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[-told]: [We] cannot allow this cabinet to continue. There is no reason that [allows] this cabinet to stay,
nowlebanon 02-FEB-12
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[-said]: Any member of this cabinet that respects himself should submit his resignation,
naharnet 02-FEB-12
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[-said]: They criticized our cabinet tenure for making payments from outside the state-budget but the parliament wasn’t holding any sessions at the time. Now they allow themselves to do the same,
naharnet 02-FEB-12
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[said:]: that the group which was mostly [treated unjustly] in the history of Lebanon and Christians was the Lebanese Forces
nowlebanon 28-JAN-12
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[-said]: Our society was revived, [following the withdrawal of Syrian forces] , contrary to [the claims of those groups],
nowlebanon 28-JAN-12
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[-said]: Of course mistakes were committed during the civil war years, but they were mistakes made by our children and yours and that’s why I found that it was my duty to apologize in 2008 [for what happened during the Lebanese civil strife]
nowlebanon 28-JAN-12
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[-also said that]: reconsider the agreements signed between Lebanon and Syria and ink new ones which would take into account the interests of both countries, as well as common benefits.
nowlebanon 26-JAN-12
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[-said]: The statement of the SNC is a new gateway to correct the ties between Lebanon and Syria,
nowlebanon 26-JAN-12
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[also said that:]: the observers have drifted from their mission.
nowlebanon 23-JAN-12
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[-said]: It is better to end the mission of the Arab observers and take the Syrian file to the UN Security Council or General Assembly,
nowlebanon 23-JAN-12
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[-said]: It seems from their own report on the situation that Arab observers are either completely oblivious to the reality in Syria or are conspiring with the Syrian regime,
dailystar 23-JAN-12
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[-maintained]: must address the root of the problem and not its consequences,
dailystar 23-JAN-12
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[-told]: The emergence of these movements cannot be judged negatively or positively before their [political] behavior becomes clear,
nowlebanon 20-JAN-12
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[-told]: The situation in Syria is getting more complicated. The regime of President Bashar Assad will inevitably fall because it has become weak and lacks internal, Arab and international legitimacy,
upi 20-JAN-12
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[-said]: If I were in their [Hezbollah's] shoes ... I would take an immediate and brave step, which could be difficult, but is nevertheless necessary, to engage in serious and direct negotiations with the main [Lebanese] parties ... so as to reach a historic compromise on arms and all other pending issues, because we must admit that Lebanon cannot continue to exist without the Shiites,
upi 20-JAN-12
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[-told]: In my opinion, events in the region, starting with Syria and ending in Iran, are capable of creating an appropriate atmosphere for the brothers in Hezbollah to be convinced that the game is over and they have to surrender their arms to the state ,
dailystar 20-JAN-12
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[-told]: the situation in Syria will escalate and become more complicated.
nowlebanon 19-JAN-12
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[-said]: It may seem a hard step but it’s courageous and necessary… The sooner the better because changes (in the region) will decrease the value of its (Hizbullah’s) weapons… Until it becomes a burden on it,
naharnet 19-JAN-12
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[-said]: And if I were in their [Hezbollah’s] shoes ... I would take an immediate and brave step, which could be difficult, but is nevertheless necessary, to engage in serious and direct negotiations with the main [Lebanese] parties ... so as to reach a historic compromise on arms and all other pending issues, because we must admit that Lebanon cannot continue to exist without the Shiites,
dailystar 19-JAN-12
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[said:]: I call on the cabinet to resign from Michel Aoun.
nowlebanon 19-JAN-12
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[-also said that]: The whole political process in Iraq is at a standoff.
nowlebanon 17-JAN-12
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[-said]: The best solution in Syria would be holding a referendum under the supervision of the UN, and not one similar to the referendums that the Syrian regime used to conduct,
nowlebanon 16-JAN-12
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[also said that:]: the Arab and international countries should agree on a solution to the Syrian crisis.
nowlebanon 16-JAN-12
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[accused:]: many of exploiting the Christian minority in the Middle East for personal gain.
dailystar 16-JAN-12
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[said:]: Christians alone decide their own fate.
dailystar 16-JAN-12
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[-noted]: The forces in the area have however prevented them from fulfilling their mission and instead remain concerned about their own safety,
lebanonews 12-JAN-12
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[-added]: If the majority of the people [voted] for Assad then he is right about the uprising being a ploy,
nowlebanon 10-JAN-12
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[-told]: For an hour, Assad kept talking about everything except the reality of the crisis,
nowlebanon 10-JAN-12
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[-told]: The remarks about the defence minister's statements reflect deception and manipulation,
ibtimes 06-JAN-12
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[said:]: Serious dialogue on the matter will not begin until the Syrian regime falls, since the balance of powers in Lebanon and the region will change.
nowlebanon 04-JAN-12
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[-told]: We also discussed the current situation and our position in case [Lebanon’s] government does not last,
dailystar 04-JAN-12
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[-told]: immoral.
nowlebanon 04-JAN-12
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[-said]: The year 2012 will witness the fall of the Syrian regime, which will have big implications on the situation in Lebanon and will result in a new balance of powers,
nowlebanon 02-JAN-12
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[also said that:]: when the [Assad] regime falls, Lebanese detainees in Syrian jails will be freed… if they are [still] alive; and those who are not alive, their fate will be revealed since it is the least that must be done from a humanitarian [perspective].
nowlebanon 02-JAN-12
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[-told]: Following the fall of the Syrian regime, we will enter a complicated political process before we create another political system that is well defined and capable of building relations between Lebanon and Syria as two [separate] states,
dailystar 01-JAN-12
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[-said]: The year 2012 will witness the fall of the Syrian regime. This will have a significant impact on Lebanon's situation and will result in another balance of power [formula],
dailystar 01-JAN-12
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[-told]: Not only do we demand the disarmament of [non-state groups] in Beirut, but [this should be the case] in all of Lebanon as well,
nowlebanon 21-DEC-11
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[-warned]: Why [should we] scare the people with [unfounded stories] if the report [turned out to be] untrue?
nowlebanon 21-DEC-11
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[-added]: Any type of initiative that does not lead toward the fulfillment of [the Syrian peoples’] demands will be a waste of time,
nowlebanon 19-DEC-11
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[-said]: We must always look forward regardless of all difficulties that Lebanese is passing through,
nowlebanon 17-DEC-11
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[-acknowledged]: There are common points,
dailystar 16-DEC-11
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[said that this:]: good and clear
nowlebanon 16-DEC-11
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[-said that]: modern,
nowlebanon 16-DEC-11
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[-also said that]: We discussed [issues] in a manner that [strengthens] coexistence, where no Lebanese feels wronged.
nowlebanon 16-DEC-11
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[-also said that]: Unfortunately, we notice that instead of the government incorporating Hezbollah, the [latter] is trying to incorporate the government.
nowlebanon 15-DEC-11
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[-said]: Hezbollah is directly or indirectly responsible for the operations that are against the international forces,
dailystar 13-DEC-11
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[also said that:]: Lebanon cannot be saved unless we get rid of the magical curse of [the formula of] ‘the unity of people, resistance, and army,’ and replace it with ‘the unity of people, state and army.’
nowlebanon 13-DEC-11
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[-told]: We cannot be convinced that there are extremist groups in the south without Hezbollah's acknowledge of them. Hezbollah recognizes the danger these groups pose toward it and therefore they do not exist in the south,
dailystar 13-DEC-11
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[-said]: The government is better off resigning because it will result in a catastrophe in Lebanon and it won’t achieve anything for the country,
lebanonews 13-DEC-11
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[-said]: What we are witnessing today, in light of the Lebanese government’s [tenure], is the attempt by some to undermine the bases of democracy that underpin our system,
nowlebanon 10-DEC-11
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[-said]: Some [parties] wants to take the Lebanese people in the opposite way of the track taken by the Arab people,
nowlebanon 10-DEC-11
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[-told]: The closure of the Zahrani power plant proves again that the Lebanese state [lacks] authority, which does not only [concern] Lebanon on the strategic level but also affects stability and people’s livelihood,
nowlebanon 05-DEC-11
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[-added]: Even though the interests of the Lebanese people were affected for more than 48 hours, no investigation was carried out and no one was [held accountable],
nowlebanon 05-DEC-11
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[-asked]: How can [Nasrallah] claim to not have any relations with the STL funding matter although he knew that Prime Minister Najib Mikati was going to finance it?
nowlebanon 02-DEC-11
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[-also asked]: Since [Hezbollah] labels the tribunal as a politicized US-Israeli tool, shouldn’t its ministers [and their allies] resign from the government to force its collapse and prevent the STL’s financing?
nowlebanon 02-DEC-11
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[-said]: I expect in the coming weeks that those who staged a coup against [ex-Prime Minister] Saad Hariri’s government, will be overthrown,
nowlebanon 28-NOV-11
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[-told]: The best thing that can happen is the collapse of the government… and Mikati should submit his resignation now,
nowlebanon 24-NOV-11
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[-also said that]: will foster stability in the [Middle East].
nowlebanon 24-NOV-11
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[asked:]: Is it not known to everybody that this thing [intelligence] exists in all embassies in the world?
dailystar 24-NOV-11
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[-told]: must resign to rescue the country from this government and rescue the boat before it sinks,
dailystar 24-NOV-11
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[said that:]: what is happening is inevitable, and no one can stop this change.
nowlebanon 24-NOV-11
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[-said]: The only salvation for Lebanon is to form a government made of [members of the] March 14 coalition that will enact the principles of the Cedar Revolution,
dailystar 24-NOV-11
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[-said]: Lebanon’s independence is entrusted in your own hands,
dailystar 22-NOV-11
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[-told]: insured the funding of the STL since 2008 with the participation of Hizbullah ministers,
lebanonews 16-NOV-11
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[-added]: We need a serious law that would at least be based on proportionality,
nowlebanon 10-NOV-11
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[-said]: The crisis in Syria will not end… it is very complicated and I doubt that the Syrian people will [yield] before their goals are reached,
nowlebanon 10-NOV-11
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[-told]: They are tackling it (the STL) from a technical point of view, but it is a moral compensation to the millions who lost their beloved ones… To stop the political crimes and to establish the civil peace,
lebanonews 09-NOV-11
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[-said]: They don’t want the international tribunal or any other local court,
lebanonews 09-NOV-11
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[said:]: It’s time for Lebanon to become an independent country.
lebanonews 09-NOV-11
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[-said]: President Michel Sleiman and Prime Minister Najib Mikati must quickly intervene to end these operations… [Because] what is happening is unacceptable,
nowlebanon 08-NOV-11
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[-told]: What is happening in this regard is unacceptable as this will lead to distorting the image of Lebanon and its government,
dailystar 08-NOV-11
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[-said]: The state must carry out its duty through controlling the Lebanese borders and deal with the Syrian refugees based on international standards along with controlling security in Lebanon through preventing kidnapping by all parties,
dailystar 08-NOV-11
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[ said]: But what happened depicts Lebanon as an unbridled land … the Lebanese Army should establish posts in locations which have seen the entry of Syrian forces,
lebanonews 05-NOV-11
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[also said that:]: the Syrian regime cannot apply the Arab delegation’s proposal, and will not withdraw its army from the [country’s] streets and allow Arab and international organizations as well as the media to enter Syria.
nowlebanon 03-NOV-11
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[-also said that]: might have been kidnapped in order to remove all traces and all people who would demand the truth behind [their relatives’ capture].
nowlebanon 25-OCT-11
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[said that:]: Hezbollah is not allowed to install the network in any town [in Lebanon].
nowlebanon 25-OCT-11
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[-told]: The judiciary was [used] to concealing an abduction operation, details of which still remain undisclosed,
nowlebanon 25-OCT-11
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[-said]: Previous national dialogue sessions were hard and painful,
nowlebanon 22-OCT-11
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[-added]: If Hezbollah insisted on rejecting the STL funding, then we will witness changes on the domestic level,
nowlebanon 22-OCT-11
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[-told]: The government should resign today as an act of mercy for Lebanon and for the sake of the Lebanese state and the reputation of the people involved in it,
dailystar 21-OCT-11
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[-said]: This was a military operation… and the Lebanese cabinet must firmly complain and call on [the Syrian government] to not repeat such an incident,
nowlebanon 05-OCT-11
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[-said that]: out of their own pockets
nowlebanon 05-OCT-11
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[-said that]: which is not the first of its kind.
nowlebanon 05-OCT-11
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[-said]: Allies of the Syrian regime in Lebanon are in a state of nervousness to the point where they are now asking for dialogue,
dailystar 03-OCT-11
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[said:]: The allies of the Syrian regime in Lebanon are confused to the extent in which they are [constantly] calling for dialogue.
nowlebanon 03-OCT-11
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[-said]: It is impossible to achieve stability without a new electoral law that echoes principles of the Taif Accord which designates 64 MPs to each of the Christians and Muslims,
dailystar 03-OCT-11
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[-said that]: The Patriarch did display some sympathy and asked questions here and there, but he certainly did not express the positions they are trying to impute to him and to Bkirki.
nowlebanon 30-SEP-11
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[said that:]: the Syrian president’s meetings with Lebanese politicians are also an attempt to show that nothing unnatural is going on in Syria.
nowlebanon 30-SEP-11
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[said that:]: the Lebanese spring has continued to suffer since the [2005] Cedar Revolution, under the weight of illegal weapons The survival of the illegal weapons in Lebanon, is no longer justified, or acceptable.
dailystar 25-SEP-11
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[-added that]: it [a government] kills our brothers at home, or in Syria or in the region, or in the world, without mercy or pity, it is not a party to the common good
dailystar 25-SEP-11
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