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Envoys of Paris meeting nations warn Lebanon on failure to elect president

The continued failure to elect a new president in Lebanon “will dictate a reevaluation of the entire relations” with the country, the envoys of the five nations that took part in the latest Paris meeting said on Monday.

“If MPs don’t perform their duties, foreign countries will not be keener than Lebanese officials themselves,” caretaker PM Najib Mikati’s office quoted the envoys as saying during a meeting with the premier at the Grand Serail.

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Reports: Paris meeting nations fail to agree on statement, candidate

The latest Paris meeting on Lebanon witnessed “general discussions and no presidential candidate was endorsed, knowing that the deliberations involved names of candidates,” a media report said on Monday.

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Parliament Bureau postpones decision on legislative session as FPM declares boycott

The Parliament Bureau on Monday postponed taking a decision regarding a controversial legislative session that Speaker Nabih Berri had intended to call for, as the Free Patriotic Movement declared its boycott of any such session.

"The discussions will be continued next Monday," Parliament Secretary-General Adnan Daher said after a meeting for the Parliament Bureau on Monday.

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Envoys of Paris meeting nations meet with Berri, Mikati

Envoys from five countries that took part in the latest Paris meeting on Lebanon – U.S., France, Egypt, Qatar and KSA – met Monday in Beirut with Speaker Nabih Berri and caretaker PM Najib Mikati.

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Hezbollah sends aid to Syria's quake-hit Latakia

Hezbollah has sent a convoy of 23 trucks carrying food and medical aid to Syria's quake-stricken province of Latakia, a stronghold of the group's allies.

"This the moment of support, the moment of assistance," senior Hezbollah official Sayyed Hashem Safieddine told reporters in Beirut.

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Al-Rahi says others to blame for presidential void, not only Christians

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Sunday commented on the reports that the Maronite patriarchate intends to launch a presidential initiative.

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LF says FPM destroyed Lebanon, Bassil subservient to Hezbollah, Assad

The Lebanese Forces snapped back Saturday at the Free Patriotic Movement in a growing war of words over an expected legislative session.

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Armed clash erupts in Beirut's Aisha Bakkar area

An armed clash broke out Friday afternoon near the Child And Mother Welfare Hospital and the al-Qassar Mosque in Beirut’s Aisha Bakkar, the state-run National News Agency reported.

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Geagea slams FPM over decision to attend legislative session

Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea on Friday blasted the Free Patriotic Movement over its reported decision to attend a legislative session that Speaker Nabih Berri intends to call for.

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Report: Al-Rahi to explore Shiite Duo's stance before calling for Christian meeting

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi will not invite Christian MPs to a meeting in Bkikri before confirming the “outcome and effectiveness” of such a move, sources informed on al-Rahi’s efforts said.

“He is inclined to first discuss the issue with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, to determine whether he and Hezbollah would positively receive any inter-Christian agreement,” the sources added, in remarks to Asharq al-Awsat newspaper published Friday.

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