Lebanon Press
Headlines
Annahar
- Franjieh accuses Lebanese Forces (LF) of assassinating
Pierre Gemayel. LF challenges Franjieh to submit proof.
- Political escalation fills the vacuum left by compromise.
- Sfeir warns of arms race, militias comeback..
- Lahoud warns of political vacuum, says cannot hand authority to an
illegitimate government.
- Saudi envoy conveys Arab Summit invitation to Lahoud. Efforts made to
avoid duplicate representation.
- Rizk: Lebanon living a state of division worst than federation.
- Trad Hamdeh: Excluding a basic sect is worst than assassinating
Hariri.
- Chehayeb: Hezbollah aims at assuming power, Aoun reassessing stance.
- Hersh to Annahar: US financing Sunni-Shiite strife.
Assafir
- Raad: Blocking third is the path to solution.
- Fneish: Partnership is the route to tribunal.
- Mass rally in Sidon on Maarouf Saad anniversary.
- Lahoud: Chapter 7 is civil war.
- Hoss to Teheran after Saudi Arabia and Syria
- Rizk: Bypassing Hezbollah is a grave mistake.
- Sfeir: All are racing to get armed as if we have returned 20
years back ...without learning.
- Bahia Hariri: What we are witnessing is a coup against Taef.
- Franjieh: Former Lebanese Forces official responsible for
killing Gemayel
Al-Mustaqbal
- Lebanon crisis: Holding on pending medium term solution.
- Rice: Iran must stop backing terrorism in Lebanon and the
Middle East.
- Lahoud promising himself a new extension.
- Jumblat commences meetings in Washington.
- Moussa affirms continuation of Arab initiative.
- Sfeir warns against arms race, draws attention to colossal
economic losses.
- Rizk warns against approving tribunal under chapter 7, says
Lebanon divisions worst than federation.
- Siniora government gets backing from the foreign ministers
of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Pakistan and Indonesia.
Ad-Diyar
- Washington insistence on annulling Syria's role undermines
solution..
- Arab Summit faces failure if US attacks Baghdad.
- Interview with Latin ambassador: Majority escalating in face
of disobedience; heads to appointing Shiite ministers and convening Parliament under
Mekari; intensive Syrian-French meetings to elect neutral president for 2 years to oversee
dialogue.
- Lahoud: Staying until the last day of my tenure. 19-10-1
formula an innovation, real partnership rests in giving opposition the blocking third.
Al-Balad
- Isamail Sukkariya to Al Balad: Majority foiling efforts,
burning initiatives.
- Lahoud won't hand the reigns to a 'non-existing' government.
- Solution oscillating between opposition disobedience and
majority disregard.
- Hezbollah: They will reach a deadend and ask for our
participation.
- Amal: Berri abstained from talking to safeguard national
interest.
- Army faces Israeli unit attempt to open water drainage pipes
towards Lebanese land.
Al-Liwa
- Lahoud paving the way for presidential vacuum in November
and Rizk fears approving the tribunal under chapter 7.
- Bets still on Saudi-Iranian initiative amid severe
escalation fears.
- Explosive charges,roaming rumors instilling fears among
Lebanese.
- Grenades, ammunition found in Jabal Mohsen.
- B7 grenades found in Beisariyeh
Al-Hayat
- No decision yet on civil disobedience.
Al-Siyassa
- Tribunal to be passed under chapter 7 if Berri doesn't
release parliament.
- Syria drawing southern Lebanese to war UNIFIL pending
Iranian orders to Nasrallah.
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