Lebanon Press
Headlines
Annahar
- General security officer arrested on suspicion of
spying on Hezbollah
- Hariri to Brussels pending Saudi efforts.
- Amr Moussa warns against one-sided
victory.
- UN envoy
raises concern over arms smuggling to Lebanon, Israeli overflights.
- Acting FM Tareq Mitri reiterates need to delineate Shebaa Farms
- Hezbollah deputy chief says Party would respond if
Iran is attacked.
- Jumblat meets Gates, says US priority is boosting the Lebanese army
- Pedersen's report on 1701 portrays violations and abidance..
- Israel links overflights to arms smuggling, Israeli prisoners.
- Geagea says those rejecting tribunal are behind murders.
- Murr: No threats to UNIFIL until now.
Assafir
- Pre-summit equation: Avoid confrontations.
- Moussa says his initiative is meeting obstacles,
sluggishness.
- Damascus expresses satisfaction over invitation to Arab
Summit.
- Hariri committed to the Saudi prerogative.
- UN envoy discusses 1701 with Siniora, Mitri, Murr and Sabaa.
- Lebanon says 1701 report must include Israeli violation,
mines maps, Shebaa Farms delineation, and moving on from halting assaults status to
cease-fire.
- Hoss meets Larinjani, stresses need for holding a Taef-like
meeting to resolve crisis.
- Salloukh: Situation difficult but not desperate.
- March 11 grouping calls all Lebanese to luncheon on March 11
in downtown.
- Lebanese Forces: Relation with Saudi Arabia is at its best.
- Ruling team drawing Lebanon to signing peace with Israel.
Al-Mustaqbal
- Geagea affirms majority will not hand on Lebanon to the
opposition.
- Amal, after Hezbollah, threatens to block convening
parliament.
- Moussa says Lebanon will burn if one winner emerges.
- Jumblat to meet Rice today, expresses optimism over US
support to government, demands retrieving Shebaa Farms.
- US Intelligence: Syria continuing Lebanon intervention to
influence government, Hariri probe. Hezbollah now more insistent on imposing its control
after the war.
Ad-Diyar
- Saudi Arabia invited Lahoud to avoid embarrassing Assad.
- Opposition studying disobedience timing, affirms it will
take place
- Opposition: Jumblat's talks in Washington, arming wave will
drag Lebanon to disintegration.
- Zahra advises Lahoud to go to Brazil once his tenure is
over.
- Opposition source says weapons entering Lebanon through
official ports, says arms trade booming around Palestinian camps
- Qabbani: Opting to escalation will make Lebanon the big
loser.
Al-Balad
- Jumblat asks West to support Lebanon's democracy.
- Attempt to smuggle arms from Taamir area foiled. Police confiscates 31 sophisticated
electro-chemical detonators
- UN Envoy: Happy for ongoing cooperation between army and
UNIFIL
- Raad accuses Geagea, Jumblat of foiling compromise, says 'we
arrived again to a deadend'.
- Eido to Lahoud: Will you tell them in the Summit that you
are protecting criminals?
- Crisis likely to escalate after Berri's return.
- Geagea: Syria refuses to have an independent Lebanon along
its borders.
- Wahhab reveals military maneuvers by Jumblat followers in
Barouk.
- Amal says Berri will not convene Parliament before unity
government is formed, calls authority to take a courageous decision, or face disobedience.
Al-Akhbar
- Opposition: Jumblat preparing for a new July war.
- Williamson: 1701 implementation going well
- Raad: Lebanon can only be independent with national
commitments... or not be.
- Damascus: Jumblat words in Washington a proof of imbalance.
- "Jumblat sold himself to the devil", reactions
say.
- Hoss calls for national consensus conference under Saudi,
Iranian and Syrian sponsorship.
Al-Hayat
- Jumblat meets Gates, and Murr to Washington
this week.
- Meetings held in Damascus by the Hariri
probe commisssion.
Al-Siyassa
- Jumbalt asks for US military and political support against
Syria and Hezbollah.
- Hezbollah accuses government of heading to peace with
Israel.
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