that was circulated to all its members on Saturday.

Monday
9;00pm The United States voiced its opposition on Monday to unilateral Palestinian moves to seek recognition for an independent state, saying negotiations with Israel are the best way forward.

8:16pm MP Fatfat told MTV: the response to the draft of the ministerial policy statement has been positive and if Hariri asks me to accompany him on his trip to Syria I will do so

7:20 pm NYT: International inspectors who gained access to Iran’s newly revealed underground nuclear enrichment plant raised questions in a report released on Monday about whether the country may have also concealed other nuclear factories.

7:10 pm Reuters: Israel warned the Palestinians on Monday that declaring a state without concluding a peace agreement would lead to Israeli counter-measures that could include annexation of more of the occupied West Bank.

7:05pm PM Saad Hariri is meeting with a delegation from March 14 forces general-secretariat.

6:07pm President Suleiman met with Head of the Higher Judiciary Council Ghaleb Ghanem and they discussed the work of the council and judicial authority in general.

4:16 pm Israeli Opposition leader and Kadima chair Tzipi Livni called for a renewal of substantial peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, stressing that the lack of such negotiations is contrary to Israel's good.

4:15pm Musbah al Ahdab: Hezbollah is arming some factions in Tripoli and the problem is the lack of political direction to the military institutions on how deal with the problems of the city

4:05pm Hariri met with Internal security chief General Rifi to discuss the security situation in the country

4:01pm MTV: Unconfirmed information point to keeping the same paragraph used in the last ministerial policy statement with regards to Hezbollah arms

3:44 pm Pakradonian : The ministerial policy statement discussions will not take a long time and all sticking issues will be left for dialogue talks

3:30pm Hariri after meeting with the ministerial committee: Things are going in the right direction and you will notice a change in the way we will deal with all issues

2:49 pm Ministerial Commission’s meeting at Grand Serail ends . Minister Mitri said the "discussion was good but the focus was on political issues ( Hezbollah arms) " and added " tomorrow late afternoon another meeting will take place which will focus on economic issue( privatization)

1:57 pm Kalam newspaper : President Suleiman said Lebanon is heading toward a regime in line with democratic principles. “Whereas back then ( under Syria ) , cabinet formation was done within days, today, forming a government takes time, because it represents all of the country’s parties.” Suleiman said he will refuse to extend his term, stressing , “We should pave the way for competent youth to take the lead.”

12:20pm The new Apostolic Nuncio in Lebanon made a courtesy visit to Speaker Nabih Berri in Ain el-Tineh.

12:15pm Ministerial Committee charged with drafting the ministerial policy statement is meeting at the Grand Serail and being chaired by PM Hariri

12:03 MP Fatfat: Hariri wants to have “the best possible relationship” with Syria as long as it falls within the framework of promoting bilateral relations.

12:02 pm Sfeir: Hezbollah is an armed group and is trying to implement its goals.

12:00pm Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir : “My visit to Syria now is out of the question . He voiced hope that Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s prospective visit to Syria will bring about positive changes

11:15 PM Saad Hariri discussed the Lebanon situation with the Kuwaiti and Egyptian ambassadors.

10:35 Zahle residents protested in front of the Zahle Serail building and urged the security forces to tighten security measures to prevent recurrent robberies in the area.

8:22 MP Michel Moussa told VOL: Privatization is essential and concerns all citizens, but there is no common template for privatization that could be implemented in all sectors.

8:19 Cabinet Minister Adnan Assayed Hussein told VOL: Previous version of the policy statement is the best. Patience in the defense strategy issue is very important.

7:37 Minister Salim al-Sayegh told VOL: Each point has its importance and should be given enough time for discussion, including the defense strategy, which should be discussed at the national dialogue table.
7:34 MP Ammar Houry told VOL: I am not with putting deadlines for writing the cabinet policy statement. It should get a good share of dialogue.

Sunday
11;00 pm Palestinian officials said Sunday they are considering a unilateral appeal for United Nations Security Council recognition of a state in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

10;pm United Nations: Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon observed a 24-hour fast in solidarity with a billion hungry people worldwide, his spokesperson Marie Okabe has said.

9:20 pm NYT: Rudolph W. Giuliani, mayor of New York at the time of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, said on Sunday that the Obama administration’s decision to try Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the self-described mastermind of the attacks, in a civilian court in Manhattan would unnecessarily cost millions of dollars for security, create legal advantages for the defense and symbolically deny that the United States is at war with terrorism.

9:00 pm US President Barack Obama and Russian counterpart Dmitri Medvedev say they still plan to have a replacement nuclear arms reduction treaty ready by the end of the year.

8:15pm Minister Sayegh told Future TV : I will participate tomorrow in the meeting of the committee charged with drafting the ministerial policy statement , after meeting with PM Hariri