Memri Latest Blogs (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman said, during a meeting with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David M. Hale, that there is a need for the international community to show openness to Syria as France has done, in ... August 28, 2008, 11:47 am
People Daily (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit met in Beirut Wednesday with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Fouad Seniora, expressing his worries about the situation in Lebanon and particularly in Tripoli, local NBN TV reported. The Northern Lebanese city of Tripoli was the scene of fierce sectarian clashes in the past weeks. "We discussed recent Israeli...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
Beirut- Lebanese President Michel Suleiman is to make a two- day official visit to Qatar on September 1 ahead of his tour to various Arab capitals after the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, official sources said. The president is also to visit the Unit...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 22/08/2008
Lebanese cabinet issued an executive decree during its weekly meeting late Thursday, to establish officially diplomatic ties between Lebanon and Syria, local As-Safier daily reported Friday. The cabinet convened at the presidential palace, and was headed by President Michel Suleiman. Contrary to what was expected, the cabinet did not name a new army commander, but instead focused on the diplomatic...
biladsham (Free subscription) | 19/08/2008
Economist: The Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, has been on a diplomatic roll since his triumphant appearance in Paris on Bastille Day. He has had further opportunities to display his statesmanship this month with visits to Iran and Turkey, and a visit by Lebanon's new president, Michel Suleiman, on August 13th and 14th was crowned with the announcement of a widely applauded agreement to establish...
biladsham (Free subscription) | 18/08/2008
The Syrian authorities have admitted the presence of "100 Lebanese criminals" detained in their prisons, Lebanese national news agency NNA reported, quoting Lebanese Foreign Minister, Fawzi Salloukh. Salloukh, who last week accompanied Lebanese President Michel Suleiman on his official visit in Damascus, said that "in the Syrian prisons there are over 100 Lebanese who are serving sentences for crimes"....
People Daily (Free subscription) | 18/08/2008
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman said that decrees in Beirut and Damascus would be issued on Thursday to formally establish diplomatic ties between Lebanon and Syria, local Daily Star reported Monday. Meanwhile, Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh said Sunday that establishing diplomatic relations between Beirut and Damascus requires a decision by the Syrian Parliament. "Such a decision will...
Memri Latest Blogs (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
In the concluding statement of the meeting between Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and his Lebanese counterpart Michel Suleiman, both sides stressed their desire to tighten relations between the countries, respecting the sovereignty and ... August 15, 2008, 11:20 am
Stevie Wonder's Personal Blog (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
BAN WELCOMES OUTCOME OF LEBANON-SYRIA TALKS New York, Aug 14 2008 5:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the results of the summit between Lebanese President Michel Suleiman and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad which was held in Damascus. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Mr. Ban "notes positively the decisions to begin the process to establish diplomatic relations through an...
International (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
BAN WELCOMES OUTCOME OF LEBANON-SYRIA TALKS New York, Aug 14 2008 5:10PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the results of the summit between Lebanese President Michel Suleiman and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad which was held in Damascus. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Mr. Ban "notes positively the decisions to begin the process to establish diplomatic relations through an...
Memri Latest Blogs (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
At the end of an August 13 meeting in Damascus between Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, Syrian presidential political advisor Buthayna Sha'ban announced that the presidents had agreed to establish ... August 14, 2008, 1:32 pm
Memri Latest Blogs (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
On the eve of Lebanese President Michel Suleiman's visit to Damascus, the general secretariat of the March 14 forces presented to a press conference its view on the arrangement of Syrian-Lebanese relations. Among the demands it raised were: ... August 14, 2008, 1:34 pm
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
Lebanon is back in the headlines after an explosion ripped through a bus in Tripoli, killing 18 people, including soldiers, and injuring tens more. And although the day the explosion happened marked the first visit of the newly elected Lebanese President Michel Suleiman to Syria - a visit which was highly anticipated and monitored by both pro-government and opposition officials - news of the explosion...
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
As the Lebanese president Michel Suleiman wraps up his first official visit to Syria, the regional media outlets are dedicating their resources and efforts to broadcast every event, announcement and speculation surrounding the trip. Naturally, the local blogosphere too has been busy reporting news and opinions on the visit and what it holds for the future of Lebanon, writes Nash Suleiman, who takes...
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
As Lebanese President Michel Suleiman visits Syria, “the government media in Damascus recognizes for the first time after years of silence the existence of the question of the Lebanese prisoners held in Syrian jails,” writes Abullor at Bilad ash-Sham.
