Joumblatt

Hamadeh on Joumblatt-Frangieh Dinner: More Initiatives to Come

MP Marwan Hamadeh, member of the Democratic Gathering Bloc, spoke on Friday about the invitation for dinner on Monday extended by the former leader of the Progressive Socialist Party, Walid Joumblatt, to the Marada party leader Sleiman Frangieh, noting that “the invitation is not for Sleiman Frangieh as presidential candidate, but for Sleiman ...

Joumblatt Visits Mikati

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati received former Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader Walid Joumblatt at his residence on Monday evening. The latest developments on the local scene and in the Palestinian territories were at the heart of the discussions. This visit is part of the "constant relations" and "dialogue that has never been ...

W. Joumblatt to Propose a Document on the Crisis of Displaced Syrians

The question of how to "unify the Lebanese position on the crisis of displaced Syrians," which continues to weigh heavily on the Lebanese landscape, was at the heart of discussions between a Hezbollah delegation and the former President of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), Walid Joumblatt. Joumblatt had received the delegation at Clemenceau ...

Joumblatt in Qatar: Consensus and Dialogue Inevitable to Elect a President

The former head of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), Walid Joumblatt, said from Doha on Tuesday that it is “inevitable for the (Lebanese) political forces to agree, with the help of the Quintet (USA, France, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Qatar) to elect a president on the basis of dialogue and consensus.” Joumblatt made his remarks during a ...

Mikati, Berri, Joumblatt Call for Ceasefire and Army Deployment in the South

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati called on Wednesday from Ain al-Tine for an "immediate ceasefire" and the implementation of measures announced by the Lebanese government to enforce UN Security Council Resolution 1701. He also recommended the "deployment of the Lebanese army in the area south of the Litani River so that it can fully carry ...