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22 February 2012, 19:31 PM Najib Miqati’s media office: After consultations between the President and Prime Minister, Labor Minister Charbel Nahhas' resignation was accepted.
22 February 2012, 19:20 LBC: PM Najib Miqati received the resignation of Labor Minister Charbel Nahhas from Energy Minister Gebran Bassil.
22 February 2012, 19:02 U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Mon extended the mandate of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon for three years.
22 February 2012, 18:42 Unknown assailant attacked a Shrine of St. Charbel in Zahle facing “Sea Sweet” and stole its contents. The security forces launched investigations to uncover the perpetrators.
22 February 2012, 18:28 MTV: Reports about PM Najib Miqati receiving Labor Minister Charbel Nahhas' resignation, but the sources in the Serail deny.
22 February 2012, 17:41 Iran, Russia Leaders Oppose Foreign Action in Syria: Kremlin Labor Minister Charbel Nahhas talked about the effects of his resignation from the cabinet: The issue goes beyond sectarian lineups and gangs should not govern.
22 February 2012, 17:10 Al-Jadeed TV: PSP leader MP Walid Jumblat declared from Samir Kassir square in Downtown Beirut that he supports the Syrian Revolution and the Syrian people.
22 February 2012, 17:10 General Prosecutor Saeed Mirza held talks with PM Najib Miqati about the detainees of Nahr al-Bared events.
22 February 2012, 16:38 Head of the Parliamentary Energy Committee MP Mohammed Qabbani: Bassil is trying to divert attention from the red diesel scandal, which he is responsible for, by making random accusation related to the Value Added Tax on the diesel.
22 February 2012, 16:28 Media reports said that PSP leader MP Walid Jumblat is taking part in an anti-Syrian regime demonstration in downtown Beirut.
22 February 2012, 16:27 OTV: Airport customs confiscated 4.5 kilograms of cocaine that was being sent to Australia.
22 February 2012, 14:06 Free Lebanon Radio: A stairway collapse in the town of al-Qarna in Akkar led to a series of collapses in the walls of nearby buildings. No injuries have been reported.
22 February 2012, 13:34 Bassil: Some MPs, starting with MP Fouad Saniora, have once again begun to request that the Value Added Tax be removed off the diesel for a period of one year.
22 February 2012, 13:33 Energy Minister Jebran Bassil: Today at parliament found out who is responsible for the red diesel scandal.
22 February 2012, 13:14 LBC: Security forces arrested the driver of the car that ran over priest Youssef al-Khoury at the Dbayeh highway.
22 February 2012, 13:02 OTV: A closed-door meeting is underway between Berri, Minister Jebran Bassil, and MP Ibrahim Kanaan.
22 February 2012, 12:35 VDL (100.5): Speaker Nabih Berri adjourned parliament session to Thursday.
22 February 2012, 12:26 French Ambassador Denis Pietton after meeting with Aoun: I hope that the cabinet would resume its functions in implementing reforms.
22 February 2012, 12:16 Media reports said Wednesday’s parliamentary session could be extended to Thursday.
22 February 2012, 11:50 March 14 General Secretariat called for devising a new unified project that would lead to “Lebanon’s salvation” as a follow up to last week’s February 14 ceremony.
22 February 2012, 11:32 VDL (100.5): Change and Reform bloc MPs are holding a meeting in one of parliament’s halls in the presence of Minister Jebran Bassil.
22 February 2012, 08:51 The parliamentary session went underway.
22 February 2012, 08:20 A meeting is underway between Prime Minister Najib Miqati and Speaker Nabih Berri at the parliament.
22 February 2012, 06:28 Bumper-to-bumper traffic on the Tabarja-Safra highway after a truck flipped over.
22 February 2012, 06:08 Gasoline prices rose by LL600 and Diesel by LL500.
22 February 2012, 05:46 Minister Nazem al-Khoury to VDL (100.5): The appointments of top civil servants shouldn’t be linked to Labor Minister Charbel Nahhas’ resignation. The cabinet should reconvene swiftly.
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