members may register some reservations over the clause that deals with the resistance. The cabinet is also expected to present the statement to the parliament for the vote of confidence
According to speaker Berri's sources , he plans to hold an open session starting Friday and may continue till Monday to debate the Ministerial Policy Statement before the vote of confidence. The sessions will be broadcast live on national TV
The other focus will be the summit in Damascus between President Suleiman and his Syrian counterpart . The summit could take place either Tuesday or Wednesday according to Baabda palace sources
The other focus will be the 2009 election alliances . New alliances are being formed
Monday
23:17 Al-Sayegh told Future TV: Our reservation on a paragraph in the ministerial statement will allow us to legally use it is a solution if they tried to apply the paragraph
22:56 " Future TV": President Suleiman will visit Syria Wednesday August 13. Originally it was speculated that he was leaving tomorrow .
22:45 Minister Khalifa told the " Future TV " The resistance project does not differ from the state project
22:26 Minister Mitri from Baabda: The Government approved unanimously the ministerial policy statement and a number of ministers recorded their reservations in the records of the meeting.
22:23 Lebanese Council of Ministers unanimously approved the Ministerial Statement
21:27 Zahra told " Future TV": the ministerial policy statement link the rights of the resistance to resolution 1701 and the Constitution of Lebanon
20:33 Ministerial sources told al Markaziyeh: The debate of the cabinet over the ministerial policy statement will be done with in one session only and the statement will not be modified and will be adopted as is
19:15 Cabinet Minister Elie Marouni presented a written reservation on the resistance clause of the policy statement.
18:00 Government session underway at Baabda Palace.
17:55 President Michel Suleiman and Premier Siniora hold a meeting at Baabda Palace prior to the cabinet session.
14:50 FPM leader Gen Michel Aoun said during a press conference at Rabiyeh : I wonder who would defend the nation if they placed reservations on the resistance clause. Aoun , who is allied with Hezbollah said the nation's sovereignty cannot be violated by its resistance, but by a foreign army.
15:20 gemayel discussed with presidential adviser Nazem Khoury the details of the upcoming national dialogue
15:14 285 Fatah al Islam terrorists that are detained in the Roumieh prison went on famine strike to protest delays in their prosecution
15:01 The fire of Jennet valley spread into Showan district in Yahshoush and the civil defense supported by army helicopters are trying to extinguish the fire . A Cypriot helicopter arrived at Beirut airport today and will head directly to the fire area to help in extinguishing it
14:36 PM Siniora and Minister Lahoud discussed the situation in the country and the region
13:20 PM Siniora meets Minister of State Nassib Lahoud.
12:55 The Maronite Bishops will hold their meeting this Thursday instead of Wednesday
12:50 Fire in the Jannet and Mar Sarkis district and it spread to Qurtoba
12:45 Energy Minister Taborian will hold a press joint conference with his Egyptian counterpart at the Serail palace
12:24 PM Siniora met Egyptian Minister of Energy Hassan Younes and a delegation from the cultural University of the world
12:15 Energy minister Taborian asked the politicians to assume their responsibility with the regards to the electricity problems and promised to introduce a new tarif . Taborian is a member of FPM which is headed by General Michel Aoun, an ally of Hezbollah. Hezbollah and its supporters according to local reports refuse to pay their bills for electricity charges and many bill collectors have been injured or killed when they attempted to collect for electricity charges in Hezbollah and Amal strongholds
11:30 Former president Amin Gemayel is expected to deliver a speech during a meeting of the Kataeb ( Phalange) Party
11:20 The body of Suzanne Tamim arrived in Beirut ( from Dubai, UAE where she was murdered) and was immediately taken to her home in Aisha Bakkar
11:00 Public offices and municipalities will be closed on the occasion of St. Mary’s Day Friday, Aug. 15.
10:52 Fares Suaid the purpose of our meeting ( March 14 alliance ) was to reconfirm our commitment for building an independent state in which the army is the exclusive authority that is armed and in which there is no other state and in which all disputes will be resolved through state institutions
10:30 Hassan Yaqoub told ANB : We are the ones who are calling for strategic defense to be a invitation for participation in the defense of Lebanon> What we see today is no different than what we have heard of accusations since the 2006 war
08:25 Farid el Khazen told Voice of Lebanon: The ministerial policy statement reflects the political reality we are living today. There are huge differences between today's statement and that of 2005. We had a serious debate before finalizing the statement and the debate will continue during the national dialogue
08:15 Minister Khalifa : The issues that may require amendment in the ministerial policy statement are details that re possible to discuss during the national dialogue , but adding reservations to the statement will take us all back to square one
08:00 The body of Lebanese singer Suzanne Tamim will arrive to Beirut today from Dubai. She was murdered in Dubai , United Arab Emirates, and her body was discovered last Monday in her apartment . The authorities in Lebanon have asked the Interpol for help . It remains unclear when the murder happened.
07:51 Al Sharq el Awsat Ministerial sources: There is no disagreement over the disappearance of Imam Moussa el Sadr and the recognition that his disappearance is a considered a "major national issue". Some ministers wanted to point at Libya for his disappearance in the ministerial policy statement but it in the end it was agreed not to mention Libya
07:23 MP Elias Atallah told the "Voice of Lebanon": the position of the pillars of "March 14" alliance was united during an extensive meeting that was characterized by frankness and call for more coordination and understanding and reservation made by the minister Nasib Lahoud did not deviate from the understanding between the alliance
07:00 Al Akhbar sources: There will not be a meeting between Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and MP Saad Hariri for technical and security reasons . Nasrallah has been hiding ever since the 2006 war with Israel for security reasons and has only shown up in public couple of times and for very short periods.
06:43 Fouad Abu Nather told Sada el Balad : Only through law of logic the Lebanese situation could be resolved and only through this law of logic we will be able to build the Lebanon of tomorrow
06:32 Al Akhbar sources: Geagea sources began promoting his parliamentary candidacy in Kesrwan
06:06 president Suleiman will call for the dialogue talks early next week right after the government secures the vote of confidence . His summit in Syria will be either Tuesday or Wednesday and has to be back here on Thursday for previous commitments
06:01 Ministerial sources: It is the right of the ministers to register reservations but the adoption of the ministerial policy statement will be unanimous
05:55 As Safir the repercussions of the May 7 invasion of Beirut by Hezbollah continues and some efforts will be needed to remedy this situation
05:37 president Suleiman will represent Lebanon at the UN general assembly on September 23 and will deliver a speech
05:21 March 14 alliance : our unity will translate into national political alliances for the upcoming democratic elections
05:15 An Nahar it is expected that the cabinet will secure a huge vote of confidence despite the reservations of some over the ministerial policy statement
Sunday
11:41 Ghaleb Abu Zeinab , a member of Hezbollah's Political Council who is responsible for coordination with the Ministry of Communications has denied that Hezbollah has formally requested the Communications Minister Gibran Bassil to have all telephone numbers of all party officials outside the control of the state agencies including the organs of the ministry of telecommunications . He was denying Earlier reports of al Mustaqbal . Bassil is a member of FPM , which is headed by Gen Michel Aoun, who is allied with Hezbollah.
11:30 Former president Amine Gemayel : we reject any arms or armed force outside the constitutional authorities of the country ( army and security forces ) . The kataeb party ( Pahalnage ) is not seeking any additional ministerial posts or parliamentary seats . There are attempts in the ministerial policy statement to take Lebanon into unknown territory but these attempts will fail.
11:13 president Assad and his Iranian counterpart Ahmadinejad are discussing the situation in Lebanon and the region during their meeting in Tehran
11:12 MP Mustapha Alloush : The stage following the adoption of the ministerial policy statement will deal with the national security appointments
10:54 MP Marwan Hamade: I confirm the predictions of Lebanese
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