at the Hariri International airport . He told reporters : "2009 is going to be a very important year ..it is going to be the year of change globally because there is a new American president, there will be a new Israeli government, there will be elections in Lebanon and....in Iran as well."

Wednesday

21:00 Crude oil falls below $53/ barrel

20:58 a clash occurred in Dbayyeh during a gathering of FPM and MP Abbas Hashem supporters. GM is accusing the Lebanese forces of initiating the incident

20:29 Sahili : March 14 's betting on Syria's isolation has failed and their attacks against it got nowhere

20:00 ABC : Awad is still in Ain el Helweh and is being sponsored by Fatah al Islam and Usbat al Ansar

20:00 : UNIFIL Spokeperson Yasmine Bozian: 8 Israeli soldiers crossed the Blue Line and we protested this breach to Israel.

17:55 Lebanese ambassador to France Boutros Asaker arrived from Paris to participate in the talks with French Prime Minister

17:50: Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea called President Michel Suleiman and Interior Minister Ziad Baroud and discussed situation in north.

17:15: MP Streda Geagea arrived at Baabda Presidential Palace to meet President Michel Suleiman.

16:00: New UAE ambassador to Lebanon Rahma al-Zouabi arrived today to begin his diplomatic mission.

15:15: Administration and Justice Parliamentary Committee approved the principle of awarding Lebanese citizenship to Lebanese immigrants.

15:00: March 14 Forces renew their call for Arab League to establish an investigative commission regarding Fatah al-Islam group.

14:45 VDL: Cabinet to hold a meeting at Baabda Palace at 6pm Sunday.

14:40 Bekaa Governor Antoine Suleiman said after the Lebanese-Syrian meeting in Chtura: Agreement has been reached to assign the technical committee to present a report on border smuggling points.

14:36 Judge Mezher interrogated 3 detainees accused of terrorist activities

14:18 The cabinet will hold a meeting on Sunday at 6:00 p.m. in Baabda to discuss privatization of the mobile phone sector.

14:15 Police chief Ashraf Rifi discussed with Lebanese University President Zuheir Shukr mutual cooperation between the university and Internal Security Forces.

13 :42 Miliband from Beirut Airport: 2009 is going to be a very important year ..it is the year of change globally because there is a new American president, there will be a new Israeli government, there will be elections in Lebanon and....in Iran as well."

13:31 A source close to Bkirki denied the rumor that Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir will visit Damascus by the end of November.

12:26 Army Command: A Polish plane has been filming Bint Jbeil, Marjeyoun, Nabatiyeh and the southern coast at low altitude to conduct a topographic survey for the Finance Ministry.

12:17 A Lebanese-Syrian meeting is underway at Park Hotel in Chtaura to discuss border issues.

12:14 Miliband after meeting Siniora: We discussed the economic situation in Lebanon which was unshaken by the global financial crisis. He hailed Siniora’s cabinet, “which provides stable leadership in the country.” He said that he also discussed with Siniora the Arab peace initiative of 2002 .

He said that Lebanon’s sovereignty and independence were crucial for the country, “which was a victim of others’ conflicts.”

11:40 Byblos public taxi drivers did not abide by a sit-in called by the transportation sector outside the Social Security center.

11:15 Miliband meets PM Siniora.

11:10 Miliband from Baabda: The entire world is looking at the upcoming parliamentary elections.

11:05 Berri after meeting Emir of Qatar: Doha Agreement had been fully implemented. National dialogue and reconciliation efforts are “doing well.”

10:30 British FM David Miliband meets President Michel Suleiman at Baabda Palace.

10:25 Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar to Future TV: The media should stay out of the issue of Fatah al-Islam because that hurts the investigation.

10:25 Fuel, diesel, kerosene prices drop; gas prices unchanged

10:15 Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri meets the Emir of Qatar after holding talks with Qatar’s deputy prime minister.

8:35 Armed Struggle Commander Munir Maqdah to VDL: Cooperation between Palestinian factions and the Lebanese army is essential; and violators are not allowed to stay in Ain el-Helweh.

8:30am President of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee Khalil Makkawi ruled out a military crackdown against Ain el-Helweh in light of cooperation between Palestinians and the Lebanese army command.

Tuesday

23:13 Miliband after his meeting with Hariri: The decision taken by the Governments of the two countries on exchange of ambassadors between Beirut and Damascus is an important step, which represents recognition of the need to establish strong relations between two independent countries

22:48 Michel Muawwad told LBC : it is unacceptable that the Syrian president denied the presence of Lebanese detainees in Syrian prisons and then turn around declare that he will hand over 10 or 12 detainees to their ally. ( in reference to Gen. Aoun, who will be visiting Syria soon)

22:28 Michel Mouawad told LBC: the conflict in the country is between two projects, the project of Lebanon and all its citizens of Lebanon and the project of a Lebanon as a stage to serve the interest of others who want to replace the Constitution of the Taif with the constitution of the gun

21:40 former President Gemayel told "LBC": We will celebrate next Sunday the martyrdom of my son Pierre. This is national and public celebration for all martyrs that died in defense of the country

21:38 Mario Aoun told "Future TV:" We have no problem in accepting money for this election, but does not mean that we are soliciting any funds to face the other team

20:34 LBC: Ahmad Hankir, a supporter of MP Osama Saad’s Nasserite Popular Movement, tried to shoot Hassan Rifai, a Future Movement supporter in the city of Saida, but missed him . Tensions increased in the city following the incident and security forces were deployed to contain the situation.

20:15 New TV expressed its willingness to cooperate with the Internal security forces and denied holding any information on the phone call between General Riffi and Ahmad Merhi and claimed it provided all the information in its possession

18:30 : British Foreign Secretary David Miliband arrives to Beirut; he is holding a meeting now with Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh at the airport.

17:55 Dr. Samir Geagea after meeting a Human rights delegation: The Lebanese in Syrian jails are a national tragedy and I regret that some politicians are taking this matter very lightly. He added This is a state issue, it is not an issue of any one sect or political party and what is required is for the president to take this matter extremely seriously

17:50 : Communications Minister Gebran Bassil said during a press conference: We wanted to get away from politics at the ministry; the deal was to have a consensus agreement regarding contracts. We will seek new proposals for finding an alternative to Alpha, as for MTC it will continue its operating under conditions it committed to. Alpha employees will continue working with the new administration run by the ministry. They prefer losing of the cellular sector rather than having the Free Patriotic Movement or its coalition succeed in anything. We will fix this sector and I challenge al-Anwar newspaper paper to disclose one middleman in the deal

16:51 Speaker Nabih Berri arrives in Qatar from Kuwait to begin his official visit.

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