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Sayegh: Ministerial Statement will not come pre-packaged

In an interview with NOW on Sunday, Social Affairs Minister Selim Sayegh said that the Ministerial Statement will not come pre-packaged. “This statement should be a Lebanese product and has to express the internal concerns...

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Gemayel highlights Jumblatt-Hezbollah bilateral dialogue

Kataeb Party leader Amin Gemayel stressed in Al-Massira magazine on Thursday the importance of bilateral dialogue within the country’s politics, giving the latest Jumblatt-Hezbollah exchange as an encouraging example.

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Hariri Names New Lebanese Government After Five-Month Vacuum

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri announced the formation of a new Lebanese government late Monday following weeks of bickering and a five-month political vacuum since parliamentary elections. The breakthrough comes at a...

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Acting army chief meets Russian, Italian delegations

Daily Star staff Thursday, November 19, 2009 Listen to the Article - Powered by BEIRUT: Acting army commander General Shawqi Masri met Wednesday with Russian and Italian military delegations to discuss military cooperation and...

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Berri vows reforms, puts abolition of sectarianism on agenda

Ministers move closer to clinching cabinet statement By Elias Sakr and Nafez Qawas Daily Star staff Thursday, November 19, 2009 Listen to the Article - “We turned a new page with the formation of a new Cabinet,” Berri told...

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Syrian daily Al-Watan confirms Jumblatt-Aoun Baabda meeting

Syrian newspaper Al-Watan reported on Thursday that President Michel Sleiman will sponsor numerous meetings at the Presidential Palace in Baabda – similar to the one held on Wednesday between Progressive Socialist Party...

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Ya Libnan Political News: Wednesday News Briefs

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...

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Douaihy says Jumblatt-Franjieh meeting to be held after former “reassessed his national stances”

Free and United Lebanon bloc MP Estephan Douaihy told the Voice of Lebanon radio station that the meeting scheduled to be held on Wednesday between Marada Movement leader MP Sleiman Franjieh and Progressive Socialist Party...

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Rayess: Jumblatt-Franjieh meeting is not related to former’s prospective visit to Syria

Progressive Socialist Party media officer Rami al-Rayess told the Voice of Lebanon radio station on Wednesday that PSP leader MP Walid Jumblatt’s scheduled meeting with Marada Movement leader Sleiman Franjieh – which is...

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BRIEF: President approves new batch of ambassadors

BEIRUT, Nov 17, 2009 (The Daily Star - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- President Michel Sleiman received Monday at the presidential palace in Baabda the letters of credential of the ambassadors of Hungary,...

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