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Daily Timeline - August 8, 2008

Written by NNA, Naharnet, LBCi

Friday, 08 August 2008

In this photo released by the Lebanese Parliament office, Lebanese lawmakers stand in the parliament as they convene for a debate, their first time in over two years, at the Parliament House in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. Lebanese lawmakers Friday began debating a policy statement laying out goals of the new national unity Cabinet, including a provision allowing the militant group Hezbollah to keep its weapons. (AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

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Live Coverage

Lebanon Developments
7:00pm Member of al-Mustaqbal Parliamentary Block MP Mohammed Qabbani comments on the caninet policy statement.

6:40pm Vice Speaker Farid Mekari delivers his speech.

6:30pm Aoun called for a comrehensive plan to tackle the issue of the Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.

6:26pm Aoun: We demand the complete liberation of Shebaa Farms and Kfar Shouba hills.

6:23pm Aoun: The resistance, Army, and security forces complement each others’ efforts in defending the nation, through handling different missions.

7:17pm FPM leader MP Michel Aoun delivers a speech on the cabinet policy statement.

7:15pm Saniora finishes reading the cabinet policy statement requesting parliamentary confidence.

6:10pm Premier Fouad Saniora reads the cabinet policy statement.

6:00pm Parliamentary session to discuss the cabinet policy statement started.

5:30pm Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri arrives at the Parliament and asks security forces to remove barricades to facilitate the citizens’ movement.

4:00pm Angry Salafist demonstrators attacked MP Mustapha Allouch in Tripoli while driving his car past them. Security forces stepped in and resolved the situation.