which has been officially set for August 13 3- The fires in Lebanon which have reached the hills overlooking Beirut and which have consumed millions of square meters of forests
Speaker Nabih Berri declared Tuesday that the parliament session for debating the Ministerial Policy Statement will start this Friday at 6:00 PM . He expected the session to continue till Sunday and may extend till Monday , but now after 55 MPs expressed their interest to speak , the session may extend till Tuesday .The session will be broadcast live on Lebanese TV stations
More fires erupted yesterday . In Aley , a famous mountain resort overlooking Beirut over 10 ,000 acres of forests were consumed by fire.
Thursday
23:17 two bombs exploded in Syria street in Tripoli which divides Bab el Tabbanah and Jabal Mohsin , scene of heavy clashes for several weeks
23:15 Antoine haddad told LBC : The oproblem with Hezbollah is its misuse of its weapons domestically
20:33 OTV : we received information that confirm preparations have been finalized on several issues : The army appointments and specially the army chief and the appointments of the deputies of the central Bank governor
20:28 Minister Salloukh told TV Liban" The problems with Shebaa Farms and Kfarshouba hills is the Israeli occupation,, once liberated Syria and Lebanon can agree on the demarcation of the borders in one session. Salloukh is a member of the Amal movement, an ally of Syria. Syria has consistently refused to provide the documentation that prove Shebaa farms are Lebanese
15:30 The new bridge in Dora will be open for traffic this evening at 10:00 PM
15:01 Suleiman 's visit to Syria was confirmed for August 13 and 14 . The agenda of the talks includes: The Lebanese-Syrian relations including but not limited to : diplomatic relations, border demarcation, smuggling across borders, the missing Lebanese and those in Syrian jails etc...
14:25 Berri addresses lunch in honor of Pottering:The resistance is "our pride". Lebanon is committed to and implementing UNSCR 1701, but Israel is violating it .
13:45 Pottering from Ain el Tinah : The EU supports peace in the Middle East and free and independent Lebanon and will be offering all kinds of help in this regard
13:40 Nawfal told Voice of Lebanon: The opposition benefitted from the mistakes of the majority in its coup , but now since they are part of the government I don’t understand why they refuse having the resistance under the wings of the state
13:15 No injuries in the Hamra explosion that was caused by the diesel storage tank but several cars that were parked nearby were set ablaze
12:55 Choppers combat fires that erupted anew in the Qartaba forests.
12:52 The Maronite Bishops expressed their regrets for the security breaches and expressed their wishes for the return of stability to Lebanon and harmony between all the Lebanese people
12:40 European Parliament President meets Premier Siniora.
12:10 Walid Khoury : after inspecting the fires in Qartaba: The fires are premeditated . All suspects will be found and prosecuted
12:00 A diesel oil tank exploded in Beirut’s Hamra neighborhood. Investigation underway to determine the cause of the blast.
11:00 European Parliament president Hans Gert Pottering meets Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh.
07:36 Hezbollah's Nawaf el Mousawi told Sada el Balad: It is not true that the dialogue will not relate to the idea of a state ...some want to build a state but others don’t . If it wasn’t for the resistance and its successes and sacrifices in liberating Lebanese land , there would not have been a state or a nation
06:18 Jumblatt: To re-evaluate relations between the disputing parties and the strengthening of the alliance of March 14 by overcoming the problems that accompanied the formation of government
06:16 Israel announced that it will not help channel "Al Jazeera" after today because of its broadcasts of a birthday party of the former prisoner in Israeli jails, Samir Quntar. Quntar is considered a murderer in Israel , but was treated as a hero by Hezbollah and its allies when he was freed and returned to Lebanon in a prisoner swap deal.
06:12 Political circles revealed that the contacts were established regarding the urgent decisions that should be taken by the Cabinet soon after securing the vote of confidence : The first decision will be appointing the commander of the army to replace president Suleiman
05:58 "An-Nahar:" The parliament session for vote of confidence could possibly extend to Monday or even Tuesday as was hinted by House Speaker Nabih Berri yesterday
05:51 The number of MPs who have asked to speak at parliament session for vote of confidence exceeded 55 until yesterday afternoon, amid expectations that this number will continue to rise . But speaker Berri said yesterday after meeting the president that 40 MPs will speak
05:47 As Safir : A bomb exploded just before midnight last night in the Malloulet round about in Bab el Tabbanah , Tripoli . No injuries or damages were reported . Earlier last night around 10 PM a hand grenade exploded in Syria Street which divides Bab el Tabbanah and Jabal Mohsin resulting in material damages .
05:26 General Petraeus met in his brief visit both presidents Michel Suleiman, Fouad Siniora, Defense Minister Elias Murr and Acting Army Commander Major General Staff Shawki Al Masri.
05:14 U.S. embassy in Beirut indicated that the talks of General Petraeus "focused on American aid to the Lebanese Army in order f
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