Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun finally decided to forego his former condition of being the only consensus presidential candidate and announced on Wednesday that he will run for the presidential post against Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea, but on condition that they will be the only 2 candidates. But as expected PSP leader […]
Geagea : Aoun should be the last to accuse anyone of lying
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Wednesday blasted Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun for accusing him of lying over the issue of the electoral law. “Aoun is the last person in the Lebanese Republic to accuse anyone about lying,” Geagea said during an interview with Voice of Lebanon radio station.
Geagea tells Berri: Shame on you for convening parliament
In an open letter to Speaker Nabih Berri, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea condemned the continued parliamentary meetings in light of the 25 assassinations and failed assassination attempts in Lebanon in the past few years.
Geagea: Berri can be the next speaker if he joins March 14
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea called on Speaker Nabih Berri to join the March 14 alliance who will then elect him as the next speaker after winning the next parliamentary elections, stressing that his personal relationship with him is good.
Geagea: Iran, Syria hired Hezbollah to kill Hassan
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea told Saudi daily Al-Watan in remarks published on Thursday that the Internal Security Forces intelligence chief Wissam al-Hassan was assassinated by the Shiite group Hezbollah under orders from its Syrian and Iranian backers
Geagea says ‘unacceptable’ to re-elect Berri as speaker
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea told Al-Akhbar newspaper in remarks published on Thursday that Nabih Berri could not remain the speaker of parliament after the upcoming elections. “Despite our respect towards him, we cannot accept Berri as speaker of parliament due to his current political alignment,”
Geagea urges the Christians to be themselves
The Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea urged the Lebanese on Saturday to differentiate between the Syrian regime and the Syrian people and reiterated his party’s support for the Syrian people in their uprising against the regime of president Bashar al Assad.
Syria Issues arrest warrants for Lebanese backing rebels
The Syrian judiciary has reportedly issued arrest warrants for Lebanese leaders “on charges of backing and financing armed groups,” Sky News Arabia reported on Monday. In an interview with Hezbollah’s al-Manar television , Damascus’ First Attorney-General Mohammed Marwan al-Loji said yesterday that “the Syrian judicial authorities are preparing arrest warrants for several
Geagea urges Suleiman, Mikati to expel Syrian envoy
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Monday called on President Michel Suleiman and Prime Minister Najib Mikati to “expel Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdel Karim Ali , ask the Lebanese ambassador to Syria to return to Lebanon, suspend the Lebanese-Syrian Higher
MP Harb: Cabinet must hand over telecom data to avert strife
March 14 MP Boutros Harb told the Voice of Lebanon radio station on Saturday that the cabinet must hand over the required telecommunication data to the security forces in order to prevent a strife in Lebanon. “The cabinet is still withholding telecom data; if it wants to avoid strife in the country, it should handle […]