A roadside bomb claimed the life of Tueni , a key leader of the Cedar revolution on December 12, 2005
"Martyrs know no despair," the aging MP Ghassan Tueni, Lebanon's leading columnist, told Gebran, the son he misses, in an article published by the daily an-Nahar.
"The backfire of hell would kill them … let us believe together," wrote the father lamenting his slain son.
"Open your eyes, my beloved son, the hour of truth is coming," he told Gebran, reflecting belief in God's justice.
Gebran Tueni joined a chain of martyrs from the March 14 alliance that opposes Syria's dominance over Lebanon and accuses the Syrian regime of killing former prime minister Rafik Hariri in a 2005.
The International Tribunal that would try suspects in the Hariri killing and related crimes is to start operating by March 1, as the U.N. commission probing the killings refers its charge sheet to the court's attorney general.
Friday
23:05 A Lebanese citizen was wounded by gunfire resulting from a dispute over competition in private power generation
22:15 Siniora from Baabda : The time has come to end this political bazaar over compensation for July 2006 war damages
20:30 Minister Nassib Lahoud : "We are hoping that the United states will reject any undermining of Lebanese sovereignty in any of its dealings in the Middle East ." He said during a lecture in Washington DC
20:20 Future TV: Shots fired between armed individuals from Hezbollah and others from the al-Miqdad clan at al-Mashrafiyeh. Heavy armed presence in Ghbeiri suburb was reported due to the clash
20:18 Minister Baroud told OTV: The government will be playing the leading role in the upcoming election by established a higher committee that will supervise the elections
19:20 Lebanon Files: Unconfirmed reports of a meeting of the opposition ministers at the ministry of Labor in Shiyah area. Hezbollah's Mohammad Fneish is the minister of labor
19:05 : PM Siniora arrived at Baabda palace to discuss with President Suleiman issues concerning tomorrow’s cabinet meeting.
18: 00 Oil prices fell 7 percent, or $3.38, to $44.60 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange due to failure of Auto bailout at the US Senate
17:30 Carter lecture at Issam Fares Hall at the AUB (facing the American University Hospital) will take place at 6:30 PM Friday Dec 12. The title of the lecture is: "30 years after Camp David: A memo to the Arab World, Israel and the Quartet"
17:28 Development and Liberation MP Ali Khreis has confirmed his alliance with general Aoun in the upcoming elections
17:08 The Lebanese file will be on the agenda of the meeting of French FM Bernard Kouchner and his Iranian counterpart Mottaki
16:30 Nabil Nicolas : If the FPM wants me to run in the elections I will be happy to oblige
16:15 : Speaker Nabih Berri is currently at Baabda palace meeting with President Michel Suleiman.
16:10 Hariri : Lebanon will be facing many challenges that will define its future
16:05: Ministry of Communications: Alfa to refund the difference on international tariff next January. The amount will be deducted from the January billl
16:00 Two detainees are being questioned over the Tripoli Banks explosion crime
16:00 :MP Saad Hariri on the 3rd anniversary for Gebran Tueni’s assassination: We pledge to continue with March 14 road, Lebanon is to see great challenges and open strife that will determine its course for coming decades.
15:40 : A young lady is arrested for possessing a knife while confronting a prisoner at the Palais de Justice.
14:50 : A Syrian-Kurdish national found with hands tied behind his bank and hanging inside his shop on the Bar-Elias international road.
14:45 : Minister Joe Takla charged with carrying out duties of Justice Minister Najjar pending is recovery.
14:40 c: 13 individuals arrested and charged with forming a gang, arms possession, the arrested individuals planted a roadside bomb to assassinate military figure in northern Lebanon.
13:10: Greek Orthodox Bishop Elias Aoude on Gebran’s 3rd anniversary: Gebran sacrificed himself for his brothers and for the country.
13:00 : Change and reform leader MP Michel Aoun meets with Russian ambassador Sergei Boukin at Rabieh.
12:35 Carter arrives at Msayleh by helicopter for meeting with Speaker Berri.
12:30 Arslan said he supports amending the Taef Accord. Expressed support for the efforts of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Change and Reform bloc leader MP Michel Aoun. “My support for the Resistance and Syria is a strategic choice, and non-negotiable,” he said. Attacked Jumblatt for changing his mind about meeting he brokered for him with Hezbollah
11:39 Future Movement MP Mustafa Alloush told New TV: Elections will be held on time unless security incident occurs
11:10 The ISF announces that the seaside road from Beirut to Jounieh will be open every day from 11:00 a.m. instead of 1:00 p.m.
10:57 Carter after meeting with a delegation from the Democratic Gathering bloc in Nejmeh Square urged Israeli withdrawal from occupied territories to enhance Lebanon’s sovereignty. He also urged Israel to stop its aerial breaches.
10:43 Former Minister Karim Pakradouni told Al-Manar TV : Some March 14 leaders’ policies are suicidal
10:20 Speaker Berri called parliament for a legislative session on Monday at 10:30 a.m to tackle the pay raise bill.
10:00 A mass in memorial of slain MP-Journalist Gebran Tueni started at St. Dimitrios Church in Ashrafiyeh.
09:37 Former US President Jimmy Carter meets with a PSP / Democratic Gathering bloc delegation in Nejmeh Square.
9:30 Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter meets representatives of the Democratic Gathering.
8:40 Police arrested in Beirut's Saint George district three armed Palestinians from the southern Ain el-Helweh refugee camp.
7:35 MP Ahmed Fatfat said the majority has welcomed efforts by observers to monitor the elections, which reflects its commitment to free and democratic elections. He added : Anyone who rejects the plan to monitor the elections has something to hide
00:02 MP Abbas Hashem : We ( FPM) are ready for reconciliation with everyone and it is not too late ..
Thursday
23:42 ABC : MP Ammar Houry said that General Aoun returned from Damascus as the spokesman for the Syrian regime . He tried to change the Lebanese regime and attack the Taef accord while in Syria
20:15 PM Siniora is meeting with Carter.
20:05 U.N. Lebanon representative Michael Williams said Syria has failed to provide the international organization with documents supporting Lebanon's sovereignty over the Shebaa Farms, pledging to renew the request in his next visit to Damascus. He added that there is progress with regards to Ghajar ( Lebanese Israeli border village) and he plans to visit Israel to negotiate with the Israeli officials over its return to Lebanon
20:05 Baroud told New TV: The opposition did not oppose the monitoring of the elections . It is important for any observer to meet the objectivity requirements , in order to be approved by the cabinet
18:02 A citizen was arrested for having impersonated as "electricity Inspector " in Beirut and Mount Lebanon
17:50c Interior Minister Ziad Baroud ordered immediate investigation into the traffic jam crisis.
16:40 Secretary General of the Higher Lebanese-Syrian Council Nassri Khoury said nominating a Lebanese ambassador to Syria is not a topic for tackling through the media.
16:30 Carter meets Phalange Party leader Amin Gemayel.
15:00 A meeting is underway between Carter and Mustaqbal Movement MP Saad Hariri in Nejmeh Square. Hariri assured carter that he welcomed any neutral and honest observer of the coming elections.
