Phalange Party Central Committee Coordinator MP Sami Gemayel contacted on Sunday President Michel Suleiman, voicing solidarity with him over his national stances.
Gemayel expressed resentment over the “unfair campaign” against the President during the telephone conversation.
Full StoryHizullah is seeking to prevent any attempts to renew the tenure of President Michel Suleiman by targeting him directly in its statements, media reports said on Sunday.
Sources said in comments published in An Nahar newspaper on Sunday that the strong rhetoric that Hizbullah used in its statement on Saturday to reply to Suleiman's remarks was “unprecedented.”
Full StoryHead of al-Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc MP Fouad Saniora called on lawmakers not to engage in an argument with the March 8 alliance over the controversial ministerial policy statement.
According to the pan-Arab daily al-Hayat, published on Sunday, the Mustaqbal movement wants to avoid further arguments with its political foes.
Full StoryPresident Michel Suleiman stated on Saturday that what Baabda Palace needs is acknowledging the unanimous consensus over the Baabda Declaration that was reached inside its premises.
Suleiman's statement on Twitter came as a response to Hizbullah that said earlier in the day that Baabda Palace has come to require “special care."
Full StoryPresident Michel Suleiman stressed on Thursday the importance of the ongoing security efforts to unveil the terrorist networks on Lebanese territories, praising the endeavors exerted by the army intelligence in this regard.
He expressed hope that the rival politicians would realize the delicacy of the stage that Lebanon is passing through and that they would cooperate to form a new cabinet.
Full StoryThe new government of Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam is expected to be announced on Thursday or over the weekend following the return of President Michel Suleiman from a trip to Tunisia.
An Nahar newspaper said Thursday that Suleiman and Salam put the final touches on the cabinet lineup during a meeting at Baabda Palace on Wednesday, their second in three days.
Full StoryPresident Michel Suleiman said Thursday that distancing Lebanon from the Syrian crisis comes through the immediate end to interference in all of the neighboring country's internal affairs.
In a statement issued by Baabda Palace, Suleiman held onto the official policy of dissociation from the Syrian war.
Full StoryPresident Michel Suleiman called on Tuesday for unity among the Lebanese to confront terrorism, urging the upcoming cabinet should work on safeguarding the country's stability once it's formed.
“The next cabinet should work on safeguarding the country's security and stability,” Suleiman said after meeting with the consular corps in the Baabda Palace.
Full StoryAl-Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc leader MP Fouad Saniora visited on Saturday President Michel Suleiman, who urged all parties to make concessions to form a government that wins parliament's vote of confidence.
Saniora's press office said after his talks with Suleiman at Baabda Palace that the meeting was “serious” and “honest.”
Full StoryWestern countries in addition to Russia and China are expected to exert more pressure on Lebanese parties to elect a new president on time and avoid a vacuum, Western diplomatic sources said.
The sources told pan-Arab daily al-Hayat published on Friday that the U.S., Britain, France, Russia and China are among the countries pushing for parliament's election of the president starting March 25.
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