Government Approves Security Plan in Tripoli, Bekaa's North
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The cabinet approved on Thursday a security plan for the northern city of Tripoli and areas bordering Syria as President Michel Suleiman said a solution to the fighting and repeated attacks was urgently needed.
Health Minister Wael Abou Faour told reporters that the cabinet approved the recommendations of the Higher Defense Council on a security plan in Tripoli and Bekaa valley's northern areas.
Defense Minister Samir Moqbel and Interior Minister Nuhad al-Mashnouq proposed the plan to the HDC during a meeting it held under Suleiman on Wednesday.
Later, Information Minister Ramzi Greij confirmed a decision to task the army and security forces to implement a security plan.
The government also tasked them with seizing arms depots in Tripoli and taking all measures to arrest suspects involved in the fighting in the city in addition to kidnappers and assailants involved in car theft in the Bekaa.
Suleiman told the cabinet that the army will come under attack as long as it is a separation force in Tripoli.
“A security solution has become necessary,” he told the first cabinet session that he chaired after the government received parliament's vote of confidence last week.
“The situation is no longer acceptable,” he said.
Tripoli witnesses frequent gunbattles between two of the city's impoverished rival neighborhoods, one dominated by Sunnis who support Syrian rebels, and the other by Alawites, who are from the same sect of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Clashes in Tripoli have left scores of casualties over the past days alone.
Border areas also come under rocket attacks and shelling from Syria and have witnessed abductions in return for ransom and other security incidents.
Suleiman hailed the Arab League summit that concluded on Wednesday, saying it supported Lebanon's army, the Syrian refugees, the Baabda Declaration and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.
Suleiman attended the first day of the summit that was held in Kuwait.
On recent corruption scandals, he said: “The state should carry out its duties.”
The financial prosecutor charged on Wednesday several National Social Security Fund (NSSF) employees with the embezzlement of funds, the National News Agency said.
On a positive note, Abou Faour announced during a press conference that the prices of 629 medications will be slashed by 20 percent.
27 March 2014, 12:55
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Eliminate every single weapon and gun from all Lebanon, invest in building more jails to throw outlaws and criminals as examples to restore security, protect our judges from political pressure to perform their conscious duties.
27 March 2014, 14:15
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I do not think cedars meant to include the legitimate arms of the Stalinists (resistance)in his statement.
27 March 2014, 13:40
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southern
Sleimane is a part of the problem
allow me to rephrase it
The president, the government, as well as all our political leaders are to blame. They have transformed this country into a banana republic at best
27 March 2014, 13:43
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The roar
Again blaming the president is wrong You should blame him as well as all our politicians for failing to see the dangers the country is facing and ALL of them agree to save Lebanon
27 March 2014, 14:16
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Suleiman the President is the problem to you Southern. But Nasrallah whose loyalty to Assad, Iran and his lunatic ideology is the patriot .... brainwashed southern.
27 March 2014, 14:18
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No one will be able to get it under control until takfiris and HA are disarmed and their supporters eliminated.
27 March 2014, 14:26
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the roar
May I remind you that as a result of the Taef accord the president's powers were diminished and shifted to the prime Minister.
I do not see you blaming the PM why only sleimane>
27 March 2014, 14:43
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The roar
I don't know anything about danniyeh but if this is true that is what should be done now
It is an insult to the country and to the citizens that criminals are on the loose and nothing is being done about it
27 March 2014, 14:47
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the roar
question for you
does the president have the authority to give these orders to the LAF? I was under the impression that the PM must do that
Please let me know
27 March 2014, 15:12
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the roar
with due respect you really are not answering my question. I believe what you said but my question was whether the president has the constitutional authority to give such order or the PM?
I can't help but thinking that Lahoud enjoyed the full support of the Syrian president whilst Sleimane obviously lacks that Maybe Lahoud acted as such knowing or having secured first assad's support. Or does he have the constitutional power to give such order??
27 March 2014, 15:14
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in a way your earlier comment hints that sleimane needed the ok from the PM....
27 March 2014, 15:16
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Does this include the stand down of Mikati and Rifi Mafia in Tripoli? The fact is that M14 members are directly patronizing the violence in Tripoli while Suleiman dances around the facts pretending not to understand just exactly are the perpetrators.
27 March 2014, 15:57
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the roar
again Lahoud managed to get the job done
is it because he had the backing of the Syrian president or he did have the constitutional power to give order?
I don't think my question was answered.
let me rephrase it
did Lahoud get the job done because of his strong Syrian backing or did he have the constitutional power to act as such?
27 March 2014, 15:59
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If Lahoud had the constitutional power to act as such that means that sleimane failed in his duties to preserve and defend Lebanon.
Again I do apologize I did not read FT's comment it escaped me sorry bro
27 March 2014, 16:12
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The roar
as I said I did not notice FT's comment then I agree with you that sleimane failed miserably in his constitutional duties
Sad indeed...
Let me add also I was under the impression that such order after the Taef accord should come from the PM so I assume this is not true
27 March 2014, 16:38
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Thank you the roar
I also appreciated our chat and thank you for your courtesy
27 March 2014, 16:42
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also wanted you to know I do not know the inside out of the Lebanese politics. I only visit Lebanon. I am in Beirut now visiting and will be leaving soon and as usual will leave sad and disappointed as to the sad state Lebanon is in. I feel bad for the Lebanese youth as they have nothing to look for but immigration and these youth are the future blood of the nation
oh well all I can do is hope for better days
27 March 2014, 17:14
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what? you never visited Lebanon? shame on you...lol
how come then if I may ask you are so familiar with the inside out of Lebanese politics? I am guessing you are down under
if so I was there 6 months ago visiting my younger brother who also is a mate
27 March 2014, 17:54
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well it is exactly 16 hours from Los Angeles to Sydney
so it won't be soon...lol
27 March 2014, 19:50
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go and do it urself fake cedre, aka jaafarani, why should christian and druze LAF soldiers die for dirty Khamenei ? If u're stupid enough to die for farsis, others arent...
