sources.
They discussed the past problems and specifically the May 2008 violence and both praised the efforts of Talal Arslan during and after that period .
They also discussed the future prospects for Lebanon and the region, and stressed the need to work together to move Lebanon and the region from the crisis state to the state of cooperation for the sake of the people of Lebanon.
They also confirmed to continue to work together towards full reconciliation, and agreed to continue communication and consultation during the next phase.
As Safir newspaper said Friday that the agenda of the talks included the stage that followed the Doha agreement and the challenges that emerged after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's latest speech.
According to As Safir, the two officials were also to discuss prospects of dialogue between Jumblatt and Damascus, in addition to relations between Hezbollah and the Progressive Socialist Party.
The location of the meeting will of course remain a top secret since Nasrallah has been hiding ever since the 2006 war begun
Friday
10:15pm Pakradonian told An Nahar : Murr ( Michel ) and me are friends and will remain as friends . What happened is a misunderstanding and a surprise that we didn’t anticipate and shouldn’t have happened .
Murr accused the Armenians of deceiving him ( promised to vote for him but instead voted for the Iranian and Syrian backed opposition. Murr also accused the Armenians of cheating , by using over 4000 fake ID's to vote
09:59pm Franjiyeh told OTV: Harairi has to have national consensus in rder for him to govern, but if he is Siniora's candidate thenthere is no hope, since the decisions will be taken in Saudi Arabia
09:44pm Stricter measures being taken at the airport to prevent the infiltration of more swine flue cases
09: 30 The White House vowed on Friday it would not allow the United States to be used as a "foil" in Iran's post-election tumult, declining to harden its position on political turmoil in Tehran.
08:40pm MP- elect Suleiman Franjieh paid a visit Friday to Hezbollah's Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah. Their meeting lasted three and half hours
07:05pm PSP Media office: The Jumblatt Nasrallah meeting was positive and opened a new page of reconciliation and coexistence
07:00pm Baroud: The granting to the children of a Lebanese mother whose foreign husband is dead created a positive shock in the civilized world
06: 30 pm Amnesty International announced on Friday that it believes up to 10 people may have been killed in post-election protests in Iran, and at least four students are currently unaccounted for following the attack on the Tehran University dormitory.
06:10pm UK summons Iranian ambassador after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s speech and told him Khamenei’s comments were ‘unacceptable’
03:39pm former minister Azour : The weapon of Bkirki was and will always be it courage in employing the " freedom of expression in defending the sovereignty of Lebanon" and added : "we reject all criticism against Bkirki "
03:31pm A meeting of the Democratic gathering block at the residence of its leader MP Walid Jumblatt , to discuss the outcome of his meeting with Nasrallah and current development
03:20pm Iranian authorities refuse to grant the supporters of Mousavi permission for a demonstration
03:00pm Jumblatt urged Arabs of 1948 Palestine : Renounce violence and adhere to your Arab identity and national projects in order for you to confront the Zionists
02:38pm UNIFIL spokesperson Bouzaiane: Activities that are carried out by the Israeli army in the area are south of the blue line and outside the UNIFIL area of operation
02:25pm Kekya after meeting Mitri : the positive climate following the elections encourages us to believe that Lebanon is on the right track
02:00 pm Gemayel after his meeting with the members of the list of "Zahlah in our heart": Zahlah is link between all the Lebanese and the region .
1:30pm Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir prayed at Mar Mikhayel church in Jbeil and participated in an event organized by Caritas on the occasion of the day of solidarity with people with disabilities and other special needs.
1:20pm The Lebanese army said Israel violated the border by establishing observation posts in a restricted area on the outskirts of Kfarshouba hills and Baathayeel
12:30pm MPs Streada Geagea and Elie Kayrouz rejected criticism of Bkirki because "without the Maronite Patriarchy Lebanon wouldn’t have gained its independence and freedom."
12;30pm As Safir :Eldest MP Abdel Latif al-Zein will likely set June 25 as the date for a Parliament meeting to elect a new Speaker.
12:22 pm MP Zahra: we say to those that felt hurt by the national stand of Patriarch Sfeir "your comments reconfirm what he said and his warnings came in the right time "
12:19pm An accident at Cola bridge led to a traffic jam that stretched all the way to the Beirut airport road
12:15pm Minister Aridi:The Jumblatt Nasrallah meeting lays the foundation stone for a positive ambiance and we hope this will be the beginning of an open dialogue between all Lebanese
12:00pm ambassador Beddawi after meeting Franjiyeh : We hope the elections will open a new page in internal Lebanese political relations
12:00pm Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has appealed for calm in Iran after days of street protests over a disputed election result. "Today the Iranian nation needs calm," he said in his first address to the nation since the biggest street protests in the Islamic Republic's 30-year history broke out.
11:33 UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay says UN is concerned about increase of arrests in Tehran
11:30 The health ministry said the number of swine cases in Lebanon has risen to 20.
10:35 A hand grenade was thrown by an unknown in front of the house of a Fatah member in the Al Rashidiyah Palestinian refugee camp last night
10:30 Hassan Khalil told al Manar : The Jumblatt - Nasrallah meeting did not result in any changes in the position of either leader but it created a positive atmosphere that will reinforce the security of the country and open new horizons for future cooperation to get Lebanon out of the crises
10:20 PSP's Rayyes told LBC: The Jumblatt - Nasrallah meeting was bilateral and included very detailed discussions of the previous stage and an agreement to work together towards full reconciliation in the future
10:17 PSP's Abou Karroum told Future TV : Jumblatt - Nasrallah meeting came as a continuation to the state of political calm following the elections and there is no red line for meeting any other person
10:12 Minister Baroud : Adopting proportional representation in the elections is the solution for Lebanon and I urge the new government to come up with a new electoral law immediately and wait until it is too late
9:20 A Progressive Socialist Party source confirmed that a meeting took place overnight between MP Walid Jumblatt and Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. They stressed on the need to move Lebanon and the region from the situation of crises into full cooperation.
8:30 Minister Elie Marouni told VOL: We want the speaker to be for all of Lebanon and not for one team. The previous stage wasn’t positive. That’s why we are asking for guarantees. We will participate in the speaker’s election with a white paper.
7:30 Minister Ibrahim Shamseddine told VOL: Things look positive in the efforts to form a government in which there is real partnership and agreement.
Thursday
07:00 pm Continental Flight 61, whose pilot died midflight, has landed safely at Newark International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
06:50 Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir responded to Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's criticism : "The remarks we made are our beliefs, Lebanon’s decisions should not be made outside Lebanon. Our remarks upset some parties, but still our duty is to tell the difference between black and white. "The backlash to my statement is "loser justifying loss"
6:25pm Cabinet is in session at Baabda Palace and is being chaired by the president
5:50pm interior ministry published detailed results of elections on its website.
5:45pm The Higher Judicial Council did hold its first meeting since the body began its term on 12 June. Presided Judge Ghaleb Ghanem, the council is expected to outline a work plan.
05:44pm Closed-door meeting between President Suleiman and PM Siniora at Baabda Palace
05:06pm Al-Arabiya: Mir-Hossein Mousavi joins protestors in Tehran demonstrations
5:00pm MP Harb said the military court was not convinced Mustafa Hassan Muqdim was the man who shot at pilot Samer Hanna and called on Hezbollah to reveal the identity of the real killer. The initial investigation revealed that there were 3 other Hezbollah members involved in the assassiantion of Hanna but Hezbollah only handed over Muqdim
04:00pm Chamoun : If the opposition is making fun of itself then it shouldn’t try to make fun of others
3:55pm Lebanese Army: The incomplete remains of an unidentified individual were uncovered under the debris at the old Nahr al Bared Palestinian refugee camp. Remains were transferred to hospital for medical tests to help identify the body.
03:10 remains of an incomplete body were found under the rubble in Nahr el Bared refugee camp
03:00 Mitri after returning from Cairo: Arab political action is required to put to test the credibility of the International community with regards to the Palestinian issue
02:49 MP Moussa told MTV: the serious talk about the government formation after the election of the speaker , in order to avoid any barter deals
02:30 Minister Hariri: There is a Lebanese consensus to reject the naturalization of the Palestinians in Lebanon and there is no force on earth that can impose this on us
