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[-said]: [We agree] that an electoral [law], that puts an end to the different parties’ fears, should be established,
nowlebanon 19-JAN-12
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[said:]: After discussing this proposal extensively at the Phoenicia (Hotel) conference, we found out that it contains several gaps and discrimination in the distribution of the electorates, which means that it does not achieve justice.
naharnet 19-JAN-12
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[-said]: the Mustaqbal Movement would only take a decision in coordination with its allies.
naharnet 19-JAN-12
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[-added]: We discovered that we have several common principles in this regard, as we all believe in the Taef Accord and the principle of equal power-sharing between Christians and Muslims, and everyone is aware of the legitimate concerns some Lebanese parties have, especially the Christians,
naharnet 19-JAN-12
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[-said]: Since 2005 we have been calling for the demarcation of the border with Syria and the Syrian authorities declined in order to carry out their financial and arms smuggling operations, and today the tables have turned,
dailystar 12-JAN-12
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[said:]: We are the ones who preserved the military institution and called for deploying the Lebanese army along the [Lebanese-Syrian] border to prevent acts of smuggling.
nowlebanon 02-JAN-12
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[-said]: These are not conclusions, but information [obtained] from the heart of the US,
nowlebanon 31-DEC-11
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[-added that]: This is not the first time Ghosn behaved irresponsibly.
nowlebanon 30-DEC-11
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[-told]: the army is present [in the northern town of Akkar], but not present directly at the border with Syria, which means that there is no [political] decision for it to be deployed there.
nowlebanon 29-DEC-11
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[-also said that]: to prepare a judicial file that contains [the security information he was able to retrieve about Al-Qaeda in Aarsal], so that the Lebanese government can take actions based on it.
nowlebanon 24-DEC-11
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[-told]: The most dangerous statement in Nasrallah’s [Tuesday] speech was saying that if the Syrian regime is changed, it will be replaced with a treacherous regime,
nowlebanon 07-DEC-11
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[-said]: It seems that Nasrallah agreed to [pay Lebanon’s share of STL funding] even if he keeps [on denying],
nowlebanon 01-DEC-11
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[-told]: [Nasrallah] is trying to please his allies and supporters,
nowlebanon 01-DEC-11
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[-said that]: he was making a public deal.
nowlebanon 01-DEC-11
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[-told]: Mikati became prime minister by a decision taken by Syria and Hezbollah, therefore, he cannot decide to resign,
nowlebanon 26-NOV-11
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[also said that:]: Mikati is [cornered] because Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is [cornered] too.
nowlebanon 26-NOV-11
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[-told]: Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah will do its best to preserve the government ... Hezbollah is well aware that it needs good public relations,
dailystar 26-NOV-11
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[-said]: Prime Minister Mikati came to his post through a political decision taken by Syria and Hezbollah; therefore he can’t make the decision on his own to resign,
dailystar 26-NOV-11
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[-said]: The prime minister is in an awkward position because so too is the Syrian president and his allies, which prevents him from being active,
dailystar 26-NOV-11
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[-added]: Besides, Mikati’s allies would not let him be effective,
nowlebanon 26-NOV-11
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[-said]: Our independence is incomplete because some people try to violate Lebanon’s sovereignty
dailystar 22-NOV-11
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[said:]: We tell them that we must join ranks in order to achieve real independence by restoring Lebanon's sovereignty.
dailystar 22-NOV-11
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[said:]: the other party [March 8 alliance] backpedaled on all the provisions that were approved [during a previous national dialogue session]
nowlebanon 08-NOV-11
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[-said]: trust national dialogue anymore.
nowlebanon 08-NOV-11
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[-said]: All what had been agreed on was not implemented,
nowlebanon 08-NOV-11
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[added that:]: the problem is that the previous six [points] have not yet been implemented.
nowlebanon 05-NOV-11
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[-said]: Siniora is waiting for answers from the other party regarding conditions [for dialogue] previously agreed upon and ways to implement them so he can begin his consultations and respond to Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri's request for dialogue,
dailystar 03-NOV-11
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[-told]: It is important to continue dialogue on a permanent basis to discuss the controversial national issues,
dailystar 03-NOV-11
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[-said that]: Interior Minister Marwan Charbel informed us that they are seeking a proper solution regarding this decree.
nowlebanon 29-OCT-11
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[-told]: It has been shown that [Hezbollah Secretary General] Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah is the [cabinet’s] real premier,
nowlebanon 29-OCT-11
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[also said that:]: the biggest problem
nowlebanon 29-OCT-11
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[-told]: We no longer know who is the Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon and who is the Lebanese Foreign Minister, we no longer know if the foreign minister’s statements reflect the opinion of the Lebanese government or the Syrian Foreign Ministry,
nowlebanon 28-OCT-11
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[-said]: There were more than fifty witnesses [during Monday’s meeting],
dailystar 25-OCT-11
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[-added]: They can kill me but they will not be able to shut me up,
nowlebanon 25-OCT-11
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[-added]: Attorney General Judge Said Mirza revealed a dangerous fact [during Monday’s session]. He said that he tried to ask [the family of two abducted Syrian dissidents] to come to sign papers but they did not because… it is possible that [their relatives] were kidnapped,
nowlebanon 25-OCT-11
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[-said]: As I started speaking Musawi began to interrupt me. Then tension began to rise on their [Hezbollah’s] part,
dailystar 25-OCT-11
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[-told]: I don’t carry weapons. Those who carry weapons are the ones that threaten and take it outside,
dailystar 25-OCT-11
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[-told]: I hold Hezbollah responsible for anything that could happen to me,
dailystar 25-OCT-11
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[-told]: The session was full of curses and that’s because of Ammar’s attitude,
dailystar 24-OCT-11
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[-said]: He asked me to meet him in the street… we are not used to such practices, … I don’t have a gun, but it is [widely known] who has [arms] and threatens [to use them],
nowlebanon 24-OCT-11
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[-added]: Discovering Lebanese official passports with incorrect names is a crime against the Lebanese people’s interests,
nowlebanon 29-SEP-11
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[-added]: The cabinet cannot escape Lebanon’s international commitments because they constitute a public debt,
nowlebanon 27-SEP-11
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[-added]: I am afraid that Mikati and Hezbollah have designated roles in which Mikati votes for the funding inside the cabinet and Hezbollah and its allies vote against it, and the [initiative to provide funding] collapses,
nowlebanon 18-SEP-11
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[-told]: There was stupidity in the meeting of Arab ministers of foreign affairs,
nowlebanon 17-SEP-11
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[-told]: We are waiting for responses on assigning a governing body and a board of directors for Electricite du Liban as well as to discuss loans,
nowlebanon 16-SEP-11
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[-told]: I am not sure of [Mikati’s] ability to [support] the funding [issue],
nowlebanon 13-SEP-11
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[-added]: Berri, [Hezbollah Secretary General] Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and [the latter’s deputy] Naim Qassem were the first to refer to the WikiLeaks [cables] and give them credibility,
nowlebanon 12-SEP-11
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[-added]: Jumblatt’s description of Raad [‘like a wall’] is correct…because [the Hezbollah MP] cannot grasp politics if it conflicts with his convictions,
nowlebanon 09-SEP-11
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[-told]: We cannot stoop to Raad’s unethical conduct,
nowlebanon 09-SEP-11
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[-also said that]: stench of stagnancy.
nowlebanon 09-SEP-11
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[said:]: We do not have a problem [with him]. It is normal for the Mufti to receive whoever he wants.
nowlebanon 07-SEP-11
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[-told]: not political,
nowlebanon 07-SEP-11
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[-said]: Hezbollah does not want to comment on [Karam’s] issue,
nowlebanon 05-SEP-11
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[-told]: There are contradictions within this government,
nowlebanon 05-SEP-11
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[also said:]: the jail sentence is very short and encourages people to collaborate with Israel… unless the [general’s] political background prevailed and gave political interest priority over the real patriotic standpoint.
nowlebanon 04-SEP-11
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[-told]: The verdict did prove that Karam committed an act of treason,
nowlebanon 04-SEP-11
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[ said]: . Lebanon's pro-Western opposition says it doubts Hezbollah will allow any funds to reach the tribunal. In no way can Hezbollah approve (the decision to fund the court), and therefore the prime minister is headed for a serious problem in his cabinet,
kuwaittimes 03-SEP-11
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[-pointed out that]: because he renewed his full commitment to Hezbollah’s positions on the various issues, particularly on weapons.
dailystar 02-SEP-11
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[-told]: [Hezbollah’s denial] also confirms the party is communicating with the indicted, and this implicates Hezbollah,
nowlebanon 25-AUG-11
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[-told]: this means that Hezbollah is defying the Lebanese state and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.
nowlebanon 20-AUG-11
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[-told]: It is certain that he was pressured by Hezbollah’s and Syria’s into delivering the statement, so that [Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan] Nasrallah will not be left to [struggle] alone,
nowlebanon 18-AUG-11
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[-added]: placed us outside the international community amid a time where we really need it [to support us],
nowlebanon 05-AUG-11
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[-told]: There has to be a stance that supports the Syrian people, because no Arab state has witnessed violence like that happening in Syria,
nowlebanon 02-AUG-11
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[-noted that]: Whoever protects an accused person becomes an accused [individual himself].
nowlebanon 14-JUL-11
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[-told]: deceive the Lebanese people [into] thinking their issues will be resolved,
nowlebanon 11-JUL-11
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[-also said that]: Democracy fails in the face of weapons and a political life cannot exist in Lebanon in their presence
nowlebanon 08-JUL-11
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[-added that]: If we did not believe in the devolution of power, we would not be playing [the role] of the opposition.
nowlebanon 24-JUN-11
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[-told]: If Mikati insists on confiscating weapons, then it is in his hands to do so,
nowlebanon 20-JUN-11
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[-added]: The number of ministers from the North is not important; the cabinet’s work is [what matters],
nowlebanon 14-JUN-11
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[-also said that]: Hezbollah does not have a strategic or regional interest in forming a cabinet.
nowlebanon 13-JUN-11
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[-added]: We are witnessing the era of the regime change in Lebanon, and not a political battle,
nowlebanon 07-JUN-11
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[-added]: The [deployment] of the security forces on the second floor of the Telecommunications building was a legal act because Ogero requested it,
nowlebanon 31-MAY-11
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[-told]: house is made of glass,
nowlebanon 31-MAY-11
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[-told]: I have information from parties from the new majority confirming that Hezbollah is the party obstructing cabinet formation, and is the one pushing Change and Reform bloc leader MP Michel Aoun to make [certain] stances. Aoun is only Hezbollah’s spokesperson,
nowlebanon 22-MAY-11
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[ said]: We have a long history of mutual interest with the Syrians, and we don’t want in any way for the Syrians to implicate any more against the Future Movement in any internal affairs in Lebanon,
IHT 05-MAY-11
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[-also said that]: There are actions that aim to cause tension in Syrian-Lebanese relations…There are attempts by domestic parties to…hold us responsible for what is going on in Syria.
nowlebanon 20-APR-11
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[-said]: The speaker’s decision to not respond [to the allegations] means that he is practically approving [the issue] and slandering MP [Jarrah],
nowlebanon 19-APR-11
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[-told]: He [Ali] says there is evidence. If it exists, why not show it? Let it be shown immediately,
nowlebanon 18-APR-11
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[-said]: [Allegations] against [Future bloc] MP Jamal al-Jarrah…jeopardize his life,
nowlebanon 17-APR-11
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[-told]: [Hezbollah Secretary General] Sayyed [Hassan] Nasrallah does not care about the interests of the Lebanese abroad. He said that they should sacrifice, and all he cares about is executing the Iranian project,
nowlebanon 13-APR-11
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[-told]: [Prime Minister-designate Najib] Mikati’s allies want to [weaken] the premiership in the hope of making the [Lebanese] state collapse in favor of [Hezbollah’s] state,
nowlebanon 05-APR-11
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[ said]: The first day it was direct action on the ground. Now we need more information to continue,
err 05-APR-11
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[ said]: Because Syrian territory is well controlled, better than Lebanese territory,
err 05-APR-11
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[-told]: What is happening to the Lebanese is the fault of Shami and Berri,
albawaba 03-APR-11
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