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March 14 Calls for Reconciliation in Tripoli as Saniora Says Syria Leading Sunnis to Extremism

The March 14 camp announced on Sunday the Tripoli Declaration, which calls for national reconciliation in the city.

It said: “The reconciliation should be held after calm has been restored in Tripoli.”

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Saniora: Hizbullah's Involvement in Syria Impedes Cabinet Formation

Al-Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc head MP Fouad Saniora has said that any developments at the level of forming a cabinet have become impossible in light of Hizbullah's deep involvement in the Syrian crisis, reports said on Saturday.

Saniora's comments came during a dinner held in honor of President Michel Suleiman at the residence of Deputy Speaker Farid Makari in the presence of caretaker PM Najib Miqati, PM-designate Tammam Salam, several ministers, deputies of al-Mustaqbal and March 14 movement figures.

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Gap Widens between Berri, Saniora over Baabda-Hizbullah Cabinet Dispute

The dialogue between Speaker Nabih Berri and al-Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc leader MP Fouad Saniora has been affected by the differences between the Baabda presidential palace and Hizbullah, sources said.

Consultations between Berri and Saniora began to be influenced by the “hot wind” affecting the Baabda-Hizbullah ties, sources told al-Liwaa newspaper published on Saturday.

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Hariri Discusses Latest Developments with Saniora in Paris

A meeting was held between al-Mustaqbal movement leader Saad Hariri and head of the movement's parliamentary bloc MP Fouad Saniora in the French capital Paris, An Nahar newspaper reported on Thursday.

According to the report, Saniora briefed Hariri during the meeting that was held on Wednesday night on the latest consultations with the Lebanese foes in light of the announcement of the start of the trial in the case of Ayyash et al. on Januray 16, 2014.

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Saniora Rejects Nasrallah's Claims against Saudi Arabia: We're Accustomed to such Baseless Accusations

Head of the Mustaqbal bloc MP Fouad Saniora rejected on Tuesday Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's claims that Saudi Arabia was behind the recent bombings near the Iranian embassy in Beirut.

He said: “We have grown accustomed to officials in Lebanon making baseless accusations.”

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Sidon Neighborhood Cordoned Off as Suspicious Box Found near Saniora's House

A suspicious box was found on Saturday evening near the house of former Prime Minister Fouad Saniora in the southern city of Sidon, the state-run National News Agency reported.

“The suspicious box was placed 150-200 meters away from Saniora's house in (Sidon's neighborhood of) Hilaliyeh,” the NNA detailed.

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Saniora Meets Rahi, Says They Both Support Abiding by Baabda Declaration

Al-Mustaqbal bloc head MP Fouad Saniora assured on Monday that his party holds “identical” views with the Maronite Patriarch regarding Lebanon's role in the ongoing regional turmoil.

"Our views, as usual, were identical to those of Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi regarding the commitment to the Baabda Declaration and disassociating Lebanon from regional and international conflicts and especially from the Syrian crisis” Saniora said after holding talks, along with an al-Mustaqbal delegation, with the Patriarch in Bkirki.

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Berri to Reportedly Visit Saudi Soon, Explains to Saniora 'Mediation' He was Tasked with in Iran

Head of the Mustaqbal bloc MP Fouad Saniora on Sunday held talks with Speaker Nabih Berri in Ain al-Tineh on the latest developments in Lebanon, as a media report said the speaker wanted to put the ex-PM in the picture of a "mediation" he was tasked with in Iran.

"During his visit to Iran, Berri informed its leaders that he was willing to exert efforts to achieve Iranian-Saudi rapprochement, and he was tasked with this mission, but he did not want to bypass the Mustaqbal Movement so he held a meeting with Saniora," MTV reported.

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Berri to Brief Saniora on Outcome of Visit to Iran in Anticipated Meeting

A meeting is expected to take place between Speaker Nabih Berri and head of al-Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc Fouad Saniora over the outcome of the speaker's latest visit to Iran,media reports said on Saturday.

The meeting between the two men is “expected to take place soon,” An-Nahar daily said.

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Saniora: Assault against Jabal Mohsen Residents Attempt to Create Strife in Lebanon

Head of the Mustaqbal bloc MP Fouad Saniora condemned on Friday the attack on Thursday against a number of residents from the Jabal Mohsen neighborhood in the northern city of Tripoli, describing it as a “cowardly and criminal act.”

He noted that the assault was an attempt to create strife throughout Lebanon, demanding that an investigation be launched in the incident.

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