Topic: Walid Jumblatt

Lebanon's Druze leader backs Hezbollah

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Druze leader Walid Jumblatt said on Friday his group would support Hezbollah ahead of parliamentary talks on Monday to pick a new prime minister.With Jumblatt's support it is almost certain Hezbollah and its allies, with 57 ...

Lebanon's Jumblatt in Syria for crisis talks

Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt was in Damascus on Saturday for talks with President Bashar al-Assad on the political crisis sparked by the collapse of Saad Hariri's government in Lebanon, state news agency SANA reported.Political experts say Jumblatt's party ...

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is ready to to turn a page on the past by meeting Lebanon's Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, Hezbollah, which is mediating between the former arch-foes, said on Monday."President Assad will receive him in Damascus during a ...

Syria agrees to receive Druze leader: Hezbollah

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's President Bashar al-Assad will meet Druze leader Walid Jumblatt in Damascus after he made conciliatory remarks about the Syrian leader, Hezbollah, which had been mediating between the two, said on Monday.Jumblatt, once one of Syria's harshest ...
Druse leader says his past criticism of Syria was improper, calls for new page One of Syria's harshest critics in Lebanon has now said his earlier statements were "A reconciliation between Walid Jumblatt, the influential leader of the Druse sect, and ...

Lebanon's Jumblatt makes overtures to Syria

Lebanon's Druze leader Walid Jumblatt on Saturday called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to turn the page on the past, admitting that he had in a moment of anger said inappropriate things.The former virulent critic of the Damascus regime admitted ...

Lebanese Druze leader makes Syrian overture

BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt said a televised interview Saturday comments he made about Syria's president Bashar al-Assad in 2007 had been "" The remarks by Jumblatt, once one of Syria's fiercest critics, came amid reports of an expected ...

Syria reconciliation nearly complete: Jumblatt

Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt said at the weekend he was close to reconciling with former arch-foe Syria and dismissed criticism of his latest political about-turn. "I believe that three-quarters of the road to Syria has opened up and what remains is ...
Hezbollah finalised a reconciliation agreement on Sunday with Druze leader Walid Jumblatt that has diffused tensions between the two Lebanese parties after deadly clashes in May 2008.Leaders of the two sides emphasised their commitment to national unity in speeches broadcast on ...