U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon David Hale discussed on Saturday the latest developments with Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea as the party's parliamentary bloc stressed the importance of adopting the Baada Declaration and Bkirki Charter as basis of the cabinet's ministerial policy statement.
According to a statement issued by the LF press office the meeting was held for an hour in Maarab in presence of Elie Khour, Geagea's adviser.
Full StoryAl-Mustaqbal Movement MP Ahmed Fatfat held talks with Lebanese Forces Chief Samir Geagea in an attempt to rectify ties between the two parties after the formation of Prime Minister Tammam Salam's cabinet.
Fatfat stressed after a two-hour meeting in Maarab that the two parties are “allies,” pointing out that “it's is a necessity to reconsider the current political stage after the formation of the new government, which we hoped that the LF would have been part of.”
Full StoryA minister from the March 14 alliance will visit Maarab in an attempt to shore up strained ties between the Lebanese Forces and al-Mustaqbal movement, al-Joumhouria newspaper reported on Thursday.
The daily said that the envoy, who was not named, would discuss with LF chief Samir Geagea the issues that were a source of contention between him and the rest of his allies in March 14.
Full StoryLebanese officials strongly denounced on Wednesday the double suicide attack that targeted Beirut's southern suburbs, which killed at least four people and injured 100 others and was claimed by al-Qaida affiliated Abdullah Azzam Brigades.
President Michel Suleiman condemned the attack, saying: “There can be no salvation from terrorism except through complete solidarity among the people regardless of their political affiliations.”
Full StoryA delegation of March 14 officials stressed on Tuesday the need for the camp's representatives at the new cabinet to commit to the Baabda Declaration.
It said after holding talks with Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea: “The ministers should commit to national principles.”
Full StoryThe Change and Reform bloc lashed out at Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Tuesday, accusing him of contradicting with the clauses of the Bkirki Charter.
"We are the party that values the Bkirki Charter and no one should explain it in different terms to serve their interests,” MP Ibrahim Kanaan stated after the bloc's weekly meeting.
Full StoryLebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Tuesday challenged rivals in the Hizbullah-led camp to endorse the recent charter issued by Bkirki as a “national program of action,” noting that some parties have only voiced “verbal support” for the document.
“The Bkirki charter reminded me of the famous Bkirki declaration,” said Geagea at a press conference he held at his Maarab headquarters.
Full StoryCaretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel said on Saturday that an alleged drone spotted hovering over the residence of Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea in Maarab is believed to be Israeli.
Charbel considered that this type of unmanned aircraft could carry a missile that weighs around 200 or 300 kilograms.
Full StoryLebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea described the current situation in Lebanon as a “disaster,” reiterating his call for the formation of a so-called neutral government.
“This is a disaster for the Lebanese people, who are dying everyday on the roads while seeking their livelihoods amid the difficulties that the economy is confronting and bad living and security conditions,” Geagea told An Nahar newspaper.
Full StoryCaretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel confirmed on Tuesday reports concerning the sighting of a suspicious drone over the residence of Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea in Maarab.
“The matter is not a joke... It's serious according to reports and it was seen with naked eye,” Charbel said in comments to Free Lebanon radio.
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