Lebanon Press
Headlines
Annahar
- Rice to Jumblat: No compromise on Lebanon and we will not
abandon it.
- Tribunal focus of Arab contacts pending Riyadh Summit
- Meeting Hariri in Brussels, Solana affirms resorting to Chapter 7 if
obstacles continue.
- PLO representative in Lebanon meets Lahoud, says controlling arms
trade is difficult.
- Rizk: Lebanon has never been more divided than it is now.
- Legal expert former MP Hassan Rifaii says neither Lahoud nor Berri
can decide legitimacy of government, affirms convening Parliament is a
constitutional obligation, otherwise Speaker would be regarded as withdrawn.
- MP Samir Franjieh says opposition stance will lead to placing
tribunal under Chapter7
- Hezbollah: All options are open if Iran is attacked
- Gemayel: Parliament must instantly convene and elect president once
seat is vacant.
- UN envoy meets Fneish, Demashqiyeh and Suleiman, says cessation of
hostilities is well maintained.
Assafir
- Jumblat meets Rice, Welsh, US representatives, says no civil
war in Lebanon.
- Assafir says a scenario set for March intends to blockade
resistance and deploy UN forces along borders with Syria.
- Hariri praises Iran's stances.
- Jumblat attacks Berri and the 'Persians'.
- Berri sees hope in 'Riyadh's dynamism'.
- Solana urges Damascus to play a constructive role in
Lebanon.
- Mubarak and Moussa brief Siniora about their regional
negotiations
- UN envoys visits Hezbollah, praises its commitment to 1701.
- UN envoy raises at the Foreign Ministry the issue of arms
smuggling, prisoners exchange, and Shebaa Farms, meets army commander.
- Harir in Brussels hopes there would be no need to place
tribunal under Chapter 7.
- Solana: We will resort to the UN Charter if tribunal is
impeded.
- Harb: Parliament is the only authority that can decide the
fate of the government.
- Rizk: Impeding tribunal will lead to Chapter 7.
Al-Mustaqbal
- Franjieh commissioned by Syria to provoke Christian tension.
- March 14 Christians' option is to consolidate the 'Lebanese
cause' with the Arab notion.
- UN envoy expects full Hezbollah commitment to 1701.
- Ban Ki-moon working with a secret mediator to release the
two Israeli soldiers.
- Israel: Iran wants to erect 'Fateh 110' long-range missiles
in Lebanon.
- Ahmadinijad: Achieving victory by the resistance would be a
turning point.
- Aboud: Economic situation critical, consumption drops by 25
percent
Ad-Diyar
- After Jumblat and Gemayel, Murr to Washington to boost
army's abilities.
- Berri won't convene parliament so long as government is
illegitimate.
- No settlement in Lebanon without Arab consensus.
- German delegation tours border crossings in Abboudieh and
Arida.
- Hariri: Saudi-Iranian consultations will crystallize within
days.
- Gemayel: we have the majority needed to elect a new
president.
- Hoss returns to Lebanon, says ready to assume any role that
would help the Lebanese.
- Opposition: Authority is to blame for the impending crisis.
Al-Balad
- Lebanon oscillating between stalemate and security fears.
- Fneish: Why raising the issue of Hezbollah's arms while
neglecting other groups.
- Saudi Arabia hopes to overcome Lebanon obstacles before
Summit.
- Two international delegations tour borders at Abboudieh,
Yanta and Arida.
- Commenting on arresting a general security officer on the
charge of spying on Hezbollah, Abu Zeinab says Israel is tearing Lebanon apart.
Al-Akhbar
- Berri delays return to Beirut.
- Hariri warns against approving tribunal at the Security
Council.
- Iran and Saudi Arabia said in dire need for averting
explosion.
- Jumblat's visit to Washington consolidates Bush as the March
14 reference.
- Willamson after meeting Fneish: We are satisfied with
Hezbollah's pledge to implement 1701.
- Aridi holds Syria responsible for murdering Hariri.
- Toni Obeid: I was in Australia before, during and after
Gemayel was assassinated.
Al-Siyassa
- Info on a nearby plan to assassinate a minister in Siniora's
government.
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