8:30pm we've achieve some progress, but this doesn't mean that there are no differences, Mitri said.
8:29pm Mitri said the committee wouold meet against on Tuesday to proceed with its mission and try t9o patch up differences.
8:27pm Information Minister Tarq Mitri said after the committee's meeting differences persist over one or two points.
5:05pm a ministerial committee drafting a policy statement for the new caninet holds its 10 meeting at the Grand serail.
4:47pm Aoun said any controversial topic in the policy statement should be referred to national dialogue.
4:43pm Aoun said Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah is the first Arab leader who had defeated Israel and should be given immunity.
4:42pm Aoun renewed warning against the naturalization of Palestinians in Lebanon.
4:41pm Aoun said there are about 600-700 missing Lebanese citizens, some of them did not reach Syria.
4:40pm Aoun declared solidarity with relatives of the missing Lebanese citizens.
4:39pm Speaker Berri should call for a session to adopt the new election constituencies, Aoun said.
4:35pm Aoun said Hizbullah weapons are to be tackled within the framework of the defense strategy.
4:32pm Aoun said the Hizbullah's weapons are resistance weapons and we should noty give up our points of strength in confronting israel.
4:31pm Aoun said Hizbullah is not a terrorist group and no one has the right to label the resistance a terrorist organization.

 2:25pm Parliament’s justice committee approved lowering the voting age to 18.
 12:00pm About 300 Hizbullah members staged an “unarmed” military parade in Baalbek in the presence of Hizbullah leaders.
 1:50am Egyptian ambassador Ahmed Badawi meets Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea in Maarab.
 10:30am Overnight fire in Koura destroyed 30,000 sq-meters of oak trees and weeds.
 10:00am Lebanese army troops defuse two hand grenades in Bab al-Tabbaneh in Tripoli.
 9:00am Bomb found on the Tayounneh-Ghobeiri road and experts removed the detonator.