to make retroactive pension payments by installments over three years.

Monday

22:55 Hariri and Jumblatt are discussing the recent developments at Quraitem residence in the presence of Minister Aridi

22:50 Former Jordanian information minister : Jordan considers Suleiman the rescuer of Lebanon and the unifier and the protector of Lebanese institutions and constitution

22:42 Hajjar told future TV : We are trying within the parliamentary committees to strike balance between the financial situation of the treasury and the rightful and pressing demands of the citizens

20:40 Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in a speech on Gaza siege: "What Livni said was not a slip of the tongue. The aim behind the Gaza siege is to break the Palestinian people’s will in order for the Zionists to impose their conditions. We call on the Egyptian leadership to open the Rafah border crossing permanently for the citizens of Gaza.". He called for a demonstration Friday to protest against the Gaza blockade

20:23 An explosion was heard in Ain al-Helweh refugee camp, according to reports in the media.

18:25 Aoun : "The Taef accord needs a shakeup because it shifted the presidential authorities to the prime minister" . He added" the Taef accord is not a bible and like any law it should be subjected to amendments. The Taef accord has created imbalance within the institutions and the crises of the past 2 years are the proof "

18:22 Now Lebanon source : Judge Ghaleb Ghanem is tipped to become the next head of the Supreme Judicial Council , while Judge Andre Sader is set be the next head of the Shoura Council.

17:40 President Suleiman has ended his official tw0-day visit to Jordan and has returned to Lebanon

16:55 Al Markaziyeh : The International investigation commission has concluded its investigation and the names of culprits will create a shock

16:35: MP Ibrahim Kenaan: Parliament approval of Public Sector wage increases is a victory to citizens rights; government financial austerity begins with ending government waste.

16:20 French sources told AKI: Sarkozy plans to meet Suleiman only during his visit to Lebanon and is not planning to visit Syria

16:15 Baroud chaired the first meeting of the election committee that will be supervising the elections

15:05 : Press Syndicate re-elects its board headed by Mohammad Baalbaki.

15:00 Minister Najjar left the intensive care unit at the hospital and has resumed his ministerial activities from his hospital room

14:30 The democratic party responds to Geagea : "He is the last person authorized to talk about politics"

14:14 UN relief organization: The state absorbed 43 % of the cost of damages during the July 2006 war

14:05 pm: Telecommunications Minister Gibran Bassil: Alfa will offer 75,000 news lines within one month and a half and will organize a public auction on Dec 22 to sell 50 “distinguished” lines

14:00 Judge Oueidat interrogates 9 detainees over the Nahr el Bared events

13:14 Speaker Nabih Berri adjourns the parliamentary session, following the adoption of a law on minimum wage increase and make retroactive pension payments by installments over three years.

11:42 Energy and Water Minister Alain Tabourian sets the price for every 20 liters of fuel oil at 15,000 LL. ( $10.00) or $1.90 per US gallon

11:35: MP Carlos Eddeh from Bkirki: I still consider myself in line with March 14 Forces. Those describing Aoun as a “Christian Patriarch” know nothing about Christianity. Eddé said that there was a contradiction between Christianity and Aoun’s personality. “Jesus’ message is one of love and forgiveness, whereas we only see in Aoun’s speech animosity, violence and creating dispute among people,” he said.

11:30 : PM Siniora at the debut of parliament legislative session: The legislature is master of its own domain, I bow in respect at parliament’s will, and I say those who take a decision bear the responsibility.

11:18 : Parliamentary legislative session begins to look into high cost of living and for increasing public wages.

11:15 : PM PM Fouad Siniora urges MPs not to subject financial situation to more temptations and hopes the item related to soldiers will be withdrawn.

10:49 Prime Minister Fouad Siniora arrives at Nejmeh square to attend the parliamentary session on minimum wage increase.

10:37 PM Fouad Siniora says that keeping the economy separate from political disputes will increase the level of development in the country.

10:30 : Two females hurt in an accident with a UNIFIL Spanish armored vehicle on the Khiam-Burj al-Mulouk road.

10:00 : Maronite Patriarch receives Spanish ambassador to Lebanon.

09:40 French MP told al Siyasseh newspaper : Iran has allocated in its budget $600 million for the Lebanese elections

8:45 VOL: Criminals arrested for burglary and kidnappings cut their bodies with blades while in detention at Baabda police station. Were taken to al-Hayat hospital under heavy security . Among them were Ali Haidous, Nidal Amin, Ahmad Ballout, Ali Malak, Rabih Charbel and Rabih Dib.

8:20 MP Michel Moussa told VOL: Consensus reached by parliamentary committees on pay raises will be quietly approved during today’s legislative session.

08:12 Spokesperson of the International Tribunal told al Akhbar : the issue of the detainees is the responsibility of the Lebanese courts

08:09 al Diyar : the opposition will be holding a meeting this week and will be attended by Berri, Aoun, Franjiyeh, Hezbollah to discuss the upcoming elections

06:19 Baroud: My ministry has all the problems of the country

06:12 detained general Jamil Sayyed intends to go on hunger strike today

06:02 Minster Murr participated in the Manama conference and will head to Moscow today

05:48 President Suleiman is having very serious and useful discussions in Jordan with King Abdullah and they intend to revive the Jordanian Lebanese committee

05:43 ministerial sources: the threat of use of the veto power by the opposition ministers is a very dangerous development

05:37 Berri told an Nahar : The parliament meeting today is intended to give the rights to those that deserve them the most even if this is took too long to be accomplished

05:23 a legislative parliament session today morning to review the law regarding the minimum wage

Sunday

21:52 Zuaiter told New TV : The opposition wanted the vote on the election committee to be based on 2/3 majority , but the ruling majority preferred to have it half plus one basis

21:44 MP Aoun visited Bishop Aoudeh to brief him on his Syrian visit

21:30 Finance minister Shatah told New TV: what happened at the cabinet meeting yesterday was regrettable : We had a choice between forming an election committee or not and we chose the first option

20:50 President Bush and Iraqi PM Maliki sign the Iraqi US security agreement

20:30 The Jordanian parliament speaker said after meeting president Suleiman : We hope the political maturity will guide the Lebanese leaders towards achieving security and stability

20:07 MP Adwan told New TV: We are in disagreement over the visit of General Aoun to Syria in all its forms . What we are calling for is a relationship between two sovereign and independent states

18:30 King Abdullah of Jordan called after meeting President Suleiman for the full implementation of UNSCR 1701 and declared support for dialogue in Lebanon.

17:00 PM Saniora is meeting Speaker Nabih Berri at his Ain al-Tineh residence

15:41 president Bush arrived in Baghdad on a surprise visit

14:45 NNA: Gunmen overnight killed two Lebanese citizens and wounded two others in Guinea-Bissau in Africa.

13:30 President Michel Suleiman, and his accompanying delegation, leave for Jordan on a two-day official visit

11:23 Geagea told Voice of Lebanon: He has a vision for the defense strategy which focuses on a Swiss model that emphasizes neutrality, which he would bring to the next meeting of the national dialogue talks. He criticized the behavior of March 8 ministers and called it "unacceptable." He supports international election monitoring which is designed to restrict the use of violence that aims at influencing the results of the elections.

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