Hariri in Beirut This Weekend, will Meet Jumblat Upon Arrival
Political impasse continues to prevail over Lebanon as media reports said Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri was likely to arrive in Beirut this weekend to resume talks on government formation.
During this week, Hariri”s activity was limited to a telephone contact with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in which the two men discussed the latest developments in Lebanon, pan-Arab Asharq al-Awsat reported Friday.
An-Nahar newspaper, for its part, quoted Mustaqbal MPs as saying that next week will be a "pivotal week" with regards to the political scene since the main reaction to Druze leader Walid Jumblat”s latest statements should come from Hariri himself.
They pointed out that a lot of information that had been circulated in recent days "lacked precision."
Meanwhile, the daily al-Liwaa quoted a senior Mustaqbal official as saying that Hariri will meet Jumblat upon arrival to listen to him firsthand.