http://yalibnan.com/ Lebanon News Live from Beirut Copyright 2009 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:53:02 +0200 http://yalibnan.com/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Beirut - The issue of Hezbollah arms continues to delay the finalization of the ministerial policy statement . Yesterday the committee charged with drafting the statement met again but no agreement was reached . Many were hopeful that the statement will be finalized before Sunday November 22 http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/friday_news_bri_75.php http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/friday_news_bri_75.php xxx.FRONTPAGE Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:53:02 +0200 Beirut- Finally someone is thinking about the Lebanese people. Prime Minister Saad Hariri told the Annual Arab Banking Conference held at the Phoenicia hotel in Beirut that the new national unity government's policy statement should guarantee a better life for the Lebanese. http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/thursday_news_b_73.php http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/thursday_news_b_73.php xxx.FRONTPAGE Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:39:01 +0200 Beirut - As expected President Michel Suleiman hosted Wednesday a reconciliation meeting between Progressive socialist party leader MP Walid Jumblat and Marada Movement leader Suleiman Franjieh. Following the meeting Suleiman hosted the two leaders for lunch at the Baabda palace http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/wednesday_news_72.php http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/wednesday_news_72.php xxx.FRONTPAGE Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:36:47 +0200 Beirut- The issue of the ministerial policy statement continues to be the focus of the media in Lebanon. The Committee charged with drafting the policy statement will hold a third meeting under PM Saad Hariri at 5 pm on Tuesday in an effort to finalize a number of items regarding the political part http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/tuesday_new_bri_5.php http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/tuesday_new_bri_5.php xxx.FRONTPAGE Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:55:16 +0200 Beirut - As expected, Hezbollah arms remain the most divisive issue facing the finalization of the ministerial policy statement of the so called ‘national unity government’. The committee charged with drafting the statement has been meeting since noon today at the Grand Serial to decide on a draft http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/monday_news_bri_70.php http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/monday_news_bri_70.php xxx.FRONTPAGE Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:33:20 +0200 Special to Ya Libnan
"Thinghs are not what they appear to be" is as close of a description of the political landscape in Lebanon]]> http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/alice_in_wonder.php http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/alice_in_wonder.php xxx.FEATURED Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:54:23 +0200 Special to Ya Libnan
Your Excellency: Congratulations on the formation of the new cabinet. Now that you have a government in place, I am writing to advise you to capitalize on recent developments to set the stage for peace in Lebanon.]]> http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/an_open_letter.php http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/an_open_letter.php xxx.FEATURED Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:38:22 +0200 Beirut- The focus of the media today is on 2 issues: The election of the board members of the Lebanese Bar Association in which the March 14 majority and the minority are fiercely competing and the controversy surrounding the ministerial statement with regards to the Hezbollah arms. http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/sunday_news_bri_73.php http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/sunday_news_bri_73.php xxx.FRONTPAGE Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:26:04 +0200 Beirut - The trend within the March 14 movement calls for getting away from Lebanon’s extremism and focusing instead on a position between March 14 and March 8 alliances. In his first appearance on Hezbollah's al-Manar TV since 2000, Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/saturday_news_b_67.php http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/saturday_news_b_67.php xxx.FRONTPAGE Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:17:22 +0200 Special to Ya Libnan
Twenty years ago this month, on November 4 1989, the civil war ended with the ratification of the Taif Accord. This reconciliation agreement identified the elimination of confessionalism as a national priority.]]> http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/twenty_years_la.php http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/twenty_years_la.php xxx.FEATURED Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:41:13 +0200 By: Raghida Dergham There is striking evidence of regional consensus over forming a Lebanese national unity government after deliberate obstruction that lasted for five months http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/opinion_irans_p.php http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/opinion_irans_p.php Politics Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:04:13 +0200 Beirut - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is in Paris, France to ask the French to play a bigger role in Middle East peace efforts. Assad said the issue would be the focal point of his talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy because he was disappointed by Barack Obama's record in the region http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/friday_news_bri_74.php http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/friday_news_bri_74.php xxx.FRONTPAGE Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:33:26 +0200 Beirut - Lebanese President Michel Suleiman held talks today with his Syrian counterpart President Bashar al-Assad. Suleiman arrived in Damascus early Thursday and the summit lasted for 90 minutes, following which he headed by helicopter to the Baabda palace according to local and Syrian media http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/thursday_news_b_72.php http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/thursday_news_b_72.php xxx.FRONTPAGE Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:43:37 +0200 Beirut - The Phalange Party announced that it is still a member of March 14 majority alliance and ended speculation about its withdrawal from the new Cabinet, saying attempts to exclude the party from decision-making have failed. http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/the_phalange_is.php http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/the_phalange_is.php Politics Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:23:19 +0200 By: Andrew Lee Butters Beirut- It's been an almost endless summer in Lebanon, with beach weather and relative political harmony continuing well into November. The only thing marring what could have been a perfect year http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/for_a_country_m.php http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/for_a_country_m.php Opinion Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:18:56 +0200 Beirut- Now that we have a cabinet in Lebanon the next issue is the ministerial statement . Again, as in the case of the cabinet formation the delay factor in coining the statement will be Hezbollah arms. The committee that will be responsible for the preparation of the ministerial statement http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/wednesday_news_71.php http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/wednesday_news_71.php xxx.FRONTPAGE Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:51:56 +0200 Beirut- The international reaction to the formation of the government has been swift. As soon as the formation of the government was announced , French President Nicolas Sarkozy congratulated Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri . In a letter released by the Elysee palace, http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/tuesday_news_br_65.php http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/tuesday_news_br_65.php xxx.FRONTPAGE Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:10:04 +0200 Beirut- Finally and after five months of tough negotiations Lebanon has a new cabinet . Decree number 2839 confirming the cabinet lineup was just issued by President Michel Suleiman from the Baabda palace following a meeting with PM designate Saad hariri in the presence of Speaker Nabih Berri http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/breaking_news_l_10.php http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/breaking_news_l_10.php Breaking News Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:04:37 +0200 Beirut- Saad Hariri, Lebanon's prime minister-designate is putting the final touches to a new government line-up after nearly five months of winning the parliamentary elections. An announcement on the new cabinet is expected as early as Monday evening after Hariri meets with all the http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/monday_news_bri_69.php http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/monday_news_bri_69.php xxx.FRONTPAGE Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:17:37 +0200 Special to Ya Libnan
Many have often sung the praises of "going with the flow" and "putting off until tomorrow what can be done today".]]> http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/the_cost_of_ind.php http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2009/11/the_cost_of_ind.php xxx.FEATURED Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:40:58 +0200