Minister of State Without Portfolio Youssef Taqla of Lebanon

Taqla is now finishing construction work on another hotel in the area — one that will come from a nearby old corner house that a French-Saudi business group has purchased.

The source said Minister of State Youssef Taqla was asked to review the names of candidates for the Constitutional Council and prepare new lists in order to bide time until closed-door discussions succeed in resolving the issue and preventing a political crisis inside the cabinet.

For his part, State Minister Youssef Taqla said that some parts of the policy statement are not clear.

Meanwhile, Minister of State Youssef Taqla said on Thursday that the countdown to the return of the Shebaa Farms through diplomatic means "has started.

Minister of State Youssef Taqla said that the time to work toward regaining the Shebaa Farms through diplomatic means has begun.

Minister of State Youssef Taqla told the Voice of Lebanon radio station on Saturday that the national dialogue, which will commence on September 16, will involve in depth discussions and will solve problems radically.

Taqla said that the dialogue complemented, but could not replace, the role of state institutions.