Jounieh, just north of Beirut

He added : “It is not acceptable that we jeopardize the safety of the South by allowing chaos and negligence to spread”

Geagea according to observers was referring to Hezbollah which is insisting on keeping its arms , claiming it is only for defending Lebanon against Israel. Geagea was also referring to the events of May 2008 when Hezbollah pointed its guns against the Lebanese people resulting in the deaths of hundreds of Lebanese. Geagea was also referring to the use of arms by the Iranian and Syrian backed Hezbollah-led opposition for political gain.
“We cannot control the Israeli intentions, but we can control the way that we respond to them’ Geagea insisted

Geagea slammed the Hezbollah-led opposition by saying that it has taken Lebanon hostage.

"The Lebanese state in its entirety has been taken hostage” He said

Addressing the issue of the cabinet formation, Geagea warned that if the opposition was seeking to obstruct the cabinet formation, then President Michel Suleiman and PM-designate Saad Hariri should "make up their minds and prevent the transformation of the government formation crisis into a crisis of rule and regime."

“Lebanon should not be left without a cabinet and the majority must not succumb to the conditions of the minority.” He added

Geagea stressed that “ National unity requires limiting arms to the state’s military institutions and having one authority responsible for war decisions; national unity is not about dividing portfolios in the cabinet”

Geagea insisted that if a unity cabinet cannot be formed then , “the majority must form a cabinet that represents it, and the minority must play the role of the opposition in accordance to democratic norms”

Geagea assured the Lebanese that the Cedar Revolution is alive and well .” The cedar Revolution is immortal, just like the Cedars of Lebanon”. He said adding : As long as the March 14 supporters are united then the Cedar Revolution is at its best, and if you saw the alliance disturbed you must know that this is out of vitality and not weakness

Observers described Geagea’s speech as a response to General Michel Aoun who has aligned himself with Hezbollah and who has been imposing unreasonable conditions for participation in the cabinet and as a warning to president Michel Suleiman and PM designate Saad Hariri not to succumb to the pressure from the opposition

Sunday
10;30 pm German Chancellor Angela Merkel claimed victory in national elections Sunday

10;00 pm AP: US Pulitzer Prize-winning conservative columnist, language expert and former White House speechwriter William Safire died Sunday, his assistant said.

9:47 pm caretaker Finance Minister Chatah for the "new": The Saudi-Syrian meeting created eased tension in the country but it is not a starting whistle for the formation of the Lebanese government and we do not want it to be that anyway

9:30 pm WSJ: German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to win a second term with the backing of a new center-right majority in the country's parliament.

9:20 pm US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says additional sanctions may force an economically squeezed Iran to change its nuclear policy. He questions the value of military strikes.

9:00 pm Iran plans to test-fire missiles capable of hitting targets across the Middle East tomorrow, in a show of defiance before Thursday's pivotal talks on nuclear issue

8:50 pm AP: Many Filipino villagers managed to save only the clothes on their backs but began to rebuild Sunday as the flood waters receded from a tropical storm that set off the worst flooding in the Philippine capital in 42 years and left 106 dead

8:06 pm LBC: Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal el Moqdad to visit Washington on Monday in response to an official invitation from the US administration

8:04pm Soueid told "MTV": Geagea’s words about the Shiite community was at advanced level and the Christian response to General Aoun was in the parliamentary elections when Christians decided on their choices in all areas

7:49pm Abu Faour: Inter Arab Communications is a good and can serve as an incentive to launch the process of forming the government in Lebanon

7:36 pm caretaker D PM Issam Abu Jamra told "Al-Manar:" PM -designate should turn his back to the outside world and Change and Reform bloc is ready give up the Telecommunications portfolio if offered another portfolio of equal weight

6:21 pm President Michel Suleiman addressed on Sunday the opening ceremony of the Sixth Francophone Games in Beirut. The tournament will be held from September 27 to October 6 and 42 countries will participate in the games

6:06 pm The opening ceremony of the Sixth Francophone Games commences at the Camille Chamoun Stadium in Beirut

5:53 pm French Prime Minister François Fillon arrives in Beirut and travels to the Camille Chamoun Stadium to attend the opening of the Sixth Francophone Games

12:51 pm FPM MP Alain Aoun: Change and Reform to meet with Hariri again on Thursday

12:20 pm Feltman told Future TV: Washington does not get involved in the formation of the Lebanese cabinet and has great confidence in the wisdom of the Lebanese

12:10 pm AFP: A landmark deal to establish ties between long-time foes Turkey and Armenia is to be signed on October 10 in Zurich, Switzerland, a Turkish official said Sunday

10:05 FPM and Future delegations to meet later Sunday, Sada al-Balad reports

10:00 Syrian newspaper Al-Watan reported in its Sunday edition that an Arab diplomatic source claimed the cabinet crisis has been resolved and a government will be formed by October 10.

9: 00 An Nahar's opposition sources: Geagea's speech on Saturday was a response to Michel Aoun's FPM

8:00 More than 60 million Germans are set to go the polls to choose a new government for Europe's biggest economy and its most populous nation.

7:50 Rescue teams are stepping up efforts to reach flood victims in the Philippines, where at least 72 people are feared to have died following torrential rains.

07:16 The opening session of the Francophone Games this evening is a sporting and cultural event that will show Lebanon's civilized side

07:07 Suleiman told Al Hayat : Syrians have no intention to intervene and Obama has vowed to me that there is no solution at the expense of Lebanon

06:43 MP Harb told Al Sharq al Awsat : Assad's visit to Saudi Arabia eased tension which prevailed in the previous phase

Saturday

10:30 pm The Obama administration plans to tell Tehran this week that the nation has three months to open its numerous nuclear sites to inspection, turn over notebooks and computers, and answer detailed

9:49 pm Minister Mario Aoun : If they give us the ministry of finance and 4 state ministries we will be satisfied

9:30 AP : Ignoring threats by Islamic militants, Chancellor Angela Merkel and her main rival held their final political rallies Saturday before Germany's national election, focusing on the key domestic issues of jobs and economic recovery.

7:04pm President Michel Sleiman returns to Lebanon after participating in UN General Assembly sessions

6:57 Geagea: Majority must form a cabinet that represents it; minority must play the role of the opposition. He accused the opposition of taking Lebanon hostage

5:25 Lebanese Forces martyrs memorial mass begins in Fouad Chehab Sports Facility in Jounieh

5:00 pm AFP: Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Saturday that Britain was "100 percent" focused on a diplomatic resolution to the spat over Iran's nuclear programme, but refused to rule out military action.

4:30 pm : Participant in Lebanese Forces' martyrs memorial mass George Antonios al Rahbawi dies after falling off from a bus and being hit by car on Ghazir highway