Walid_Jumblatt - Former army commander Michel Suleiman takes the presidential oath in Lebanon

Former army commander Michel Suleiman takes the presidential oath in Lebanon

Druze Leader, Walid Jumblatt (R), congratulates President Michel Suleiman after he takes the oath of President inside the Parliament in Beirut, Lebanon on May 25, 2008. After an 18-month stand between the U.S. backed government of Fuad Saniora and the Hezbollah led opposition that paralyzed the country both sides finally agreed on a consensus candidate for president. (UPI Photo)


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BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Hezbollah and its opposition partners welcomed statements from the Saudi-Syrian summit on the need to form a unity government in Lebanon.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Lebanon must not underestimate the importance of regional influences on the efforts in Beirut to form a new unity government, said Walid Jumblatt.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Lebanese political leaders cannot be prisoners to the slogans offered by members of the ruling March 14 coalition, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt said.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Developing the next Lebanese government was put on hold as Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri heads to Saudi Arabia for Ramadan celebrations.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- The defection of Walid Jumblatt from Lebanon's Western-backed March 14 coalition disrupts any chance for a unity government in Beirut, experts say.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- The Friday attendance by members of the Lebanese Progressive Socialist Party at a Hezbollah rally will not upset the political balance in Beirut, officials say.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- High-level talks with officials in Beirut were positive, though no new developments were made on forming a new government, the prime minister-designate said.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri left the country for France to distance himself from the disputes over forming the next government, officials say.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- A shift by Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt toward opposition parties in Beirut may be a sign of regional trends toward Syria and Hezbollah, analysts say.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Beirut's struggles to form a new government face another setback as Druze leader Walid Jumblatt ends his alliance with the Western-backed March 14 slate.
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