Former president Amine Gemayel said the deployment of Syrian troops along the northern Lebanese borders "not innocent "
Samir Geagea , Leader of the Lebanese forces said :The statement by president Assad following the explosion in Tripoli is extremely dangerous and it clearly shows that he is preparing Syria for another military interference in Lebanon. Some of the cells of Fatah al Islam , which are the making of the Syrian intelligence are still active in Tripoli and wanted to take revenge from the army"
Thursday
22:00 Michel Samaha: Syria has no intention of entering Lebanon and conducting any military operation, even it was requested to do so
21:40 Minister Baroud told LBC: Lebanon continues to be a hot spot and will still be facing many challenges. Security should be a red line for all . Any plan for facing the challenges should be decided by the government . I am ready to visit Damascus to pursue any topics under the headline of safeguarding Lebanon's sovereignty. He said that he coordinates with Hezbollah, when coordination is needed.
20:55 US ambassador Michele Sisson returned from US via London to Lebanon
19:21 FM Salloukh told NBN : I will be visiting Syria soon to declare the establishment of the diplomatic relations between Lebanon and Syria . The declaration will be simultaneously announced in Beirut and Damascus
17:30 MP Ghanem said after meeting the Maronite league delegation: the Christians in general and specially the Maronites form the basis of coexistence in Lebanon
15:45 Sources from Miirab : he Lebanese Forces has received from the Maronite League an invitation to participate in the meeting of the Maronote MPs and plans to attend
15:01 Abu Faour : It is impossible for the Syrian regime to return and it is impossible for Lebanon to become the victim of a regional settlement
14:30 One child died and 60 were poisoned after eating spoiled canned food
11:39 Change and Reform bloc MP Walid Khoury told ANB TV: The Maronite League did not invite MP Michel Aoun to Maronite MPs’ meeting on Friday. He added President Michel Suleiman with the cooperation of Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir will carry out an important role in forging reconciliations among Christians.
11:24 MP Boutros Harb told Future TV: Reconciliation among opposing Christian parties could not be achieved without Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir’s involvement. He added that President Michel Suleiman - whom the Free Patriotic Movement, headed by MP Michel Aoun, wanted to head the reconciliation - could play a facilitating role if he coordinated with Patriarch Sfeir.
11:15 MP Nassib Lahoud from Bkirki: Priority goes to reconciliation between long-time civil war rivals whose disputes continue.
11:10 One person was killed and another wounded in a family quarrel in Borj al-Shamali in the southern city of Tyre.
11:00 President of the Swiss Confederation Pascale Couchepin visits Lebanon on Friday for three days.
10:55 A delegation from March 14 alliance, including MPs Marwan Hamadeh, Samir Franjieh ,Fares Soueid and Dory Chamoun, is in Paris to meet French officials to urge Syria not to abandon its commitments to Lebanon, in order to encourage Lebanon to maintain good relations with Syria
10;00 Suicide attacks outside two separate Shiite mosques killed at least 16 people in Baghdad on Thursday as worshippers left early morning prayers to mark the end of Ramadan
09:15 Qatari newspaper Alwatan: The misleading information about a Syrian plot to invade Lebanon will harm the new relations between the 2 countries
09:01 Al Khaleej : Hezbollah supports the naming of Saad Hariri as the first prime minister after the 2009 elections , even if the opposition wins a majority in the new parliament
08:55 Aoun will hold a press conference at his home in Rabiyeh tomorrow at 3:pm to talk about current local developments
08:45 Voice of Lebanon : The body of the wife of former head of military courts General Maher Safi Eddine was found 4 days after she died in her house on Nabih Berri street in Nabatiyeh . The investigation revealed that she committed suicide using a large doze of poison pills . Her corpse was taken to a hospital in Saida ( Sidon)
08:30 The final report of Bellemare will be issued on Dec 1 , 2008 and will summarize the results of Mehlis , Brammertz and his own investigations
08:08 US official told al Rai al Aam : Syria has to accept responsibility of fulfilling its promises to the International community over UNSCR-1559 and should also abide by UNSCR-1701 specially with regards to smuggling weapons to Lebanon
07:10 French source: confirmed that France will welcome General Aoun if he intends to visit Paris and that he is a friend of French FM Bernard Kouchner . The source said France understands the concern that Syria has about what is happening in Tripoli due to the strong link between the Sunnis of Tripoli and Homs, but this concern should not lead to a change of Syria's policy towards Tripoli
07:00 A security official told AFP : A hand grenade exploded in Tripoli between Bab al Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsin wounding 1 person
06:31 France continues to push Israel to withdraw from Shebaa farms in order to void Hezbollah excuse for keeping its arms
06:26 Rice and Welch told Syria's FM Mouallem that Syria is not allowed to even think about crossing the borders into Lebanon
06:20 Future TV: Former president Amin Gemayel said: Assad's Comparison of Lebanon to Georgia clearly exposes his thinking that he has the right to invade Lebanon. Gemayel pointed out that the deployment of Syrian troops along the northern Lebanese borders with Syria prior to the explosion in Tripoli is not an innocent act. Gemayel described the current reconciliation efforts in Lebanon as disengagement acts and not real reconciliation
06:03 Consultations between Lebanon and Syria over border security coordination to prevent smuggling across the borders
Wednesday
23:00 The US Senate approved the $700 billion Wall Street bailout legislation by a vote of 74 to 25. The revised bill increases the federal government guarantee on bank accounts to $250,000 from a limit of $100,000. Both senators Obama and McCain voted for the bill
15:01 MP Michel Murr: Bkirki should be the reference for the reconciliation. My problems with the Lebanese Forces are over . My relationship with Aoun is emotional
12:50 The Maronite Bishops Council said Wednesday that the Tripoli explosion that killed seven people, shows that those who want to bring evil to Lebanon were still active
12:46 Samir Geagea , leader of the Lebanese Forces : The statement by president Assad following the explosion in Tripoli is extremely dangerous and it clearly shows that he is preparing Syria for another military interference in Lebanon. Some of the cells of Fatah al Islam , which are the making of the Syrian intelligence are still active in Tripoli and wanted to take revenge from the army
10:45 Romania condemned the Tripoli explosion and decaled its support for Lebanese unity and stability
10:24 Voice of Lebanon: 40 people were poisoned in the town of south Marwahyn as a result of an Iftar dinner . The food was brought from a restaurant in Tyre ( Sour) . The owner of the restaurant is being interrogated
10:22 9 people that were food poisoned in Mount Karroum were taken to the Qubbiyat hospital for treatment
Tags: Hariri, Hezbollah, Lebanon, source: Lebanon Files, Syria
