Michael Suleiman

Baroud boycotts committee meeting over ISF, police row

By Elias Sakr Daily Star staff Saturday, November 21, 2009 Listen to the Article - Powered by BEIRUT: Another conflicting issue between the opposition and the majority emerged over the course of the week; however, this time...

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Syria and US wish prosperity for Lebanon ahead of Independence Day

Daily Star staff Saturday, November 21, 2009 Listen to the Article - Powered by BEIRUT: The presidents of Syria and the United States wished Lebanon prosperity on the occasion of the country’s Independence Day marked on...

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Beirut weighs issue of Hezbollah weapons

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Lebanese lawmakers cited the issue of Hezbollah weapons as complicating the drafting of a policy statement expected from the new government Sunday. Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri handed in...

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Ya Libnan Political News: Friday News Briefs

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...

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A loud grumble shakes the Aounist jungle

Issam Abu Jamra has publically voiced his discontent with Michel Aoun in what could be the beginning of the fight over the future of the Aounist movement, now that the general has lost all the major battles that had allowed him...

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Sleiman to address nation in Independence Day speech

On the occasion of Independence Day on Saturday, President Michel Sleiman is expected to deliver a speech that will serve as a framework for methodology in the new cabinet. The speech will begin by addressing the concepts of...

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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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Second annual AFED conference kicks off in Beirut

BEIRUT: The second Annual Conference of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) got under way in Beirut on Thursday with a dire warning: We are not doing enough to prevent catastrophe. With less than three weeks...

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Bin Fahd speaks of the need to join hands to protect the planet from depletion

Beirut, Nov 03rd, 2009 (WAM)-- The Arab Forum for Environment and Development Conference started here today under the auspices of the Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAAD). Minister of Environment and Water HE Dr. Rashid Ahmed...

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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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