Fuad Saniora

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  Parliament will now debate the policy statement before holding a vote of confidence on the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, probably later this week.

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  The lineup was announced in a decree signed by President Michel Sleiman and Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, seven weeks after an accord which saved Lebanon from the brink of renewed civil war.
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  The government of national unity is the government of all the Lebanese," Saniora told reporters at the presidential palace.
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  Saniora, who was appointed by Sleiman, said the new government would have two key tasks: "To restore confidence in political institutions and the Lebanese political system ... and to promote moderation.
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  "I have asked Prime Minister Fuad Saniora to accept the nomination of Ali Qanso" in the lineup, he said, referring to a figure previously opposed by Hariri's camp."We are making sacrifices in the interests of the country.
  
  Saniora has struggled since the end of May to form a new government of national unity, under the Doha accord between rival factions following deadly sectarian clashes.But the rivals were since locked in political bickering over the distribution of key portfolios.The Doha deal was struck after 65 people were killed in May in sectarian clashes that saw Hezbollah stage a dramatic takeover of mainly Sunni areas of west Beirut, raising fears of a return to Lebanon's 15-year civil war.
  
  The opposition had since its walkout from the government insisted on veto power and dismissed Siniora's last cabinet as illegitimate.Saniora headed a caretaker administration after the Doha accord which in effect dismantled his last administration in the wake of Hezbollah's military show of force that was unopposed by the Lebanese army.
  
  Finally!"a 21-year-old Beirut man, who gave his name only as Ahmed, said of the new cabinet.

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  The source said the LF had been promised the Public Works portfolio before Saniora decided to offer it to Aoun on Wednesday.
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  "The positive signals stared with Hariri's recent visit to the presidential palace, followed by the resumption of contacts between Saniora and Aoun and the recent comments by Hassan Nasrallah and Walid Jumblatt", Hamadé said.
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  For his part, Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora said the prisoner swap constituted a "great failure" for the Jewish state and a victory for Hezballah."The release of the prisoners thanks to the German mediator ... is a great failure for the policies of Israel," a statement from Saniora's office said.

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  In a recent statement, they said the amount was transferred to the Central Bank of Lebanon soon after the Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Saniora requested Kuwait's financial support of $500 million in addition to that already pledged.
  
  The aid was in response to the Lebanese premier's call to help rebuild the country's infrastructure after the deadly developments and the current economic hardships facing that country.In a related development, officials said that Saniora also requested Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for financial aid of $1 billion each, in addition to Kuwait's contribution.He also urged Kuwait to support Lebanon financially, militarily as well as politically.He said Kuwait could direct its support through the Arab League or the International Council.
  
  Officials also said Saniora requested them to ease the current food crisis in Lebanon.He called for establishing a fund for food aid in which the fund's capital can be managed by certain states.He also requested Kuwait's help in rebuilding houses in the Nahr Al-Bard area that were devastated in previous confrontations between the Lebanese army and armed groups, reported Al-Watan.

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  Saniora formed Friday a national unity Cabinet in which Hezbollah and its opposition allies have veto power over government decisions. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Tawil)
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  "We have decided to manage our disputes through democratic institutions and dialogue, and not through force and intimidation," Prime Minister Fuad Saniora told reporters at the presidential palace in suburban Beirut after names of the new Cabinet ministers were announced.But Lebanon's problems "will not cease to exist overnight," he added.
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  Saniora faces many challenges, chief among them trying to unify the fractious government.
  
  He also faces the difficult task of improving Lebanon's economy, saddled with a debt of $43 billion, or more than 180 percent of the gross domestic product - making it one of the highest in the world.
  
  "The Lebanese want a government that can lead them toward the future," Saniora said Friday.

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  Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, left, meets with Prime Minister Fuad Saniora, right, at the Presidential Palace in suburban Baabda, Lebanon, Friday, July 11, 2008.
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  "We have decided to manage our disputes through democratic institutions and dialogue, and not through force and intimidation," Prime Minister Fuad Saniora told reporters at the presidential palace in suburban Beirut after names of the new Cabinet ministers were announced.But Lebanon's problems "will not cease to exist overnight," he added.
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  Saniora faces many challenges, chief among them trying to unify the fractious government.
  
  He also faces the difficult task of improving Lebanon's economy, saddled with a debt of $43 billion, or more than 180 percent of the gross domestic product - making it one of the highest in the world.
  
  "The Lebanese want a government that can lead them toward the future," Saniora said Friday.

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  Prime Minister Fuad Saniora had been struggling to form a government since former army chief Gen.
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  Saniora announced the Cabinet formation Friday in Beirut.

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  "We have decided to manage our disputes through democratic institutions and dialogue, and not through force and intimidation," Prime Minister Fuad Saniora told reporters at the presidential palace in suburban Beirut after names of the new Cabinet ministers were announced.But Lebanon's problems "will not cease to exist overnight," he added.

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  "We have decided to manage our disputes through democratic institutions and dialogue, and not through force and intimidation," Prime Minister Fuad Saniora said at the presidential palace in suburban Beirut, minutes after names of the new cabinet ministers were announced.
  
  In May, Hezbollah militants and allied gunmen fanned out across Lebanon's capital, clashing with government supporters in violence that killed at least 81 people and brought the country to the brink of another civil war.
  
  "The main purpose is to serve all Lebanese citizens in these extremely difficult circumstances," Saniora said.But Lebanon's problems "will not cease to exist overnight," he said.
  
  The new cabinet would immediately start preparing for transparent parliamentary elections in 2009, Saniora added.

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  The Hezbollah-led opposition hamstrung the U.S.-backed government and, for a time, kept Prime Minister Fuad Saniora under siege in his office.
  
  The power-sharing pact will probably allow Saniora to keep his job.
  
  Rice saw Saniora, along with most of the other major players in Lebanon's complex religious- and sectarian-aligned political system during a few hours of meetings held under heavy security.She was the first high-level U.S. official to visit since the 18-month political crisis eased.
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  Rice urged quick resolution of the remaining political agenda items -- approval of Saniora as prime minister and the naming of a unity Cabinet.

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