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Sleiman adamant on refusing spending decree
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May 05, 2012 01:26 AM
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BEIRUT: President Michel Sleiman reiterated Friday his refusal to sign a decree authorizing LL8.9 trillion (nearly $6 billion) in extra-budgetary spending, a move that is likely to lead to a showdown with March 8 ministers at next week’s Cabinet session. Sleiman also said that next...
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Sleiman firm on 2013 polls, expat vote approved
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April 26, 2012 01:33 AM
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BEIRUT: President Michel Sleiman said Wednesday the 2013 parliamentary elections should be held on time, no matter what, as the Cabinet approved a mechanism to allow the Lebanese in the diaspora to vote. “The parliamentary elections should be held next year, come what may. The...
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Journalists’ Union prepares for council vote next month
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April 21, 2012 01:23 AM
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BEIRUT: Thirteen months after the death of its longtime head, the Journalists’ Union is gearing up to elect a new 12-member council next month, according to a council source. The source said the election could be the first step in seeing the union rejuvenate itself by expanding its...
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Sleiman urges Lebanese expats to prepare for dual citizenship
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April 19, 2012 01:24 AM
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BEIRUT: President Sleiman Wednesday encouraged Lebanese Australians to submit their names to the civil registry in anticipation of the approval of a draft law that would allow Lebanese expatriates to apply for dual citizenship. In Australia on an official visit, Sleiman said that the draft law,...
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Sleiman urges Arab countries to protect their minorities
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March 03, 2012 01:51 AM
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PRAGUE: President Michel Sleiman urged Arab countries Friday to protect minorities while voicing concerns over the fate of communities in Syria as a result of the year-long popular uprising demanding the ouster of President Bashar Assad. He spoke in Prague during a meeting with Arab ambassadors in...
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Sleiman plays down impact of refugee influx
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March 02, 2012 02:14 AM
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PRAGUE: President Michel Sleiman Thursday played down the consequences of the influx into Lebanon of Syrians fleeing the violence in their country. He said the refugees can stay with their relatives in Lebanon while the government and humanitarian organizations provide them with relief aid....
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Sleiman touts Lebanon’s economy in Romania
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March 01, 2012 01:43 AM
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PRAGUE: President Michel Sleiman arrived in Prague Wednesday evening and is expected to hold talks with President of the Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus today. His trip is part of two state visits the president is making that also included Romania.Sleiman will hold a news conference with Klaus...
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During Romania visit, Sleiman calls for Syria’s return to Arab League
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February 29, 2012 01:48 AM
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BUCHAREST: President Michel Sleiman called for Syria’s membership in the Arab League to be restored, saying he believes there should be consensus among all Arabs. Sleiman said Tuesday during an official visit to Romania that he believes Syria should be back in the league “not only for...
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Appointments row freezes Cabinet
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February 02, 2012 02:19 AM
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BEIRUT: Lebanon plunged into a Cabinet crisis Wednesday after Prime Minister Najib Mikati abruptly ended a government session over sharp differences with ministers from Michel Aoun’s Change and Reform bloc over the thorny issue of civil service appointments. Denying plans to resign or to...
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Sparks fly at Cabinet session
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January 26, 2012 02:47 AM
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BEIRUT: Tensions resurfaced between Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Labor Minister Charbel Nahhas at Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting as the government sought to address problems in the electricity sector. Political sources said Nahhas raised the ire of both Mikati and Interior Minister Marwan...
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Sleiman: Arida probe under way
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January 24, 2012 03:22 AM
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BEIRUT: President Michel Sleiman reiterated Monday his condemnation over the killing of a teenager in an attack by Syrian forces on three Lebanese fishermen on the Lebanese-Syrian border over the weekend, saying that investigation was ongoing to determine the circumstances of the incident....
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Sleiman says he favors amending Constitution
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January 06, 2012 02:06 AM
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BEIRUT: President Michel Sleiman wants to amend the Constitution to jump-start the process of making long-overdue appointments to the country’s senior service, calling the issue “the problem of all problems.” In a wide-ranging session with a delegation from the Press Federation,...
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Draft law to grant expatriates dual citizenship passed by Cabinet
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December 13, 2011 01:44 AM
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BEIRUT: Prime Minister Najib Mikati’s government approved a draft law Monday that would allow Lebanese expatriates to have dual citizenship. According to the law, Lebanese expatriates who were born abroad and only have the citizenship of the country of their birth would now be eligible to...
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Sleiman asks politicians to tone down rhetoric
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November 17, 2011 02:03 AM
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BEIRUT: President Michel Sleiman urged politicians Wednesday to tone down their rhetoric and avoid “fiery or extremist” statements that increase tension, in the wake of an obscenity-laced televised exchange between March 14 and March 8 rivals earlier this week. Addressing ministers at...
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Ministers trade blows over telecoms revenues
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October 20, 2011 01:48 AM
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BEIRUT: The weekly session of the Cabinet Wednesday saw a heated debate over the disputed transfer of funds from the Telecommunications to the Finance Ministry, as representatives of the Free Patriotic Movement and the Progressive Socialist Party clashed verbally over the issue. Labor Minister...
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