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March 14 Forces leader Samir Geagea has called the statement by Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al-Mu'alem that handing over the Shaba'a Farms to U.N. custodianship will not end the occupation (see "Syrian FM: Don't Know Whether ... July 23, 2008, 3:41 pm
YaLibnan (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Beirut- Lebanese Forces leader Dr. Samir Geagea said Monday contacts were underway between forces of the March 14 majority alliance to distribute the remaining cabinet seats among themselves, noting that five days more would be less than five weeks needed by the opposition for a similar task. "It took the opposition five weeks" to agree on its share of cabinet seats, "we have the right...
Ya Libnan | Lebanon News Live from (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
Baabda - Lebanese Forces leader Dr. Samir Geagea said that the atmosphere is positive and hopes that a breakthrough will be achieved within the next 24 hours and Lebanon could witness the birth of a new government
YaLibnan (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
Beirut- Lebanese Forces leader Dr. Samir Geagea said that he is opposed to talks with Israel and criticized Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun, saying the latter's political demands only serve the interests of Hezbollah and Syria. Geagea, addressing a press conference at his residence in Maarab, said Aoun escalates his stands "while Hezbollah and Syria benefit to block...
Ya Libnan | Lebanon News Live from (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
... Fouad Siniora, Government, Hezbollah, Michel Aoun, Michel Suleiman, Nabih Berri, Saad Hariri, Samir Geagea, source: Now Lebanon, Walid Jumblatt
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
Beirut- Lebanon could witness the birth of a new government within 24 hours, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said Friday. Speaking after a meeting with President Michel Suleiman at the Baabda Palace, east of Beirut, he said the atmosphere was pos...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Iran says 4 missing Iranians alive in IsraelBy ZEINA KARAMAssociated Press WriterMohammed Zaatari / AP PhotoA young boy rides his bicycle past pictures of Lebanese prisoner Samir Kantar in the southern city of Sidon, Lebanon, Thursday, July 3, 2008. Hezbollah's leader said Wednesday his group would hand over two captured Israeli soldiers in exchange for Kuntar and four other Lebanese prisoners...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Last updated July 3, 2008 12:56 p.m. PTIran says 4 missing Iranians alive in IsraelBy ZEINA KARAMA young boy rides his bicycle past pictures of Lebanese prisoner Samir Kantar in the southern city of Sidon, Lebanon, Thursday, July 3, 2008. Hezbollah's leader said Wednesday his group would hand over two captured Israeli soldiers in exchange for Kuntar and four other Lebanese prisoners in Israel,...
ABC News (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
In exchange for the report on Arad, Israel is to provide information on four Iranian diplomats who disappeared in Lebanon in 1982. Iran claims they were kidnapped by Lebanese militiamen allied with Israel, who delivered them to Israeli troops. Israel has long denied holding them, and Samir Geagea, former head of the disbanded Lebanese Forces, has said militiamen killed them.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
In exchange for the report on Arad, Israel is to provide information on four Iranian diplomats who disappeared in Lebanon in 1982. Iran claims they were kidnapped by Lebanese militiamen allied with Israel, who delivered them to Israeli troops. Israel has long denied holding them, and Samir Geagea, former head of the disbanded Lebanese Forces, has said militiamen killed them.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
... opposition on the distribution of cabinet seats, observers said. Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea reportedly told President Michel Suleiman Friday that his party was interested in the justice portfolio among other cabinet seats. Observers said it remained to be seen whether Geagea's party, regarded as having suffered judicial oppression in the early 1990s, would get the...
Memri Latest Blogs (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
Violence In Lebanon ContinuesThe Lebanese daily Al-Nahar reports that yesterday, June 25, Alawis from Jabel Muhsen burned property owned by Sunni residents of Tabane, and that the latter retaliated by burning property owned by the former. Meanwhile, the March 14 Forces are continuing to accuse Hizbullah of attempting to take over the country. Also, according to Samir Geagea, Hizbullah...
Israel Matzav (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
... MP Saad Hariri, MP Walid Jumblatt, former President Amin Gemayel and Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea at Hariri's residence in Beirut.Berri is the leader of the Amal militia, which is allied with Hezbullah (this week), but is not Hezbullah itself.That's not to say she didn't do significant damage to Israel's interests while she was in Lebanon. After meeting Siniora, Rice called...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
... brief statement after meeting Hariri, his allies, Druze Leader Walid Jumblatt and Christian leader Samir Geagea, stressed Washington's "support for the Lebanese government (the anti- Syrian ruling majority) and commitment to Lebanon's sovereignty and stability in addition to its march towards democracy."The US official also met with Shiite House Speaker Nabih Berri, who is a member...
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
... but also the long arms of the Syrians and the Israelis. So as we listened to Lebanese Forces head Samir Geagea talk about the cedars and the protests that helped force the Syrians out, we did not forget that he is also known as one of the most notorious warlords of the Civil War. As Gemayel spoke of national unity and of looking forward instead of back, we kept in mind that the Phalange...
