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Geagea tells Berri to skip dialogue, immediately call for presidential vote

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Tuesday reiterated his rejection of dialogue over the presidential file, calling on Speaker Nabih Berri to immediately call for “an open session with multiple rounds to elect a president.”

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Qatari ambassador meets army chief day after key announcement

Qatari Ambassador to Lebanon Sheikh Saud bin Abdul Rahman Al-Thani met Tuesday in Yarze with Army Commander General Joseph Aoun.

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Al-Rahi from Sydney: Dialogue is voting in parliament

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi has reiterated his call for parliament to “hold successive sessions, according to the constitution and without blocking quorum, in order to elect a president.”

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Qatari envoy postpones his visit to Lebanon

A Qatari envoy that had been scheduled to arrive in Beirut this week to discuss the presidential file has postponed his visit to early October, media reports said.

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Bou Saab tells army chief's backers his election would be 'unconstitutional'

Deputy Speaker Elias Bou Saab has advised “those promoting presidential candidates abroad” not to support “a candidate whose election would violate the constitution, such as Army chief Joseph Aoun.”

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FPM inclined to take part in Berri's dialogue

The Free Patriotic Movement seems to be inclined to take part in the presidential dialogue that Speaker Nabih Berri has called for and is expected to be held in early October, despite FPM chief Jebran Bassil’s latest criticism of the Speaker’s “ambiguous format.”

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US says it supports any inter-Lebanese dialogue on presidency

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has kicked off his official meetings on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, where he met with U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland in the presence of caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib.

The meeting focused on Lebanese-American relations and the multiple issues currently facing Lebanon.

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Hearings in $1B lawsuit filed by Carlos Ghosn against Nissan start in Beirut

Hearings in the $1 billion lawsuit filed by auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn against Nissan and other defendants have started in Beirut with lawyers of both sides meeting the judge in charge of the case, judicial officials said.

The former Nissan CEO filed the case against Nissan in May in Beirut, alleging he was detained in Japan in 2018 on false charges because of what he calls the automaker's disinformation against him. The 69-year-old Ghosn is seeking half of the $1 billion in damages and half for compensation including salary, retirement funds and stock options.

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Army chief says not interested in becoming president

Army Commander General Joseph Aoun on Monday announced that he does not “care” about the presidential file.

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Report: Berri, Hezbollah still support Franjieh, to only discuss names via dialogue

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Hezbollah continue to support Marada leader Suleiman Franjieh as a presidential candidate, Shiite Duo sources told al-Jadeed.

The only way to discuss names is through dialogue, the sources said.

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