most of them were Lebanese soldiers. The terrorist cell according to the initial investigation belonged to Fatah al Islam an al Qaeda inspired group that fought the army last year for 105 days.
In other developments:
- President Suleiman and his accompanying delegation are being treated royally in the kingdom according to ministerial sources. One sources said " Saudi king treated the Lebanese president and his delegation with the utmost in warmth and respect". Suleiman thanked the Saudi king for the Kingdom's positive role in Lebamon and the Saudi king reiterated the support of the kingdom to Lebanon and the Lebanese
- General Michel Aoun who left to Tehran Iran on an official visit yesterday, was criticized by several Lebanese leaders for his unjustified attacks against Saudi Arabia
- The reconciliation meeting between Samir Geagea , leader of the Lebanese Forces and Suleiman Franjiyeh leader of the Marada will place after General Aoun and president Suleiman return from their overseas trips. The meeting will be chaired by president .Geagea dropped his objection to the participation of Aoun in the reconciliation meeting when he said: If Franjiyeh wants gen. Aoun to participate in our meeting for personal, moral and emotional reasons then we have no objections
- The massive deployment of troops by Syria along the northern Lebanese-Syrian borders continues to get international attention , but Syria insists that the aim is to prevent smuggling.
- The reconciliation meeting between Hariri and Nasrallah could take place soon after Hariri returns to Lebanon according to MP Mohammad Raad . Raad said: "Logistical preparations for the meeting will be made as soon as Hariri returns" . The meeting between Hezbollah delegation and PSP will be arranged by minister Arslan according to Raad
Monday
21:48 President Michel Suleiman arrives at Beirut airport after concluding a two-day official visit to Saudi Arabia.
16:20 Police confiscated 200 scooters in Tripoli for lacking registration documents.
16:00 Interior Minister Ziad Baroud is chairing a meeting of The Central Security Council
15:20 PM Siniora praised the security forces for arresting the terrorist cell in north Lebanon.
15:15 Ghanem: Selection of the members of the Constitutional Council will be from amongst the judges who have reached the legal age and professors of constitutional law and political science and international law
15:14 Public works Minister Ghazi Aridi said the talks with Saudi Arabia dealt with the Kingdom's stand on combating terrorism, backing the army and dialogue among the Lebanese factions.
15:10 Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh said the Lebanese-Saudi talks did boost the bilateral relations.
14:45 The Justice and administration parliamentary committee abrogated the 2006 constitutional council law.
14:00 UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams says ESCWA would remain based in Lebanon and will not therefore move to Doha Qatar
13:45 MP Walid Jumblatt: Aoun's visit to Tehran returns the divisions which ended in Taif over the Arab identity of Lebanon and hit the non-aligned policy of Lebanon, which the country has been trying to apply with great difficulty
12:26 Israeli war-planes violate the Lebanese airspace in Rashayya and southern Bekaa Valley
12:22 Belgian ambassador is currently visiting the secretary general of March 14 in Ashrafiyeh
12:20 Civil defense is currently trying to extinguish a fire in the outskirts of the town of Jeeta
12:15 PM Siniora met with MP Ahmad al Fetouh to discuss the western Bekaa issues
12:10 President Suleiman will return from Saudi Arabia this evening, after completing his official visit
12:00 Gen Aoun will be meeting Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad this afternoon in Tehran and will be having dinner with him at the presidential palace
11:00 ANB TV : An explosive device of B7 type planted near a post for mainstream Palestinian Fatah faction in Ain al-Helweh refugee camp was dismantled.
10:43 Administration and Justice Parliamentary Committee discusses proposed laws on the establishment of the Constitutional Council.
09:52 Okaz : Suleiman and accompanying delegation are now meeting with the presidents of the various chambers and many business leaders
9:51 Hezbollah ally general Aoun said that Iran never supported a Lebanese party against another and never gave assist to Lebanon's enemies. And praised Iran's role in helping Lebanon to solve its problems and the Lebanese people in achieving national unity.
9:45 Mottaki: The reconciliation steps taken in Lebanon were good and highly appreciated.
9:40 Aoun and Mottaki hold a joint press conference following their meeting in Tehran.
09:18 The Army arrested Nasser Jamaa, who threw grenades on Sunday at an army patrol, injuring officers in Majdal Anjar.
9:05 Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun and Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki are meeting in Tehran.
08:56 Sources from the delegation accompanying president Suleiman: The trip is very successful
08:53 Khoja: the Suleiman - Abdullah talks focused on political , economic and cultural relations
08:53 Minister Aridi : Saudi Arabia is the first Arab country that supported the Lebanese army
08:29 PM Siniora : Our role is to find ways to protect Lebanon from the world recession
07:27 a security official reveals to al Akhbar steps taken in the arrest of the Lebanese and Palestinians accused of belonging to Fatah al Islam
07:16 members of the terrorist cell justified the bombings as revenge against the army for the Nahr el Bared battles
07:00 PLO sources told As Safir: the Lebanese concerns will be taken into consideration and steps will be taken to prevent wanted criminals from hiding
in the camps
06:45 As Safir sources: preliminary investigation revealed that the Tripoli explosions were revengeful acts against the Lebanese army by Fatah al Islam
06:36 As Safir reveals the details of the terrorist cell in the north
06:30 As Safir: the Lebanese side has asked the Syrians officially for benefit in the deployment by tightening security
procedures
06:24 The arrests of the terrorists coincided in timing with the arrival to Damascus of the Lebanese intelligence chief
06:00 AFP : six were arrested by the army but 3 were released after interrogations
05:34The terrorist cell was involved in 3 bomb explosion crimes and were preparing for a fourth when busted
05:30 some members of a terrorist cell were arrested in connection with the recent Tripoli explosions
05:29 Security forces the four that were arrested are Lebanese and Palestinians and are most probably from Fatah al Islam
05:19 president Suleiman: Security is being reinforced and the end of terrorism in the Arab and Islamic world is near
05:15 president Suleiman thanks Saudi Arabia for its positive role and the king reconfirms the Kingdom's support for Lebanon and the Lebanese people
05:14 ministerial source: The Saudi king treated the Lebanese president and his delegation with the utmost in warmth and respect
Sunday
22:00 Pope Benedict XVI canonized four saints of the Roman Catholic Church: Sister Alphonsa, born in 1910 and the first Indian woman to be elevated to sainthood. The others elevated to sainthood Sunday included Gaetano Errico, born in 1791 in Italy; Mary Bernard, born in 1848 in Switzerland and Narcisa De Jesus Martillo Moran, born in 1832 in Ecuador.
21:51 One officer and a soldier were wounded in a raid on a house belonging to Nasser Juma in Majdal Anjar
21:34 UN's Special coordinator for Lebanon Michel Williams arrives in Beirut to assume his responsibilities.
21:25 The central security council will hold an extra ordinary session following the arrest of the terrorist cell implicated in Tripoli explosions, NNA reported.
21:21 Hezbolllah MP Raad told New TV: It has been agreed in principal to hold a reconciliation meeting between Hariri and Nasrallah. The meeting will occur , but timing remains to be decided. The reconciliation aims at removing tension from the%
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