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Live Coverage 9-4-08

9:50pm Saniora: We don’t accept the use of weapons as a means to change and we welcome dialogue through constitutional institutions.

9:48pm Saniora: Tripoli is not a city for terrorism as it is accused by some (people). The conflict is mainly deliberate and (it involves) external parties.

9:45pm PM Saniora said during an Iftar dinner that the government will tackle the pay raise issue next week.

9:36pm Nasrallah ends his speech.

9:35pm Nasrallah: The families of the martyrs – both from the resistance and the army – want justice and I hope that the holy month of Ramadan will be a month of forgiveness, repentance and justice.

9:33pm Nasrallah: I pardon the group charged with plotting to assassinate me.

9:30pm Nasrallah: There is a national unity government and it should bear the responsibility of recovering martyrs’ bodies from Israel.

9:28pm Nasrallah: I officially announce today that there are no Lebanese prisoners alive in Israeli jails and the dossier of brother Yehya Skaff remains to be solved.

9:25pm Nasrallah: We don’t believe that the dossier of (resistance) bodies is closed.

9:12pm Nasrallah: The person who opened fire on the helicopter was the one who asked to be turned over to the military judiciary. We do not turn over anyone by force.

9:18pm Nasrallah: Some analyses said that the incident was intentional and that Hizbullah was drawing red lines on the state. These analyses bear a grudge. Are they instigating hatred? Are they turning the army against the resistance?

9:19pm Nasrallah paid condolences to the family of airman Samer Hanna.

9:10pm Nasrallah: The helicopter was not downed but was flying over the area and some brethren got suspicious and opened fire.

9:09pm Nasrallah: The Lebanese army command, the intelligence and the prime minister dealt responsibly with the helicopter issue in Sujud.

9:07pm May 7 events proved that others, too, possess weapons and no one can prevent them from resisting and fighting (Israeli troops).

9:00pm Nasrallah: Decision of war and peace is in the hands of Israel and America.

8:59pm Nasrallah: Israel is the one who is threatening (Lebanon with war), while we are the ones who say ‘we will protect our territory and we will destroy the enemy.’

8:48pm Nasrallah: We are still in the heart of the battle and in the heart of confrontation.

8:50pm Nasrallah to Israel: The five (Israeli) brigades will be destroyed in the south, Western Bekaa and everywhere.

8:40pm Nasrallah: The resistance knew its enemy from the beginning and knew what it wants – liberate the land and the people.

8:35pm Nasrallah: The resistance in Lebanon, Palestine and Iraq is an embodiment of the will of the occupied people.

8:20pm Nasrallah begins his speech.

5:00pm Manar TV: Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah will deliver a speech at 8 pm today during an Iftar dinner.

3:58pm Future News TV: Israel will evacuate the northern part of Ghajar in three months.

2:10pm A delegation from Hizbullah visited Gen. Jean Qahwaji to congratulate him for his new post.

2:00pm The Army Command: The military abides by legislative decisions and doesn’t take sides.

1:15pm Families of those arrested after the Sheikh Lar clashes in Akkar tried to cut the Bireh-Qobayyat-Bekaa road to protest the arrests. But mediation in cooperation with security forces stopped their actions.

12:00pm Israeli warplanes overflew Nabatiyeh and its surroundings.

11:25am Sarkozy: We back all of Lebanon and not just one side.

11:24am Sarkozy: We stress the independence and sovereignty of Lebanon and peace in it.

11:18am French President Sarkozy: We are happy that Qatar succeeded in its mission. What Assad did in Lebanon brought back trust between Lebanon and Syria.

11:14am The Syrian president said that the Lebanese should solve their main problems through dialogue. A principle element of the positive developments was Suleiman’s visit to Damascus.

10:15am Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani: Lebanon has gone through an ordeal. It is only now that the security situation started to stabilize despite the Tripoli events.

10:00am Syrian President Bashar Assad at the quadripartite summit: The situation in Lebanon is still fragile. We are worried about what is happening in the north. We are awaiting the end of legal procedures to appoint ambassadors.

Live Coverage 9-3-08

9:45pm Al-Mustaqbal movement leader MP Saad Hariri said he is ready to support and sponsor all reconciliation efforts in Tripoli and the North.

8:05pm Sarkozy said he discussed with Assad the special tribunal for Lebanon.

8:02pm Saniora said after meeting President Suleiman in Baabda the cabinet would not hold its weekly meeting on Thursday, noting that the pay raise would be discussed next week.

7:55pm Sarkozy stressed in a joint press conference with Assad in Damascus the importance of a sovereign and independent Lebanon.

7:00pm Premier Saniora telephoned his Belgian counterpart to extend condolences over the death of a Belgian UNIFIL sapper in south Lebanon.

6:00pm VOL: The cabinet will not hold its weekly meeting on Thursday.

2:01pm Bishops’ statement: Loyalty to the nation is a national obligation.

2:00pm Bishops statement called for thorough reconciliation, stating that serving foreign states is tantamount to high treason.

1:58pm Bishops statement: It’s a pity that our country still witnesses some insulting speeches at the official level while government institutes are disunited.

1:55pm Bishops statement: There is a sharp divide among political groups in Lebanon and there is an urgent need for March 14 and March 8 to get along now that the national unity government has been formed.

1:50pm Maronite Bishops statement “highly cherished” efforts exerted by the President, the government and parliament to return the situation to normal and hoped that a new electoral law would soon be adopted.

12:45pm Heavy Israeli overflights are reported over Marjayoun, Khiam, Nabatiyeh and Iqlim al-Tuffah.

12:40pm Suleiman meets Speaker Nabih Berri at Baabda Palace.

11:00am President Suleiman told visitors there would be no dialogue without reconciliation and no reconciliation without dialogue.

9:30am Maronite Bishops hold their monthly meeting at Diman.

Live Coverage 9-2-08

2:35pm Egypt's public prosecutor charged Egyptian tycoon Hisham Talaat Mustafa with involvement in the brutal killing of Lebanese singer Suzanne Tamim in Dubai.

200pm The Administration and Justice Committee holds a meeting at Parliament.

11:45am Saniora is meeting with heads of municipalities and syndicates in Tripoli and will later hold talks with other officials and journalists from the northern city.

10:55am Army commander Gen. Jean Qahwaji in his first Order of the Day: Keep your eyes (focused) on the south to reclaim the occupied land and on the domestic situation to consolidate security.

10:50am Saniora meets Muslim and Christian spiritual leaders from Tripoli.

10:45am Premier Saniora to Tripoli representatives: Nothing could justify negligence in providing your city with security.

10:15am Saniora meets Tripoli cabinet ministers and MPs.

10:00am Miqati after meeting Saniora at the Grand Serail: The fundamental solution is settling the security situation in Tripoli.

9:30am PM Fouad Saniora launched consultations to resolve several issues regarding the northern city of Tripoli, and is meeting former PM Najib Miqati.

7:20am VOL: Unknown assailants tossed a hand grenade into a crowd in east Lebanon’s Taalbaya district at dawn Tuesday, wounding five people.

Live Coverage 9-1-08

Lebanon Developments
2:10pm Army Commander Gen. Qahwaji assumed his new post at the defense ministry.

2:00pm President Michel Suleiman left for Qatar on an official visit.

12:15pm Premier Saniora discussed the security situation with ISF commander Gen. Ashraf Rifi.

11:10am Israeli troops carry out war games around their outposts in the occupied Shebaa Farms region. Thuds of explosions echo across southern villages.

10:25am Seven MPs presented a memo to President Suleiman proposing a constitutional amendment banning the naturalization of Palestinians.

10:22am Unidentified assailants started fire in a car belonging to customs official Akram Rhayyem at the Masnaa border crossing to Syria.

From Naharnet, and NNA.

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In support of the One and Half Million Lebanese Who Descended onto Liberty Square in Beirut on the 14th of March 2005 and in Memory of All the Martyrs Who Sacrificed their Lives in the Struggle for the Undeniable Right to Sovereignty, Independence and Democratic Freedoms,
The World Council of the Cedars Revolution, architect and great contributor to the formation of UNSCR 1559 and 1701, and the driving force for full implementation of both resolutions, is proud to be dedicated and committed to the Preservation and Protection of Lebanon as a Sovereign Nation, Independent by its own Constitution, democratic and free by the irrevocable choice of its people.
• A Lebanon that is Flexible, Tolerant and Patient with dignity and Strength and serving as a Shining Light for Humanity.
• A Lebanon that is, and shall always remain, a Final Homeland for all its Citizens and their Descendants throughout the World.
• A Lebanon that is proud to be a Founding Member of the United Nations and a Dedicated Advocate for and Signatory to the Geneva Convention and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. A Lebanon that enjoys its legitimacy by its subscription to the Rule of Law.
• A Lebanon Determined to Overcome All Obstacles and that shall always strive for Excellence in the Development of its Rich Tapestry as a Multicultural Society in every Facet of its Existence
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