July 28, 2015

Samir Geagea Slams Govt. over Waste ‘Scandal’, Urges Election of President to End ‘Marginalization’

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea blasted the government on Monday over its failure to address the growing waste management crisis, describing the latest developments as a “major scandal.”

“What we’re witnessing today regarding the issue of waste management is a major scandal that has dangerous repercussions on the environmental, health and social security of the Lebanese,” said Geagea at an LF ceremony in Maarab.

“But what’s more significant is its impact on confidence in the state,” he warned. Read more…

July 27, 2015

Samir Geagea, leader of the Christian Lebanese Forces, speaks during an interview with Reuters at his home in the Christian village of Maarab in the mountains overlooking the seaside town of Jounieh

Samir Geagea about his visit to Saudi Arabia – Interview

The head of the Lebanese Forces Party, Samir Geagea, denied all rumors and interpretations concerning his visit to Saudi Arabia and affirmed that the key purpose was to meet with the custodian of the two holy mosques, King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz [Al Saud], and get to know the new Saudi leadership. He added, “There are rumors to the effect that my visit to Saudi Arabia was motivated by the latter’s commitment to the rapprochement underway between [Free Patriotic Movement leader] Michel Aoun and myself. This is incorrect, for it was an introductory meeting also aimed at discussing the pertinent dossiers of the Arab world as well as the latest developments in the region.” He also stressed the fact that Saudi Arabia did not interfere in Lebanese affairs.

In an interview with Al-Hayat after his meeting with the Saudi monarch in Jeddah, Samir Geagea indicated that Iran, through its proxies in Lebanon, was responsible for the country’s inability to elect a president. He said the emergence of a state in Lebanon was not at the top of Iran’s list of priorities, dominated by the need for Hezbollah to remain the key player therein — for the election of a president would contribute to the emergence of a true state and weaken Hezbollah’s role in Lebanon.

Samir Geagea also touched on the subject of the Iranian nuclear deal and the role played by Tehran in the region, affirming that Lebanon was safe from the threat of the Islamic State, which all Lebanese stood against. Geagea further talked about efforts underway to reach an agreement with the Free Patriotic Movement.

You can read the interview here.

July 25, 2015

Security forces provide hope for Lebanon: Samir Geagea

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s security forces provide the only glimmer of hope for a country being torn apart by political crises, Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea said.

In comments published by Lebanese daily Al-Mustaqbal Saturday, Samir Geagea said security was the only positive exception to the internal situation, which is full of “complex crises.”

He expressed his “content toward the stability that the Lebanese are enjoying,” which he compared to a “jewel in the midst of the fires torching the region.” Read more…

July 23, 2015

Election of president to weaken Hezbollah: Samir Geagea

BEIRUT: Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea expressed his belief Wednesday that the election of a new head of state would “weaken” Hezbollah’s role in Lebanon, in remarks published in the pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat.

“Iran is obstructing the presidential elections to keep Hezbollah a main player in Lebanon, as the presence of a president would weaken it,” Geagea said. Read more here.

July 21, 2015

Hariri and Samir Geagea agree electing president top priority

Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri and Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea agreed Monday that top priority should be given to the election of a new president, warning that the prolonged presidential void would paralyze the country.

Samir Geagea meets Hariri in Jeddah

Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea met with former Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Jeddah Monday, a statement released by Hariri’s media office said. Read more…

July 13, 2015

Samir Geagea calls for forming a popular ‘brigade’ to protect the Bekaa area

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea declared Friday that his party would support the creation of a popular brigade to defend border towns in the Bekaa area against any jihadist attack, while stressing that such a paramilitary force should only operate under the supervision of the Lebanese army.

In a speech in Maarab during a Lebanese Forces ceremony, Geagea called for “preventing the movement of arms and gunmen convoys across the border and halting some parties’ continued involvement in the Syrian conflict.”

Samir Geagea was apparently referring to Hezbollah, which has dispatched fighters into neighboring Syria to bolster Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime against an Islamist-led uprising. Read more…

July 7, 2015

Samir Geagea: E-government would help stamp out corruption

BEIRUT: Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea touted electronic government as an answer to Lebanon’s corruption and bureaucratic red tape Friday, adding that his party’s lawmakers have already prepared a draft law to establish an “e-government.”

Samir Geagea, who spoke from Maarab at a conference entitled “Electronic Government: For a Better Society,” said an electronic government could reduce costs, enhance the productivity of the public sector and facilitate better, faster services for citizens. Read more here.

July 6, 2015

Lebanese Forces lawmakers prepare e-government draft law: Samir Geagea

BEIRUT: Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea revealed Friday that his party’s lawmakers have prepared a draft law to establish an “e-government.”

Geagea, who was speaking from Maarab during a conference under the slogan “For a Better Society,” said that an electronic government scraps the heavy load of fees that the state is burdened with by giving better services and enhancing the productivity of the public sector. Read more…

July 3, 2015

Samir Geagea: ‘We agree with Kataeb on 99 pct of matters’

BEIRUT: The Lebanese Forces and Kataeb Party remain firm allies, the leaders of both Christian groups said Thursday, dismissing rumors of a rift between them.

They also insisted that their alliance would not be shaken by LF’s rapprochement with the Free Patriotic Movement.

“We agree on 99 percent of matters in terms of political vision and agenda,” LF leader Samir Geagea said in a joint news conference with Kataeb’s newly elected chief Sami Gemayel. Read more…

July 2, 2015

Samir Geagea : Le sondage proposé par Aoun n’est pas contraignant

Le chef des Forces libanaises, Samir Geagea, a estimé que « le sondage proposé par le chef du CPL, le général Michel Aoun, n’est pas ciblé contre des partis politiques, qu’ils soient chrétiens ou non, car il n’est pas contraignant et ne va pas à l’encontre de la Constitution ». Lire plus…

July 1, 2015

Le sondage d’opinion proposé par Aoun n’est dirigé contre personne, estime Samir Geagea

Le leader des Forces Libanaises (FL) Samir Geagea a estimé mardi que “l’idée du sondage d’opinion proposée par Michel Aoun n’est dirigée contre aucun parti politique, qu’il soit chrétien ou non”.

Ce sondage d’opinion “ne porte pas atteinte à la Constitution”, explique le chef des FL, ajoutant qu’il n’était pas “contraignant”.

Dans un entretien publié vendredi par L’Orient-Le Jour, le leader du Courant patriotique libre (CPL) , le général Michel Aoun avait annoncé qu’il comptait organiser un sondage à grande échelle auprès des chrétiens pour mesurer la popularité de chacun des présidentiables, celui qui recueillerait le plus d’opinions favorables étant censé être désigné “candidat des chrétiens”.

June 30, 2015

Sondage d’opinion chrétien sur la présidentielle : Kanaan rencontre Samir Geagea et S. Gemayel

Le député du Metn, membre du Courant patriotique libre (CPL de Michel Aoun), Ibrahim Kanaan, a poursuivi lundi sa tournée auprès des responsables maronites avec qui il a discuté de la proposition de Michel Aoun de sonder l’opinion publique chrétienne en préalable à l’élection présidentielle.

Dans un entretien publié vendredi par L’Orient-Le Jour, M. Aoun avait annoncé qu’il comptait organiser un sondage à grande échelle auprès des chrétiens pour mesurer la popularité de chacun des présidentiables, celui qui recueillerait le plus d’opinions favorables étant censé être désigné “candidat des chrétiens”. Lire plus…

June 30, 2015

Samir Geagea Downplays Survey Criticism, Says it Aims at Revealing Most Influential Christian Parties

Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea downplayed the criticism of a survey that his party and the Free Patriotic Movement plan to carry out as part of efforts to resolve the presidential deadlock.

“I don’t understand why the issue has stirred such reactions although all parties carry out surveys on the elections and other issues,” Geagea said in remarks published on Monday.

He told An Nahar newspaper that since Aoun proposed holding the poll earlier this year, the LF did not show any objection to it because it is not unconstitutional.

“We are not imposing anything on anyone,” Geagea stressed. Read more…

June 28, 2015

جعجع: أبو فاعور غير طريقة عمل الوزراء بإلقائه حجرا في المياه الفاسدة

نوه رئيس حزب القوات اللبنانية سمير جعجع سمير جعجع بأداء وزير الصحة وائل أبو فاعور في وزارته، معتبراً أنه غير طريقة عمل الوزراء عبر القائه حجرا في المياه الفاسدة التي كنا نشربها على مر السنين.

وأشار جعجع الى أن البعض يعتقد ان ريفي يتحدث اليوم عن السيادة والحرية والاستقلال، لافتا ً الى أنه كان يتحدث بتلك الأمورعندما كان في مديرية قوى الأمن الداخلي.

وشدد جعجع في مؤتمر “القوات” لمكافحة المخدرات على أن لا حرية او سيادة واستقلال بدون انسان سيد حر ومستقل ولا وجود لانسان حر مع وجود المخدرات، مضيفاً أن البعض يحاول ان يميز بين مخدرات خفيفة ومخدرات خطيرة وهذا الأمر خطأ كبير وعميق وهذا الخطأ يودي الى خطأ أكبر.

Source: http://www.liban8.com/?p=79403

June 27, 2015

Lebanese Forces mark world day against drugs

BEIRUT: The Lebanese Forces marked the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking Friday, with top Lebanese officials saying more needs to be done to protect citizens from drug addiction.

“The number of addicts in Lebanon has reached 24,000, and the percentage of those addicted in schools is now 3.5 percent,” Health Minister Wael Abu Faour said. Read more…

June 26, 2015

Samir Geagea: L’armée est notre seul bouclier

« Nos ancêtres n’ont pas édifié un pays à la dimension de nos rêves, pour que certains viennent aujourd’hui modifier ses frontières selon les besoins de leur politique régionale. Nous n’avons pas construit une armée qui compte des dizaines de milliers d’hommes pour remettre notre sécurité entre les mains de factions armées. Notre armée est notre seul bouclier », a martelé hier le chef des Forces libanaises, Samir Geagea, lors d’une remise de cartes d’adhésion au parti à 2 300 personnes de la région du Kesrouan-Ftouh.

La cérémonie s’est tenue à Maarab, en présence notamment du député Antoine Zahra, des anciens ministres Joe Sarkis et Tony Karam, du secrétaire général des FL Fady Saad et du conseiller de M. Geagea, Wehbé Katicha.

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June 24, 2015

Torture à Roumieh : Geagea demande l’ouverture d’une enquête

Au lendemain de la diffusion de vidéos montrant des détenus de la prison de Roumieh torturés par des gardiens, le leader des Forces libanaises (FL), Samir Geagea, a demandé lundi l’ouverture “d’une enquête transparente”.

Via son compte twitter, le chef des FL a également exigé que “les mesures nécessaires soient prises afin que des comportements semblables ne se répètent pas”.

June 23, 2015

Free Patriotic Movement, Lebanese Forces talks tackling presidency: Samir Geagea

BEIRUT: Talks between Lebanese Forces and Free Patriotic Movement officials have begun tackling the controversial presidential impasse, LF chief Samir Geagea told a Kuwaiti newspaper.

Geagea said the rapprochement between the rival Christian parties began with an agreement on legislation priorities, but has now moved on to the presidency.

“We are continuing this discussion on the issue of presidential elections,” he told Al-Rai newspaper in excerpts of remarks set to be published Thursday.

He said attempts to solve the year-long presidential impasse are “one of the priorities” of talks between the groups.

The LF chief said that… read all here.

June 15, 2015

Exclusive interview with leader of the “Lebanese Forces”, Samir Geagea: “we are the West’s bastion against ISIS”

The same mountains that hundreds of years ago protected Lebanon’s Christian Maronites, leading them to build the modern state of Lebanon, today protect one of the main leaders of the country’s Christian community, Dr. Samir Geagea, leader of the “Lebanese Forces” political party and candidate for President of the Republic. Our appointment with Dr. Geagea, nicknamed “Hakim” (“the Wiseman” or “the “Doctor”) because of his degree in medicine, is at 15:30 at his residence and the party headquarters in Maarab. “Hello, everything okay?” Bernard, a member of Hakim’s press office, asks us. “We are 45 minutes ahead of schedule, we wanted to wait so as not to disturb,” we tell him, but he insists: “You are welcome, sit, we’re ready for you,” says Bernard, not betraying the historic and renowned hospitality of the Lebanese. Read all the interview here.

June 10, 2015

Samir Geagea, the penitent – a story which covers all the stages of his interesting life: childhood, politics, imprisonment, freedom and penitence.

“Hakim”, Samir Geagea threw his apology on the table as if to say: “am I the only lover that the love consequences are thrown on my shoulders?” The Executive Committee of the Lebanese forces Chief, Samir Geagea, presented, last Sunday morning during a public meeting, transmitted directly by the media a “profound, sincere and complete apology, for every wound, harm, loss, or unjustified damage we caused, during the performance of our national duties, throughout the past war”. Geagea, by this public apology, recorded an unusual precedent in the Lebanese political forum. Aloof of the explanatory discretions that accompanied his request of forgiveness from God and people for crimes committed during his career, his behaviour created a snow ball which still evokes contradictory reactions among allies and adversaries. “Hakim” (Samir Geagea’s nickname) did it. He threw his apology on the table. He threw it in the face of his political opponents, and they are many. They are not necessarily the opponents who confronted and fought during the civil war. Some of these became an ally and companion of struggle in “March 14” forces. Read more here.

June 8, 2015

Hezbollah, not Christians, behind presidential vacuum: Samir Geagea

BEIRUT: Hezbollah is the main obstacle preventing the election of a president in Lebanon, and not an inter-Christian dispute, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said Friday.

In a speech before hundreds of new Lebanese Forces members receiving their membership cards, Geagea denied the claims that the presidential vacuum is a result of a “Christian-Christian dispute.”

“How should we believe that some are defending Lebanon in Qalamoun and the rest of Syria, Iraq and Yemen, when the same people are disrupting Lebanon in the Baabda Palace, in the heart of Lebanon?” he asked. Read more…

June 3, 2015

Geagea, Aoun declare thaw in chilly ties

BEIRUT: Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea and Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun announced Tuesday a thaw in the bitter rivalry that has plagued ties between the rival groups, following a rare meeting that saw the announcement of a highly-anticipated declaration of intent.

The LF chief opened his address by noting how he wished this meeting happened thirty years ago, saying “it’s better late than never.”

“The main reason for this meeting is….Read more here.

May 29, 2015

Samir Geagea: Le verdict contre Samaha est une trahison envers l’État, la justice et l’armée

Le verdict émis par le tribunal militaire contre l’ancien ministre Michel Samaha, accusé en 2012 d’avoir transporté des explosifs depuis Damas jusqu’à Beyrouth pour perpétrer un attentat terroriste au Liban-Nord, continue de susciter de vives réactions politiques. Le leader des Forces libanaises (FL), Samir Geagea, a ainsi tenu hier à Maarab une conférence de presse au cours de laquelle il a souligné que « le verdict contre Samaha est… Lire plus

May 20, 2015

سمير جعجع والوسيط الأمين

إذا كان بعضهم يُشكك في جدوى الحوار القواتي – العوني، ويتساءل عمّا حققه من اهدافٍ استراتيجية حتى الآن، فإن مبدأ هذا الحوار بحدّ ذاته هو الضرورة الاستراتيجية عينها.

فهل من نتائج استراتيجية اكبر واعظم من ان ينسى او يتناسى الطرفان المسيحيان الرئيسيان تاريخ الحقد والخلاف والدم بينهما، في هذا الظرف المصيري العصيب، فيجلسان وجهاً لوجه من دون قفّازات ليطرحا الهواجس المشتركة، ويعملان على إزالة اسباب وترسّبات الماضي البغيض بينهما؟

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May 18, 2015

Samir Geagea : La bataille de Qalamoun ne vise pas à défendre le Liban, mais le régime d’Assad

Le leader des Forces libanaises (FL), Samir Geagea, a tenu une conférence de presse, mercredi à Meerab, au cours de laquelle il a tiré à boulets rouges sur le Hezbollah.

Le leader maronite a ainsi affirmé que “la bataille dr Qalamoun ne vise pas à défendre le Liban, mais le régime de Bachar el-Assad”. “Le régime syrien est fini et ce que nous voyons aujourd’hui c’est la façade d’un jeu régional”, a-t-il affirmé. Lire plus…

May 11, 2015

Dialogue with Aoun ‘strategic’: Samir Geagea

BEIRUT: The dialogue with the Free Patriotic Movement has strategic dimensions, Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea announced Sunday, saying the two parties have reached an agreement on several legislative priorities.

“The FPM-LF dialogue has begun taking strategic and not merely tactical dimensions,” Geagea told a crowd of party affiliates who gathered in Germany for the annual Lebanese Forces conference in Europe. Read more…

May 12, 2015

الوجه الاخر لسمير جعجع

تادي رشيد عواد – نافذة لبنان

يتعرض سمير جعجع لحملة اعلامية مستمرة بقصد تشويه صورته. بدأت منذ اكثر من 25 سنة وهي مستمرة حتى يومنا هذا. اتهامات كثيرة اطلقتها وتطلقها الماكينة الدعائية للمخابرات السورية وعملاءها. فمن هو سمير جعجع الذين يخافونه لهذه الدرجة، ولماذا يرعبهم ؟

صورة سمير جعجع وتاريخه ارتبط بصورة “المنطقة الشرقية” التي كانت صورة مصغرة ومُزدهرة، عن الجمهورية التي يتوق اليها. حيث برهن جعجع انه ليس قائد للقوات اللبنانية “العسكرية” فحسب بل انه قادر ايضا على بناء وادارة المؤسسات الاجتماعية، النقل، الطبابة وغيرها. See more…

May 8, 2015

جعجع لنصرالله: من كلّفك بشن حروب دفاعية باسم اللبنانيين؟

ردّ رئيس حزب “القوات اللبنانية” الدكتور سمير جعجع على ما قاله أمين عام “حزب الله” حسن نصرالله أن “حروبنا دفاعية من صنعاء الى القلمون”، بالقول: “فتشتُ طويلاً في خارطة لبنان فلم أجد أي قرية على الحدود تُدعى صنعاء أو أي قرية تُدعى القلمون”.

وتابع في سلسلة تغريدات عبر حسابه عبر موقع “تويتر”: “وجدتُ فقط بلدة القلمون قرب طرابلس والتي تقع في عمق الأراضي اللبنانية وليس على الحدود”.

وسأل جعجع: “هل يستطيع أحد أن يٌفسّر لي عن أي حروب دفاعية تكلم السيد نصرالله؟ وبكافة الأحوال من كلّفه بشن حروب دفاعية باسم اللبنانيين؟”

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May 4, 2015

جعجع للقواتيين في كسروان: إستعدوا للمشاركة بأي تحرك شعبي بشأن معمل الزوق

جدد رئيس حزب القوات اللبنانية الدكتور سمير جعجع دعمه للتحركات المطالبة بتصحيح وضع معمل الزوق الحراري، داعياً القواتيين في كسروان-الفتوح” ليكونوا مستعدين للمشاركة في أي تحرك شعبي ينظمه اتحاد بلديات كسروان-الفتوح أو بلدية الزوق”.

وقال جعجع: “نحن من الناس ومتواجدون لأجل كل ّالناس، فنحن نتنشق الهواء الذي يتنشقه أهل المنطقة وبالتالي الضرر واقع علينا مثلهم، كما أن سبب وعلّة وجود حزب القوات اللبنانية هو لكي نكون في خدمة مجتمعنا”. Read more…

May 4, 2015

“القوات” تعيش مرحلة ذهبية… جعجع: الوضع صعب “لكننا أصعب منه” والخطوة الأولى انتخاب رئيس

أعلن رئيس حزب القوات اللبنانية الدكتور سمير جعجع ان “حزب القوات اللبنانية والتيار الوطني الحر اتفقا على عدم حضور أي جلسة تشريعية لا يكون قانون الانتخابات الجديد وقانون استعادة الجنسية من أول المواضيع التي تُطرح فيها”. See more…

May 1, 2015

جعجع: على سلام التدخل لوقف توسيع معمل الزوق والقول “لا للسياسة نعم للانماء” مغلوط فالإنماء جزء من السياسة

استهل رئيس حزب “القوات اللبنانية” الدكتور سمير جعجع المؤتمر الصحافي، الذي عقده في معراب المخصص لدعم تحرك اتحاد بلديات كسروان الفتوح والكسروانيين ضد معمل الزوق الكهربائي، بالرد على من يقول ان المشكلة في الفراغ الرئاسي هي مسيحية-مسيحية، بالقول:”ان الفراغ الرئاسي مرده الى عدم مشاركة بعض الكتل النيابية في جلسات انتخاب الرئيس في مجلس النواب”.

Samir Geagea Meets al-Rahi, Says Aoun Should Change Stances to Improve Chances of Becoming President

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea stated on Friday that the election of a new president lies in the hands of lawmakers, not regional powers, noting that the breakthrough in reaching an agreement over Iran’s nuclear program may positively affect Lebanon. See more…

April 19, 2015

Samir Geagea Denounces Nasrallah’s Fiery Speech: to Prioritize Lebanon’s Interest

Lebanese Force leader Samir Geagea slammed on Thursday Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah over his latest speech, describing his party’s dialogue with the Free Patriotic Movement as Fruitful.

“Lebanon has no interest in verbally assaulting Saudi Arabia or the Arab coalition,” Samir Geagea said at a press conference held in Maarab. See more…

April 16, 2015

Samir Geagea à Bkerké : L’accord sur le nucléaire ne nous portera pas bonheur…

Le président des Forces libanaises (FL), Samir Geagea, a estimé hier que « le seul moyen d’en finir avec notre crise au Liban est d’élire un président de la République », affirmant que « ces élections ne sont liées ni à l’Iran, ni à la France, ni à l’Arabie saoudite, mais aux 128 députés ». Samir Geagea, qui a participé hier, avec son épouse, la députée Sethrida Geagea, à l’office du vendredi saint à Bkerké, s’est ensuite entretenu avec le patriarche maronite, Mgr Béchara Raï, qu’il a tenu au courant des résultats du dialogue en cours avec le Courant patriotique libre. See more…

April 15, 2015

Samir Geagea dénonce le discours de Nasrallah contre l’Arabie Saoudite

Le leader des Forces libanaises (FL) Samir Geagea, candidat à la magistrature suprême, a tenu comme d’habitude une conférence de presse à l’issue du report de la séance électorale, la 21e, faute de quorum, pour élire un chef de l’Etat.

Dans son allocution télévisée, le leader chrétien a dénoncé ceux qui bloquent le scrutin :

« D’aucuns affirment que se sont le Courant patriotique libre (CPL) et les FL, d’autres l’Arabie, ou même la France ou les Etats arabes, qui bloquent l’échéance. Qu’on nous épargne ces théories. J’appelle les Libanais à se rappeler que ce sont les députés qui ne se présentent pas au Parlement lors des séances qui bloquent le processus ». See more…

April 14, 2015

Details of the life of Samir Geagea from the book L’HOMME DE CÈDRE: LES TROIS VIES DE SAMIR GEAGEA

حاولت الناشطة الحقوقية ندى عنيد في كتابها “سمير جعجع: حياة وتحديات” جمع فصول من حياة رئيس حزب “القوات اللبنانية” في مراحلها كافة: الطفولة في بشرّي، سنوات دراسة الطبّ في الجامعة الأميركيّة في بيروت، متاريس الحرب، مواجهاتها السياسيّة ومعاركها الدامية، سنوات السجن الطويلة، الاتهامات والأحكام، إلى استعادة الحريّة والموقع السياسيّ.

April 8, 2015

Sur France 24, Samir Geagea n’exclut pas une « présence arabe directe et forte » en Syrie « dans les prochains mois »

Dans un entretien diffusé hier soir sur la chaîne France 24, le chef des Forces libanaises, Samir Geagea, a affirmé « ne pas craindre pour la présence des chrétiens en Orient. Il n’existe pas d’opération programmée, dirigée spécifiquement contre les chrétiens. Leur sort sera le même que celui des sociétés auxquelles ils appartiennent ».

Que les crises actuelles aboutissent ou non à l’émergence de démocraties arabes pluralistes, « le terrorisme est voué à disparaître, puisqu’il va à contresens de la logique et du langage de l’histoire (…). Il est ponctuel et limité. Nous devons donc résister à toutes les facettes du terrorisme, aussi bien celui de l’État islamique que celui des régimes dictatoriaux, le second pouvant surpasser le premier en gravité, lorsqu’il a recours par exemple aux armes chimiques ». See more…

April 7, 2015

Samir Geagea Expects Arab Military Intervention in Syria

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said Tuesday that a potential deal between Iran and world powers will not alter the international community’s stance regarding the Syrian regime, expecting pressure forcing Bachar Assad’s departure to increase. See more…

April 7, 2015

Samir Geagea: Strong Republic Requires Decisions to be Limited to the State

Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea has stressed that security and strategic decisions should only be made by the Lebanese state to have a strong Republic.

“The first and basic condition to have a powerful Republic is to give back the Lebanese state mainly security, military and strategic decisions,” said Geagea in an interview with France 24 that will be broadcast on Tuesday. See more…

April 3, 2015

Three years ago Samir Geagea survived the assassination attempt – short remembering

BEIRUT: Samir Geagea had escaped an assassination attempt when shots were fired at his residence and warned that political assassinations of the last decade had not ended.

“It appears that the shooting on Maarab was by a sniper and that more than one individual may have been involved. This time, I say in all honesty, it was not a message: they wanted to end it all,” the Lebanese Forces leader said at a news conference at his residence, hours after an LF statement reported a shooting at the complex in Kesrouan, which also serves as the party’s headquarters. See more…

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March 26, 2015

Bassil meets Samir Geagea in highest-level impasse talks yet

BEIRUT: Free Patriotic Movement minister Gebran Bassil met with Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea late-Monday, amid attempts to broker a meeting between the leaders of each party seen as crucial to ending the country’s presidential impasse.

A statement from Geagea’s office Tuesday said he and Bassil, who is Lebanon’s foreign minister and the son-in-law of FPM chief Michel Aoun, discussed many issues, including granting Lebanese expatriates dual citizenship. -> See more…

March 23, 2015

Hezbollah blocking state formation: Samir Geagea

BEIRUT: Hezbollah is preventing the establishment of a Lebanese state, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said Sudnay.

“What is disrupting the formation of a state in Lebanon is the presence of Hezbollah as a state within a state,” Geagea told Saudi Arabian Journalist Ahmad Adnan in a Youtube interview published Sunday. -> See more…

March 23, 2015

Iranian regime blocking Lebanon presidential election, Samir Geagea tells UN

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea has told the U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon that Iran is the only country blocking the presidential election in his country.

He has urged Mrs. Sigrid Kaag to skip Saudi Arabia and head directly to Tehran since Iran is the only country blocking the presidential, An Nahar newspaper reported on Thursday.

U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag is set to head to Saudi Arabia and Iran with the aim of resolving the presidential stalemate, according to the report. -> See more…

March 20, 2015

Samir Geagea denounces approval of controversial cement factory

BEIRUT: Lebanese Forces Leader Samir Geagea denounced Friday the approval by Lebanon’s Shura Council of a controversial cement factory in the eastern town of Zahle.

“We call on all the Lebanese, every day, to maintain their trust in the state,” Geagea wrote on his Twitter account Friday. “However, unfortunately, some administrative actions totally undermine Lebanese citizens’ confidence in their state.”

Geagea was referring to the “100,000 people living in Zahle and its surroundings” who he said were disappointed by the Shura Council’s preparatory decision to allow for the factory’s construction.

The council made its ruling about the project Thursday, after two appeals against the project’s license were submitted by Zahle’s municipality and its mukhtar. -> See more…

March 16, 2015

Geagea Urges End to ‘Weeping’ for the Sake of Christians: They Must Hold on to their Land

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea stated on Friday that the situation of Christians in the region is “very difficult.”

He said via Twitter: “The Christians should stop their weeping and hold on to their land.”

“I have never cried over ruins and never liked it because it is a form of self-destruction,” he added. -> See more…

March 14, 2015

“14 آذار” منبصملك بالكرامة…

… وكان الصباح، البوسطة تنتظر على البيدر في ساحة الضيعة، امتلأت الطلبية، معقول أن يكون العدد عشرين فقط؟ يا الله وين هالشباب وين الستات والصبايا؟ قلت لا بأس المهم على الاقل أن نسجّل حضورنا موقفنا مشاركتنا في عرس الايام، ومشت بنا البوسطة محملة بأغانيا وهتافاتنا وتكاد تختفي معالمها تحت الاعلام اللبنانية التي تغمرها وتزينها، ووصلنا، بصعوبة بالغة وسط موج السيارات والبوسطات وصلنا بيروت، نزلت البوسطة الى حيث خصصت أماكن ركن السيارات وأما نحن فبدأنا المسيرة من الاشرفية وكانت البداية.

March 11, 2015

Lebanese Politicians Unable to Elect President

Unlike the determination with which the Army thwarts Jidahist attempts to enter the territory from Syria, Lebanese politicians today continue unable to make regional decisions that prevent them to elect the country”s president. Lebanon has been with no head of State for about ten months and everyting shows that it could turn a year with the vacancy, based on the poor progres in that matter, considered by the Change and Reform parliamentary bloc leader, retired Gen. Michel Aoun. See more…

March 10, 2015

جعجع: أؤكد للجميع أننا كلّنا في خدمة أهالي العاقورة

المكتب الاعلامي لرئيس حزب “القوات اللبنانية” سمير جعجع:

استقبل رئيس حزب “القوات اللبنانية” سمير جعجع في معراب وفداً من أهالي بلدة العاقورة، في حضور منسق منطقة جبيل في “القوات” شربل أبي عقل. وبحث المجتمعون في شؤون البلدة الانمائية. -> See more…

March 6, 2015

No solution to presidential crisis: Samir Geagea

BEIRUT: The presidential election crisis continues with no solution in sight, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said in remarks published Wednesday. -> See more…

March 5, 2015

جعجع يشيد بالبيان المشترك الصادر عن لقاء السيسي مع عاهل الأردن

أشاد رئيس “حزب القوات اللبنانية” سمير جعجع بالبيان المشترك، الذي صدر عقب لقاء الرئيس المشير عبد الفتاح السيسي مع العاهل الأردني الملك عبدالله الثاني في القاهرة. -> See more…