"تشبث" الأفرقاء السياسيين بمواقفهم "يُعرقل" الملف النفطي

"Bassil accused some officials, without naming them" ... why not? why do politicians in Lebanon always use codes? Name them ya 3ayni if you have nothing to fear ... a chip of the old block .. .the general has been talking about files and forces for so many years without naming one ... this tactic is in your genes ... corrupt all of you

God Bless Bassil, the miracle minister and the future king of the FPM, for calling a spade a spade. Those blocking the oil decrees are none other than Gaegae, Harriri, and their majority ministers in the cabinet. For 3 years now, they have been undermining the efforts of the FPM and the resistance in the cabinet and in Parliament. History will not be kind to those who hinder the natural progress of democracy and the will of the people. Tfehhhhhh

By the time production starts oil and gas will be obsolete. I don't trust either M8 or M14 with our national wealth. We need a non-politician to head the oil and gas ministry, and it doesn't have to be the energy minister. As far as Mr. Bassil is concerned, I do not see the electricity 24/7 despite the Turkish boats and the $1.2 billion he had allocated to his ministry two years ago.

So just continue arguing.
Continue accusing Israel. At least it takes the blame off the real culprits.
"He denied that the two decrees were referred to the cabinet without the approval of the petroleum authority."
Excuse me, but as the cabinet is the highest decision making forum in the country, it seems that they can decide on anything without having to get permission from other statutory bodies (in this case the petroleum authority).
Grow up, get the matters in order, and start putting out the contracts. The quicker the contracts get out, the quicker the drilling starts, the quicker the money starts rolling into the Lebanese economy. Or do some people there have problems with that?

can a caretaker gvt take any important decisions? i don't think so....

dream on my friend dream on....the wealth will never trickle down in Lebanon, for some reason it always trickles up to the politicians.

Lebanese for politicians benefit petroleum co.

This should give those who have an open and a reasonable mind a clue as to why a Technocrat government devoid of M8 and M14 is being opposed by a certain group. The oil file along with a few others in the hands of Technocrats will yield results and those who oppose results that take away their ability to swindle Lebanon and its people will fight such progress tooth and nail.

now it seems we have a war between M8 and M14 on who's pocket is going to be the bank of the income of oil benefits. Hizbullah and M8 want it to gain the scene buy more weapons and get richer without the finance of their drg dealing expats in the americas and europe. M14 wants it to enlarge solidaire and gain money and sell the people buy purchasing their lands with oil cash its all a loss loss situation for the poor citizens who are searching for their bread and couldnt educate their children to be qualified to become high ranking workers in the oil field.

Mikati didnt yet have time to purchase all the plots he wants to purchase in Tripoli. Hence the stalling.

sure it is unconstitutionnal as no caretaker gvt can take fundemental decisions.... so just wait till a new gvt is set up... too difficult??? hhypocrit FPMers.....

Fact is Miqati is not in New York:)

Bassil is the only guy who has done anything in Lebanese government for years. Furthermore he would have done it sooner if he wasn't blocked by corrupt politicos who want to keep their hands in the till. So criticize Bassil if you want for having the nerve to do anything but serve Foreign Masters. Meanwhile Israelis making use of their time and your resources .

i didnt mean to exclude Miqati my dear Lebanon first. They all have individual plans and as long as each one's plan is not ready the whole country will wait for them. and im surprised as an expat how are the Lebanese still sitting there. if there should be a revolution anywhere in the Middle east it should be in Lebanon because the Cedar Revolution was not a Revolution it was scandal aiming to benefit people who have been and still are there in power except very few exceptions.

This is the most incompetent corrupt government this country has ever seen and that according to it's own members and in a country were corruption is part of the fabric it's a serious statement.

What is wrong with Lebanon, the only thing is going for Lebanon is the Beach and Tourism. Now they want to mess up the beaches to get OIL... What OIL, it will cost lot to get it out... This is all distraction for the poor lebanese people. Wake Up People.

Stupidity at Work in Lebanon, what OIL and where in a Tourist Country... Supposed to be.