Ya Libnan | Lebanon News Live from (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
Beirut- Democratic gathering leader MP Walid Jumblatt has urged the various political leaders to talk "politely" to each other and hoped he would form an alliance with is rival Minister Talal Arslan.
biladsham (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Young on Druze: Roughly speaking, the Druze have a dual political leadership structure in their community, with Jumblatt heading one faction and Talal Arslan heading the other, in the latest reflection of the traditional Jumblatti-Yazbaki dichotomy. Arslan’s power happens to be vastly more limited than Jumblatt’s, even as Jumblatt has a vested interest in puffing Arslan...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
... Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, Hezbollah Labour Minister Mohammed Fneish and Jumblatt's Druze rival Talal Arslan greeted Kuntar when he arrived in his home town of Abey. He appeared happy on meeting his Druze family members and old friends whom he had not seen since 1979 when he was arrested after a terrorist attack in Israel for which he served 28 years. "Samir was my student when...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
... ruling majority)Interior and Municipalities:Ziad Barroud (Christian - independent)Youth and Sport: Talal Arslan (Druze - opposition)Education: Bahia Hariri (Sunni - ruling majority)Transport and Public Buildings:Ghazi Aridi (Druze - ruling majority)Foreign Affairs: Fawzi Salloukh (Shiite - opposition)Energy and Water:Alain Taborian (Armenian - opposition)Labour:Mohammed Fneish (Shiite...
