Fouad Siniora

Khoury says that tsunami is coming during 2009 elections

nowlebanon.com     4 hrs ago          

MP of the Change and Reform bloc Kamil Khoury on Thursday said that the cabinet has a specific mission, which is preparing for the 2009 elections. He told New television that Lebanon can face great countries with nationwide...                    

Consensus over ministerial statement with some reservations

nowlebanon.com     Aug 5, 2008   17 related          

Ministers reached a consensus on the ministerial statement on Monday night, although some ministers expressed reservations over the clause regarding liberating Lebanese land and the state’s relation to the Resistance. Once the...                    

US Gets No Traction in the Middle East

antiwar.com     Aug 5, 2008   1 related          

Excerpt: More than five years after invading Iraq as a first step toward "transforming" the Middle East, the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush seems to have lost its footing -- let alone its unquestioned...                    

Bush conveys his "serious dissatisfaction" with Suleiman & Siniora ....and Suleiman alludes to...

blogspot.com     Aug 4, 2008          

In Haaretz, here and Sleiman's interview with the Kuwaiti Al Anba', here (Aug.3)"Lebanon, its army, its people and its resistance [Hezbollah] have the right to take action to liberate lands that have remained occupied at the...                    

ThreatsWatch.Org - RapidRecon: Lebanese Gov't Gives Hizballah Legal Right to Fight Israel

threatswatch.org     Aug 3, 2008   5 related          

Israel’s Haaretz reports that the new Lebanese government, headed by former army general and Syrian ally President Michel Suleiman and Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, has given writ to Hizballah to fight Israel in the name of the...                    

Cabinet and statement ready to face House

nowlebanon.com     Aug 3, 2008   3 related          

A draft ministerial statement was announced on Friday, yet pre-ministerial statement disagreements did not subside. As the divide in interpretations of Lebanon and its cabinet’s draft statement remains, all eyes now turn to...                    

Lebanon: 'Right to fight Israel'

telegraph.co.uk     Aug 3, 2008   5 related          

Lebanon's new government recognised Hizbollah's "right" to fight Israel, a move which politicians fear could pave the way for war. The new weapons will be held in readiness to strike Israel, possibly in retaliation for any...                    

Lebanon to Release Statement on National Resistance, Hezbollah Weapons

zawya.com     Aug 3, 2008   20 related          

AMMAN -- Two weeks after the formation of a unity government in Lebanon and 13 heated meetings later, the new Lebanese cabinet on Friday evening is due to release a policy statement after reaching a compromise on Hezbollah...                    

Lebanese political factions approve arming Hezbullah

israelmatzav.blogspot.com     Aug 2, 2008   12 related          

A statement issued from Lebanon on Friday approved Hezbullah's keeping its weapons and "agreed on the right of Lebanon's people, the army and the resistance to liberate all its territories." The draft statement announced by...                    

Daily Star Political News: Ministers ink draft backing 'legal' forms of resistance

beiruter.com     Aug 2, 2008   7 related          

The ministerial committee in charge of drafting the new government's platform finally thrashed out a policy statement late Friday, with the council of ministers expected to ratify the draft on Monday before presenting it to...                    

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