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Hundreds of Thousands Commemorate Cedar Revolution in Show of Force Against Hizbullah's Arms

Hundreds of thousands of March 14 supporters gathered at Beirut's Martyrs Square on Sunday at a rally aimed at sending a message to the Hizbullah-led alliance about the people's rejection of the party's weapons.

Convoys could be seen across the country heading to the capital, blaring songs and displaying pictures in support of slain ex-Premier Rafik Hariri.

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Hariri: Impossible for Arms to be Raised Against People Longing for Democracy

Caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri stressed Sunday that it was impossible for Hizbullah's arms to be raised against people longing for democracy and the truth and justice in ex-Premier Rafik Hariri's assassination case, as hundreds of thousands of March 14 supporters rallied at Beirut's Martyrs Square to commemorate the 6th anniversary of the Cedar Revolution.

"It is impossible for the arms to be toys thrown at our kids and for weapons to be raised against people longing for democracy," Hariri told a cheering crowd.

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Gemayel: Hizbullah is Confronting the STL and Forgetting Israel

Phalange Party leader Amin Gemayel addressed March 14 supporters gathered at Martyrs Square on Sunday stressing that Hizbullah forgot its battle with Israel and began confronting the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.

“All that Hizbullah cares about now is the STL. It forgot Israel. It forgot about Kfarshouba and the Shebaa Farms,” Gemayel said.

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Geagea Says 2nd Cedar Revolution Won’t Yield until Hizbullah's 'Statelet' Disappears

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said at the Cedar Revolution’s sixth anniversary on Sunday that the second Cedar Revolution won’t succumb until Hizbullah's "statelet" disappears.

Geagea addressed March 14 supporters gathered at Martyrs Square saying: “We only want the Lebanese state to govern; we won’t rest until the state within the state concept vanishes and the state is established.”

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March 14: The Uprising of Dignity is Against Oppression and Assassination

March 14 general-secretariat coordinator Fares Soaid called the rally at the Martyrs Square on Sunday “the Intifada of Dignity,” and vowed to remain united.

“We will call this uprising the Intifada of dignity,” Soaid told the March 14 supporters. “The uprising is against oppression, treachery, assassination and arrogance.”

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Report: Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades of Imad Mughniyeh Claims Responsibility for Israel Attack

The "Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades of Imad Mughniyeh" claimed responsibility for a stabbing attack that killed five family members in Itamar, a settlement home to around 800 Israeli Jews, Pan Arab daily al-Hayat reported on Sunday.

Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades officials denied that the attack came from within their ranks.

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Miqati: Changes to Tribunal Should be Done Through Consent of All Lebanese

Premier-designate Najib Miqati has reiterated that the Hizbullah-led alliance did not put preconditions when it nominated him and stressed he wants “to rescue the nation.”

He said he did not seek the position. His love for Lebanon forced his hand. "When I saw what was happening in the country, the deadlock, I said it's time to stand. The real motivation is to rescue the nation."

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Aoun: March 14 Luring Hizbullah to Use Weapons Against it

Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun has accused the March 14 forces of luring Hizbullah to use its arms against the coalition and its supporters.

“We hope this doesn’t take place. But if so, then they would have deserved it,” Aoun said during a dinner held by the FPM.

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Report: Cabinet Lineup to be Announced in a Few Days as Miqati Receives Arab Support

The cabinet would be announced within days, Najib Miqati’s circles said, stressing that the premier-designate received support from the Gulf Cooperation Council.

The 30-member cabinet line-up would include politicians, technocrats and independents, the circles told An Nahar daily in remarks published Sunday.

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Process to Elect New Patriarch Underway, Predictions that he Will be Elected Today

The Maronite bishops have ended their retreat ahead of the election of a new patriarch, reported the daily An Nahar Saturday.

The retreat began Thursday morning and ended Friday night with the election scheduled to take place Saturday morning over a four-round process.

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