20 October 2008
President Michel Sleiman described his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy's openness toward Damascus as a "brave move" which helped end Lebanon's 18-month political crisis, the state-run National News Agency said on Saturday. Sleiman held a half hour meeting with Sarkozy on the sidelines of the 12th Francophone summit in Quebec, Canada on Saturday.

20 October 2008
Prime Minister Fouad Siniora has complained to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon that Israel is constantly violating the terms of the UN resolution that ended the 2006 war.

20 October 2008
United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Sunday took a number of strict security measures aimed at protecting its bases and soldiers following the arrest of three people accused of planning attacks against the peacekeeping forces, according to a report in Lebanon's National News Agency.

20 October 2008
The weekend witnessed competing ceremonies to honor the death of former National Liberal Party (NLP) leader Dani Chamoun, his wife, and his two sons. The first ceremony was held by the NLP leader Dori Chamoun (Dani's brother) at a church near the party's headquarters in Sodeco, Achrafieh.

20 October 2008
Energy and Water Minister Alan Tabourian said on Friday that a draft law on offshore oil and gas exploration being prepared with Norwegian assistance could be ready as early as February or March 2009.

17 October 2008
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri called Parliament to convene on Tuesday to discuss and ratify the new law on the Constitutional Council and to elect members of parliamentary committees.