeh TV: Public debt in Lebanon has reached 44 billion dollars, an increase of 8 percent
Tags: Assad, Government, Hezbollah, March 14 Alliance, Prisoners, source: Now Lebanon, source: Ya Libnan, Suleiman, Syria
