and that relations with Syria can wait.
He stressed that the consultations over cabinet formation are being carried out only in Lebanon, adding that the cabinet decree will only be issued from Baabda by the president, and not from anywhere else.
"Things are moving on the right track and Cabinet formation process is going along very smoothly " He said and added : "We want best relations with Syria, but everything in its time is beautiful."
Hariri concluded that all talk that contradicts his Saturday statement is strictly speculation and is untrue
The reconciliation meeting yesterday between the Marada Movement and the Phalange party helped in creating a more positive ambience in Lebanon. Phalange's Sami Gemayel and Marada's Suleiman Franjieh agreed to create dialogue among Christian forces in an effort to establish security and stability in Lebanon. In a joint statement they "stressed the need to renounce discords and find common grounds for a fruitful and lasting dialogue to restore the natural role of Christians."
The two men also agreed to reject attempts to naturalize Palestinians in Lebanon, because they both believed that "such a measure would be a blow to the Palestinian cause and have dangerous repercussions on Lebanon's political and social structure."
Sunday
09:07 PM designate Saad Hariri discussed with MP Walid Jumblatt the formation of the new cabinet in the presence of Deputy speaker Farid Makari and minister Ghazi Aridi
09:05 Netanyahu : The Lebanese government will be held responsible for any attacks originating from Lebanon against Israel
08:40 pm Sarah Palin's decision to resign as Alaska governor was primarily prompted by her concern over the large sums of money being spent on ethics investigations into her background, Alaska's Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell said on Sunday.
08:30pm Iran ; The Committee for the Protection of Votes which is run by Mousavi's campaign office, accused the re-elected President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of abusing the national financial resources for his election campaign. It also accused the Interior Ministry, tasked with organizing and holding elections, and the Guardian Council -- Iran's electoral watchdog -- of publicly endorsing the president before and during the campaign.
08:10 pm NY Times : US Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. suggested on Sunday in an interview with ABC that the United States would not stand in the way of Israeli military action aimed at the Iranian nuclear program
08:07pm the 32nd International Rally of Lebanon ended with the victory of Lebanese Roger Faghali
08:05pm MP George Adwan told New TV: the intervention of Syria in forming a government will harm the Syrian-Lebanon relations, and we reject the intervention of any country in our internal affairs
05:47pm A Fire erupted in Akkar between al Shouifi and Kfarhurra areas and the residents have appealed to the Civil Defense to intervene and help in extinguishing the fire before it is too late
05:29pm Carlos Eddeh told al Liwa: the opposition is practicing blackmail against the majority to secure the portfolios it wants and impose whatever conditions it wants in the Ministerial Statement
04:45 pm Guardian.co.UK :Hossein Shariatmadari, editor-in-chief of Iran's Kayhan newspaper and a confidant of Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Mir Hossein Mousavi had committed "terrible crimes", including "murdering innocent people, holding riots, co-operating with foreigners and acting as America's fifth column", in pursuing his claims that last month's re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was rigged and demanded that he undergo a public trial.
04:45 pm A marine rescue unit of the Lebanese civil defense recovered two bodies at the Tyre ( Sour ) beach and rescued 9 others along the Lebanese coast
4:24 pm NNA: Workers discovered during excavations eight old rocket-propelled grenades during excavations in the town of Mazboud.
03:50 pm AFP : US President Barack Obama will visit Russia on Monday in the hope of finding agreements on military transit and weapons reductions to revive a relationship that last year plunged to a post Cold War low.
03:45 pm : A Disney World monorail driver was killed after colliding with another train at the Orlando, Fla. USA , park, a local TV station reported
03:40 pm MP Ahmad Fatfat : We insist that the government should be made in Lebanon . The government should first and foremost serve the Interest of Lebanon and its people
03 :40 LAT : Mohsen Kadivar , an Iranian reformist cleric, living in the U.S., told Germany's Der Spiegel magazine that Iran's "form of theocracy has failed," and that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's decision to tie his fate to Ahmadinejad was "a great moral, but also political mistake."
03:35pm LAT : The lawyer for Hossein Rassam, 44, an Iranian national and British Embassy employee in Tehran arrested and under investigation for subterfuge today refuted reports that his client had been formally charged
03:30pm LAT : The head of Iranian judiciary Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi today has issued a directive to Iranian courts allowing them to sentence anyone working with satellite television channels or Internet networking websites to up to 10 years in jail, according to several news agencies.
03:20 pm MP Sahili : Partnership is not a numbers game but a true team effort in decision making
03:07pm One killed and 3 wounded in a traffic accident on Usta- Anaya road
02:48pm MP Boutros Harb : we will not give any more concessions. We don’t care about ministries and positions , what we care about is our national dignity
02:35pm MP Qadiri ruled out any visit by Hariri to Damascus before the formation of the government : "There are desperate attempts to throw Hariri into the Syrian lap and this is contrary to the actual reality "
1:55 Times Online : Bernard Madoff has hired a veteran prison consultant to help him find the best possible jail in which to serve his 150-year sentence for Wall Street's biggest fraud.
1:50 pm AP : The French agency investigating last week's crash of a Yemenia Airways flight to the Comoros says a submarine taking part in the search has picked up signals from the aircraft's two black boxes.
1 :33pm Former finance minister Azour: Lebanon is on a cross road and urgently needs an economic strategy that will meet the challenges specially after the positive signals that resulted from the elections
12:49 FPM's MP Abi Nasr : we will not settle for anything less than 7 ministries , but if need arises we will offer concessions to our allies in the opposition but not to the majority
12:33 MP Pharaon : I am not aware of any reconciliation discussions between Hariri and the Syrians
12:22 pm VOL: Heavy rain in the mountainous regions specially in the area between Rayfoun and Farayya amidst a layer of very thick fog
12:07pm: Former president Amin Gemayel during a Phalange party celebration in Kafr Obaida: The problem is Hezbollah arms and we are questioning ( Hezbollah's) source of funds and weapons , because these matters constitute a blatant violation of the Lebanese sovereignty
11:39 Patriarch Sfeir is not thrilled about the talk over a visit by Hariri to Damascus before forming the government : "We are living one disaster after another and one obstacle after another " He said
11:30 MP George Adwan from Bkirki: The impression that the cabinet is being formed overseas is not encouraging , something the Lebanese Forces doesn't approve of.
11:15 Wadih Khazen: The meeting between the Marada and Phlaange MPs is a turning point that will turn the page on the past and lay the basis for inter Christian reconciliation and the President remains determined to complete the Christian reconciliation
10:59 Sheikh Yazbek during a meeting of "Hezbollah clerics with Druze religious leaders : We appreciate the stance taken by the great national leader Walid Jumblatt , for the unity of Lebanon and we pay tribute to the historic meeting between him and Sayyed Nasrallah
10:39 Nicola told "Al-Manar:" the Government of Lebanon would be in danger because any dispute between the sponsors of its formation would threaten the situation in Lebanon and we ask the PM designate if he still wants to change the regime in Syria
10:22 a delegation from the villages of Zaghrata are in Bkirki to call on all Christians to rally around the Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir
10:20 MP Mashnouq: Lebanon has to read clearly new developments in the region. Relations with Syria should be normalized on official and not private basis and we do not consider dialogue with Syria as a concession but a duty
08:27 Al-Rayes, "news": Jumblatt has a new reading of all the regional variables and the issue is not a change in stance because he remains committed to his alliance
08:23Deeb told Al Balad : The guaranteed third in the government proved successful and prevented the marginalization various groups in the country because it acted as a balancing effect
08:02 "Al Diyar :" Jumblatt's attacks against the majority is aimed at marketing himself to the opposition, especially «Hezbollah» and to send a signal to Damascus, which reflects a longing their historic alliance .
07:47 Paqradoni told Al Balad : What happened between the "Phalange " and "Marada " is a reconciliation that will reflect positively on the national reconciliation effort
07:33 Kouchner: Paris awaiting the birth of a Lebanese government without interference in its formation
07:27 Amr Moussa told al Akhbar : the Lebanese people mastered the political game and the election is a victory for democracy
07:24 "Al Diyar :" Hariri told Suleiman that he has not received any invitation to Syria
07:21 "Al Diyar :" Hariri's visit to Syria is still the subject of consultations between Saudi Arabia and some Lebanese and Syrian leaders
07:15 Fayyad, the "Middle East": "Hezbollah" did not put conditions on Al-Hariri and the voices of confusion can not block the consensus
07:02 MP Nayla Tueni told Ash Sharq al Awsat : I am in love with Malik Maktabi and we are on our way to be engaged
Saturday
6:40pm Hariri after meeting President Michel Suleiman: Deliberation on cabinet formations are being carried in Lebanon and the decree will only be issued from Baabda by the president, and not from anywhere else. The government will be formed in Lebanon and we want the best relations with Syria, but at the right time. He concluded that all talk contradictory to this is untrue.
4:55pm A meeting is underway between President Michel Suleiman and PM-designate Saad Hariri.
03:12 pm M.Kh . arrested for various crimes including possession of war weapons, threatening and resisting security officials, causing harm and drug abuse
03:00 Energy minister Taborian said after meeting with speaker Berri : "The government should declare emergency with regards
