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Franjieh has 'vision' for political stability, economic salvation

The presidential nomination of Marada Movement chief Suleiman Franjieh is not aimed at “experimenting,” MP Tony Franjieh said, hours after Hezbollah openly endorsed his father’s candidacy.

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After Franjieh nomination, MP says solution may be 'closer than we imagine'

Opposition MP Waddah al-Sadek has announced that the “solution” for the presidential crisis might be “closer than we imagine,” shortly after Hezbollah officially endorsed Suleiman Franjieh’s nomination.

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TotalEnergies says to begin drilling in Lebanon in late September

French oil giant TotalEnergies will begin drilling for potential gas reserves in Lebanon’s offshore Block 9 in late September, a company official said.

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FPM MP says 'now clear' that FPM not part of any alignment

"It has become clear that the Free Patriotic Movement is not taking part in any alignment," FPM MP Salim Aoun said Tuesday, in a tweet.

The tweet came after Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah openly named Suleiman Franjieh as its presidential candidate.

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UN Special Coordinator urges leaders to 'empower' state institutions

United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka said Tuesday that state institutions should be responsive to people’s needs.

"The current crisis in Lebanon further underlines the responsibility of the political leaders to enable and empower state institutions to deliver," Wronecka stressed in a tweet.

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Lebanon restores UN voting rights after paying dues

Lebanon has Tuesday its voting rights in the United Nations 193-member General Assembly, after paying its dues to the U.N.’s operating budget, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement Tuesday.

Lebanon needed to pay a minimum of $1,835,303 to restore its voting rights and was among six nations that had lost theirs.

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Bkerki's spokesperson says al-Rahi, Bukhari agree on president's qualifications

Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Walid Bukhari met Tuesday with Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi in Bkerki over the Lebanese presidential file.

Bukhari told al-Rahi that KSA has no specific candidate but urges for the election of an uncorrupt president who can save the country, local media said.

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Nasrallah openly endorses Franjieh's presidential nomination

Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Monday openly endorsed the presidential nomination of Marada Movement chief Suleiman Franjieh, around two weeks after Hezbollah MP Mohammed Raad announced that the party had an undeclared candidate.

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Gemayel meets Abu Najem, refuses election of 'defiant' president

Kateb chief MP Sami Gemayel met Monday with Maronite Archbishop of Antelias Antoine Abu Najem over the presidential crisis.

“The meeting was fruitful,” Gemayel said, adding that his party will do its best to prevent the election of a president who adopts a “defiance approach” that would destroy "what is left of Lebanon."

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Judge sets March 15 session for Salameh's interrogation

First Investigative Judge of Beirut Charbel Abou Samra on Monday scheduled a March 15 session for the interrogation of Central Bank chief Riad Salameh, his brother Raja and his assistant Marianne Hoayek, the National News Agency said.

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