Prior to the meeting Jumblatt told An-Nahar newspaper that the reunion is part of his bid to "drop the old barriers and move forward with efforts to achieve national reconciliation … and forge a relationship of trust and understanding with the various parties."
Jumblatt did not make any statement before leaving Baabda palace today
Wednesday
11:30 pm New TV: General Kahwaji has revealed from Dubai that the Lebanese security authorities have been able to discover the names of the killers of Walid Eido and Francoise Hajj
10:55 pm Minister Ghazi Aridi told OTV: It is in our national to benefit from past mistakes and try to take advantage of the current positive atmosphere. We have an interest in developing special relations with Syria in line with the Taef accord
11;00 pm US Republican Senator John McCain on Wednesday strongly defended the top advisers from his 2008 presidential campaign in the face of sharp criticism from his vice presidential running mate, Sarah Palin.
10:00pm Mitri: The Ministerial Statement Committee made progress
9:20 pm Algeria beats Egypt 1;0 and qualifies for 2010 World Cup
8:37pm Ministerial Statement Committee meeting ends, Fneish says political issues not resolved yet
8:00pm President Obama on Wednesday called it "dangerous" that Israel plans to add 900 new apartments to an existing Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem -- an area Palestinians hope to claim as their capital absent a peace agreement with Israel.
7:49pm Jumblatt praises Suleiman for sponsoring reconciliation meeting with Franjieh
5:49 pm Abu Faour: the Ministerial Statement is “almost” done
5:44 pm Ministerial Statement Committee begins its meeting at the Grand Serail
5:12pm Qabbani announces Friday, November 27 as the first day of Eid Al-Adha
5:11 pm BBC: The problem of corruption in Afghanistan was highlighted recently when an international survey placed the country as the second most corrupt in the world.
5:10pm FPM leader MP Michel Aoun after the weekly meeting of Change and Reform bloc: FPM is suffering from rapid growth, during growth there exist some groups who are not used to democracy and there's no doubt that we have individuals who are opposing and maybe we have to dismiss those who do not abide.
4:45pm UNIFIL deputy spokesman Andrea Tenenti announced that a UNIFIL demining unit soldier was seriously wounded by an accidental detonation of a landmine as he was demining in a field south of Rmeish village.
4:10 pm PM Saad Hariri : "Deliberations of the Ministerial Statement Committee on Tuesday were very positive,” . He stressed that he is keen on reaching an agreement between all the parties over the Statement.
4:00pm A handover ceremony between new and outgoing Ministers of State for Parliamentary Affairs Michel Pharaon and Wael Abou Faour was held at the ministry.
3:02 pm LBC from Baabda: The meeting between Jumblatt and Franjieh was excellent , the ambiance was positive and both agreed not to make any statements following their meeting
2:58 pm President Obama says US will miss January 2010 date to close Guantanamo Bay
2:30pm Jumblatt left Baabda palace without making any statement.
2:00pm March 14 General Secretariat after its weekly meeting stressed that the “defense strategy” should remain the only topic for discussion at the dialogue table.
1:15pm Head of the Administration and Justice Committee Robert Ghanem set Monday a new meeting date after lawmakers drew up a consensus-based working methodology.
1:00pm Jumblatt and Franjieh arrived at Baabda palace for their reconciliation meeting under Suleiman.
12:18pm Marada movement leader Suleiman Franjieh met with Egyptian ambassador Ahmed al-Bidyawi in Rabiyeh. The two men discussed Egyptian-Lebanese ties and current situation in Lebanon.
12:16pm Berri from Baabda palace: Baabda is where all Lebanese meet. Things are going fine on the ministerial issue.
12:15pm PM Saad Hariri received a phone call from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas who congratulated the premier on the formation of the cabinet.
10:50 President Michel Suleiman is meeting with Speaker Nabih Berri at Baabda palace.
9:15 VOL: A grenade exploded underneath a vehicle in the eastern town of Majdal Anjar. A military expert went to the scene to investigate the blast.
8:20 MP Ahmed Fatfat told VOL: It is difficult to set a deadline for drafting the policy statement. The issue of Hezbollah’s arms will be discussed on the dialogue table.
Tuesday
9:49 pm French FM Bernard Kouchner says president Abbas is “indispensable” for peace process
9:37pm US: Jerusalem homes plan makes new peace talks difficult
9:26 pm US “objects” to Jerusalem settlement work. Israel approved earlier today 900 new housing units in east Jerusalem
9:13 pm March 14 wins AUB student elections in the Faculties of Engineering, Business, Agriculture, and Arts Sciences