Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader Walid Jumblatt warned Saturday that a conflict between Lebanon’s Sunnis and Shiites would give Syrian President Bashar Assad a “pretext to intervene in Lebanon. Also addressing the elections, Tourism Minister Elie Marouni told Voice of Lebanon radio on Saturday that the upcoming polls would play a significant part in determining the fate of Lebanon. At a dinner in Roumieh on Friday, Gemayel said that Hizbullah secretary general Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah had “underestimated” the Phalange’s contribution to the resistance, calling on Nasrallah to respect the identity, values, lifestyle and culture of Lebanon’s other political parties. On Saturday, Social Affairs Minister Mario Aoun responded to criticism from some quarters that he was working to undermine cooperation in the Cabinet, saying he was “more preoccupied” with the living conditions of the Lebanese people, adding that he fully supported an increase of the national minimum wage. read more
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