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Phalange Party Is the New Cabinet's 'Biggest Winner'

Good luck with the opportunity. The ministry of labour and the economy are important to the nation. I wish the kataeb minister's all the best. I hope they will be successful for the sake of lebanon's economy and labour force. Most of all I hope others don't try to obstruct their works and programs purely due to spite.

24-Minister Cabinet Announced after 11-Month Deadlock

Agreed. Good luck and God speed. Hope for Lebanon's sake this government can be productive and not vindictive.

Political Standoff Expected between Batroun's Harb, Bassil in Cabinet

Give them a chance! Already betting on conflict...Good luck to both ministers from the one government representing the people of Lebanon!

Report: Aoun Likely to Reach Presidency over Saudi, U.S. Backing

anonymetexasusa... if anyone can convince hezbollah to merge with the LAF, its Aoun. Through trust. Hezbollah and the shiites fear the southern border and this is something that can not be dismissed as an iranian plot. They have suffered and lebanon has not be capable of defending the south from israel. Merging the Resistance with the LAF is the best hope for a united lebanon... Just as the stern gang, Irgun, Haganah militias that were classed as terrorists by the british, merged with the IDF.

Take advantage of our strengths. Also don't underestimate the iranian - western warming.

Anyway, it will never happen and he most probably be killed.

Report: Aoun Likely to Reach Presidency over Saudi, U.S. Backing

anonymetexasusa... if Hezbollah rejected discussing their arms and integration into the LAF with President Aoun, then they would never integrate with the LAF and would basically declare themselves a state within a state. They would lose the support of all Christians and many shiites, and would then be completely isolated. I personally would lose respect and would be unable to justify the Resistance. I strongly believe that they would not go down that path. They need Lebanon and the LAF, and our lebanese shiite brethren are patriotic and want a strong lebanese state that protects them. Trust, respect and protection by the LAF and lebanese state will solve most of lebanon's sectarian problems.

Aoun is still the most respected politician in the LAF. He still has much influence in the army and is key to the eventual hezballah and LAF union.

Report: Aoun Likely to Reach Presidency over Saudi, U.S. Backing

phoenix... selling to lebanese is not wrong, illegal or immoral. selling to foreigners is different. This is lebanon's problem and a foreign ownership law like that of Cyprus is needed. Foreigners should not be permitted to own property larger than 500m2 or more than 1 property.

if aoun's presidency results in Hezbollah integrating into the LAF... Would you be upset?

Aoun's position on syria has been very basic... when the syrian are in lebanon, he is their enemy. When Syria leaves Lebanon, we must be best of friends and neighbours! You don't agree? Syria has (under bashar) recognised Lebanon as an independent state, for the first time in both our histories! For the very first time, in the history of the republic of lebanon, and the 1st time in the history of Syria, opened an embassy in beirut! even before affez el assad, (the biggest enemy of an independent Lebanon) syria never acknowledged the republic of Lebanon.

Ukraine Mobilizes as Merkel Warns Russia of Long-Term Damage

Russia has warned for the past 10 years that Georgia and Ukraine are their red line. NATO and EU expansion and encouragement of protests against Russian allied policies have resulted in 2 failed "revolutions". Each time, when elections were held, the overwhelming winners were pro russian parties. In the latest protests, the democratically elected president and leader of the largest political party in Ukraine was unconstitutionally removed and replace by a government that represents less than 20% of the Ukrainian vote. The new defence minister is a neo nazi that hates communists and wears a "88" token on his neck that represents the 8th letter of the alphabet... HH, "Heil Hitler"!

The 1st thing they did in the new parliament was to ban the russian language in Ukraine. The defence minister threatened that Ukraine could reproduce a nuclear bomb in 3 - 6 months! The same people have constantly voted against the renewal of the Russian lease of the black sea fleet base in Crimea.

Ukraine Mobilizes as Merkel Warns Russia of Long-Term Damage

Now they cry foul when the Russian Bear that they have been poking, has awoken, angry and aggressive? Crimea is Russian! It has been for hundreds of years. The Russian black sea fleet has been anchored their since the 1780s. As old as British Australia! Crimea was gifted to Ukraine soviet republic by Khrushchev in the 60s for their support for his premiership. All they are doing is taking back what is theirs from an ungrateful and disrespectful bunch of anarchist which have taken over Ukraine unconstitutionally!

Imagine in the US, the right wing extremist "tea party" taking over the presidency and congress and expelling the republican and democratic parties... even though they rep[resent less than 10% of the popular vote!

Yalla Russia! Good luck and Godspeed!

Finland's President Vows Support for Lebanon to Confront Burden of Refugees

Flame catcher... I agree with every word except your last paragraph. Removing Bashar from power will only turn Syria into the new Afghanistan and Lebanon into current day Iraq. Eliminate the source of terror and extremism and all foreign influence and let the syrians decide their fate on their own. Russian, iranian, Saudi, Qatari, turkish, British, american, french, Jordanian, arab and Lebanese.

Finland's President Vows Support for Lebanon to Confront Burden of Refugees

phoenix1... why should Lebanon shoulder anymore? Lebanon has shouldered enough... economically, socially, environmentally and physiologically, Lebanon has sacrificed too much. Everyone except Lebanese should be helped to settle elsewhere including Turkey!