Yesterday's meeting was attended by the following Marnoite MPs :

Boutros Harb, Robert Ghanem, Farid Khazen, Salim Aoun, Ibrahim Kanaan, Henry Helou, Nader Succar, Hady Hobeich, Chamel Mozaya, Nematallah Abi Nasr, Kamil Khoury, George Adwan, Youssef Khalil, Walid Khoury, Pierre Sarhal, Elie Aoun, Nayla Mouawad and Abdallah Farhat.

General Aoun did not attend but his parliamentary bloc participated in the meeting as evident from the above list

Saturday

19:10 Geagea said after meeting Hale: Washington will not tolerate any violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty or the intervention by any foreign force.

18:50 Qordahi in response to Geagea: Geagea does not speak for the Cedar Revolution nor for the March 14 forces in Jubail

18:30 Cabinet Minister Talal Arslan said after meeting Jumblatt in Moukhtara: We Hope we could continue reconciliations on the same path, the path we had kicked off in the Mountains.

18:17 MP Nayla Moawad: It is obvious that Aoun should surely be held responsible for the assassination of (former president )Rene Moawad

17:20 Taborian ruled out signing an agreement to for importing power from EGYPT due the proposed high prices

17:10 Hale meets Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea at his residence in Maarab.

16:25 State Prosecutor Saeed Mirza was briefed by the military Prosecutor Jean Fahd on progress of investigation into the Bsarma incident in north Lebanon.

15:21 Shamsuddine called for arming the army by Iran . He also said Aoun's comments are not commensurate with his position

14:49 Debka : Washington threatened Syria with military intervention should Syria cross the borders into Lebanon

14:45 U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State David Hale arrived at Beirut airport

ه11:43 Former MP Hamad al-Samad passed away this morning after a long illness.

11:36 Minister of State Nassib Lahoud told Voice of Lebanon: Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun’s verbal attack on Premier Fouad Siniora was “shameful.”
He also called any attack on Bkirki or the Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir a “flagrant error.”

He also said “I do not fear the Syrian army will return to Lebanon, because Lebanon is not an unprotected land... When there is mutual respect we can cooperate easier,” . he added “I do not agree with the suggestion that says that Lebanon’s security can only be achieved through safeguarding Syria’s security, because this allows a certain Syrian interference in Lebanese internal affairs,”

11:05 The Marada Movement's Media official said bilateral reconciliation is rejected and we prefer to manage differences with the Lebanese Forces along the lines of our relations with the Phalange Party. He accused Bkirki of following a biased policy.

9:14 Minister Nassib Lahoud told Voice of Lebanon : Civil war events should not be used to agitate political differences.

8:45 Minister Ibrahim Shamseddine told Free Lebanon Radio: The ongoing reconciliation efforts are serious, but not deep enough

08:36 Al Qabas : Hezbollah may take decisive steps if the dialogue talks are not expanded and the agenda is not modified .

08:20 Al Liwa'a: The Lebanese are carefully reviewing the reports from Damascus on the whereabouts of shaker al Absi . The last report reveals that he is in one of the Syrian jails

08:15 Lebanese Security source: The Syrian army has no intention of entering Lebanon. The deployment of the Syrian troops along the border is to help the Lebanese army in the event it decides to put an end to the Salafi presence in the north

08:02 Lebanese military source in response to DPA : There are no preparations for a major operation against the Beddawi camp similar to the operation against the Nahr el bared last year

07:34 al Akhbar : several Lebanese groups received reconnaissance training in Syria prior to the massive deployment along the borders

07:04 Al Hayat French sources: We do not see any benefit for Hezbollah in a confrontation with Israel nor an Israeli benefit in a confrontation with Lebanon

06:34 Minister Bassil told As Safir: The amount of two million and 516 thousand dollars is for 33 fixed cellular lines. The amount to go to the Lebanese Treasury on condition it will be spent on improving the performance of cellular network

06:10 US Study: The US government has granted the Lebanese army military equipment worth $400 million since the March 14 alliance took over power in Lebanon in 2005
06:02 Al Marada sources told As Safir: We are advocates of reconciliation . We support the statement by the maronite League , even though we did not participate in drafting it

05:59 Lebanese Forces sources told As Safir: The meeting between Geagea and Franjiyeh is imminent : The 2 will be having a bilateral meeting either at Bkiki or at the Baabda republican palace and General Aoun is in agreement over the meeting . Had Patriarch Sfeir been here , they would have had the meeting today
05:55 As Safir: former minister Franjiyeh may show up today to state his opinion about the statement of the maronite League following yesterday's meeting

05:42 An Nahar : The investigation of the Bsarma explosion is complete and its results may reflect positively on a possible reconciliation between the Lebanese Forces and the Marada

05:34 Those working on a reconciliation between Lebanese Forces and the Marada are not losing sight of the difficulties of reaching a quick and practical solution

Friday

23:29 Geagea: Our big obsession is that Hezbollah considers itself part of Iran’s military body and if the confrontation between Iran and the U.S. intensified we are the victims.

19:32 Speaker Nabih Berri visits Baabda to meet with President Michel Suleiman.

19:05 Former PM Najib Mikati: Parliament is the natural place to hold the government accountable. Gen. Aoun is head of a parliamentary bloc and he can make observations (about MPs) in Parliament.

17:00 Couchepin said at a press conference in Baabda: We support the efforts of President Michel Suleiman for a peaceful and tolerant Lebanon and are ready to offer all support to Lebanon. We can provide assistance in the fight against mines in particular.
Switzerland understands something important, and that is that there is no model that can be circulated to all countries. We have succeeded over the past years in consolidating cultural and political coexistence … In Switzerland, there is no majority or minority.
A just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinians in Lebanon must be solved, and Switzerland is ready to help, since Lebanon cannot deal with this individually

19:00 Tyre ( Sour) policemen arrested the man who killed citizen Youssef Fadel Jahmi in Borj al-Shamali. He was identified as Mustafa Mohammed Manah.

18:30 The German press agency DPA: A Lebanese security source foresees a massive operation in the northern Palestinian refugee camp of Baddawi.

16:20 Gen Aoun at a press conference : " Regarding reconciliation, the Free Patriotic Movement has no problem with anybody . Our reconciliation with the Lebanese Forces took place when I visited Geagea in prison. We either reach an understanding or compete through democratic means." "Siniora is a sectarian man and is ruining the state. I challenge him to submit to financial audit."

Aoun defended Syria's border deployment : " Syria has the right to take measures along its border and Lebanon has to do the same" and attacked those that criticize Syria: "Their talk against Syria is part of bickering over elections "

15:35 Couchepin arrived at Baabda Palace for a meeting with President Michel Suleiman.

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