outrage over the US helicopter raid.
All the Lebanese politicians on both sides of the isle ( opposition and ruling majority ) have responded positively to the Hariri - Nasrallah meeting and all expressed their hope that this could lead to more reconcilaitions before the dialogue talks scheduled for next week .
Syria has reacted with outrage to the US raid by closing down a US cultural center and a US school. In response the US according to Reuters may also shut down the US embassy in Damascus and has warned its citizens of unforeseen circumstances, if they chose to remain in Syria
Wednesday
22:45 Alloush told al Syasseh: the Syrian regime is using Hezbollah as the means to activate the Israeli Syrian file after confessing that it is unable to offer sacrifices ...most of the leadership of Hezbollah are members in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards
22:14 Al Jazeera: Washington to close US embassy in Damascus tomorrow only for security reasons
22:00 Minister Najjar denied the Alsayyad quote: I am not aware that the 4 jailed officers will be transferred overseas
21:20 Minister Bassil : I am trying but I look at the ministry of communications as a Ali Baba cave and I am still trying to find the exit . I cannot solve the 15 year old problem with a push button.
20:43 former president Lahoud met today Larijani in Tehran
20:05 Lebanese-Egyptian talks kick off in Cairo.
18:15 President Michel Suleiman arrived in Rome on a two-day official visit.
18:05 The French ambassador to Lebanon told Future TV that France’s PM will travel to Lebanon on a “political” visit accompanied by a group of French businessmen.
17:55 MP Hagop Pakradonian: Our alliance with the Free Patriotic Movement is ultimate and we don’t stab our ally in the back.
17:40 The interior ministry launched a campaign for the collection of donations for buying two fire extinguisher jets and other equipment.
17:00 The 32nd Conference for Arab police and security leaders ended in Beirut with a pledge to spread the culture of human rights and develop a culture of security.
15:18 Barak : We are ready for another war with Lebanon and this will be much better than the 2006 war
15:06 Hariri met Elias el Khazen and the president of the American University and Sayyed Ali al Ameen accompanied by a Shiite delegation
14:55 Franjiyeh : The reconciliation with the Lebanese forces will take place one day but no one knows when
14:43 Speaker Berri: The reconciliation will have to be part of the Lebanon's future project
14:27 Investigation is ongoing with regards to the Aug 13 explosion in the banking district of Tripoli
14:15 Tarabay after meeting Franjiyeh: The Martonite league is continuing with its reconciliation effort
14:10 Justice Minister Najjar : It is not possible to assume that the International Tribunal will continue to operate in secrecy and behind closed doors
14:55 Boutros Harb after meeting Berri: The reconciliations have reflected positively on the principals of the constitutional council
13:45 The customs have confiscated 61 antique pieces from the house of one of yesterday's detainees
13:50 Geagea will meet this afternoon with the Maronite league delegation
13:45 10 MPs submitted a petition in which they proposed lowering the voting age to 18
13:00 President Suleiman headed to Rome to meet with his Italian counterpart and the pope
12:20 General Aoun met with a youth delegation that is campaigning to reduce voting age
12:15 Former president Gemayel after meeting with Pukin : The Kataeb ( Phalange) party is very clear in its electoral alliances with the March 14 group
12:10 "Reuters": The U.S. said its embassy in Damascus following the latest US raid near the Syrian Iraqi borders could be closed and warned its citizens of unforeseen circumstances
12:00 MP Jawad Boulos told Free Lebanon radio station that the Syrian authorities were using their influence to delay the reconciliation between Lebanese Forces and Marada. He added the reconciliation between Future leader MP Saad Hariri and Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was facilitated by Iranian pressure on Hezbollah.
12:00 Franjieh is meeting a delegation from the Maronite League headed by Joseph Tarabay
11:30 Deputy Egyptian Intelligence Chief Omar Qennawy ended his official visit to Lebanon and headed for London.
11:15 Future TV: Internal security Forces postponed the destruction of tons of Kannabis in Boudai valley after unknown assailants fired on them. No casualties were reported.
11:00 MP Robert Ghanem told LBC TV: the Maronite leaders must realize that their role does not end at Lebanon’s borders, for the Christians’ role is essential in the whole region.
10:14 Phalange party leader Amin Gemayel receives Russian Ambassador Sergei Pukin.
7:30: MP Amar Houry to VOL: Following the Hariri-Nasrallah meeting, we did not use the term reconciliation but rather openness; we also agreed to follow up the meeting with a positive attitude as this will affect the national dialogue.
05:25 Speaker Berri told "Al-Nahar": We have to use the opportunity of the positive atmosphere in in Lebanon and the region
05:12 "An-Nahar": no truth to reports of wholesale invitations to the opposition to visit Cairo, despite confirmation from Qennawy that Egyptian doors are open
Tuesday
17:00 PM Siniora concludes his visit to Kuwait and heads to Cairo.
16:25 Syria decided on Tuesday to close the US cultural center and the American school in Damascus after a deadly US raid on a village near the Iraqi border, the state news agency SANA reported
15:00 Gen. Aoun : Reconciliation is necessary and is part of our culture and if there was no problem with the other faction there won't be any need for reconciliation
14:18 The judiciary sues 26 apprehended suspects in the so-called Jawhar terror network.
14:00 An Israeli force advanced into the Wazzani district and inspected the areas surrounding the water pumping station and the water spring
13:45 A valuable Iraqi antique piece was confiscated at the Lebanese /Syrian borders from a Syrian trader who was trying to smuggle into Lebanon
13:39 Minister Elie Marouni says he hopes Christians will follow in Hariri and Nasrallah’s footsteps and reconcile.
Tags: Iran, Lebanon, source: Lebanon Files, source: Naharnet, source: Now Lebanon, Syria, Ya Libnan
