Michael Suleiman

Sleiman kicks off Independence Day ceremony

President Michel Sleiman arrived on Sunday to Chafik al-Wazzan Boulevard in downtown Beirut to take part in the Independence Day military parade celebrating the 66th anniversary of Lebanon’s sovereignty. Speaker Nabih Berri...

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Sleiman fears ISF dispute could impact cabinet, Al-Watan reports

An informed source told Syrian newspaper Al-Watan on Sunday that President Michel Sleiman is trying to settle the Internal Security Forces dispute because he fears it could impact the Ministerial Statement Committee meetings...

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Sayegh: Ministerial Statement will not come pre-packaged

In an interview with NOW on Sunday, Social Affairs Minister Selim Sayegh said that the Ministerial Statement will not come pre-packaged. “This statement should be a Lebanese product and has to express the internal concerns...

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Sfeir to the Lebanese: Keep the country free

Before departing from Rafik Hariri International Airport to meet with Pope Benedict XVI in Rome on Sunday, Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir expressed hope that the Lebanese will agree on keeping the country free and...

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Sfeir: The stroke of a pen will not eliminate sectarianism

Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir said that sectarianism needs to be eliminated from people’s souls before it can be removed from official record while highlighting Lebanon’s most unusual pairing: an armed resistance...

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President Michel Sleiman addresses the nation on eve of Independence Day

Lebanon was able to regain its place in the international community. -Lebanese Syrian relations are ameliorating. -We want Lebanese-Syrian and Lebanese-Arab relations to develop on all levels -Lebanon was elected as a...

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Lebanese president calls for reforms on eve of Independence Day

BEIRUT, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese President Michel Suleiman on Saturday called for political, economic and judicial reforms a he addressed the nation on the eve of the country's 66th Independence Day. "We need to build state...

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Baroud boycotts committee meeting over ISF, police row

By Elias Sakr Daily Star staff Saturday, November 21, 2009 Listen to the Article - Powered by BEIRUT: Another conflicting issue between the opposition and the majority emerged over the course of the week; however, this time...

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Syria and US wish prosperity for Lebanon ahead of Independence Day

Daily Star staff Saturday, November 21, 2009 Listen to the Article - Powered by BEIRUT: The presidents of Syria and the United States wished Lebanon prosperity on the occasion of the country’s Independence Day marked on...

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Beirut weighs issue of Hezbollah weapons

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Lebanese lawmakers cited the issue of Hezbollah weapons as complicating the drafting of a policy statement expected from the new government Sunday. Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri handed in...

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