Lebanon Press
Headlines
Annahar
- Conflicting sides pressured to extend truce, avoid
escalation.
- 'Urgent matter' pushes Berri to postpone his press
conference for one week.
- Aoun and Hariri say matters leaning to compromise.
- Lebanese Forces says suspects linked to four assassinations and to
the Ain Alaq blasts were detected, denies arming.
- US draft law incriminates Hezbollah for using civilians as human
shields.
- Jumblat, Hamadeh meets in Washington a delegation from the Syrian
opposition 'Salvation Front.'
- Affirming Syrian role in assassinations, Geagea says Iranian-Saudi
contacts need a draft agreement to translate them.
- EU Parliament Chief says those responsible for murdering Hariri
should be trialed.
- Aoun Bloc MP Ibrahim Kenaan says a solution is looming in the
horizon.
- Arming and the possibilities of civil war in Lebanon in a reading by
Hezbollah and its allies. By Ibrahim Beiram.
- Hezbollah rejects deploying UNFIL along borders with Syria, says
placing Shebaa Farms under UNIFIL won't solve the problem. By Radwan Akeil.
Assafir
- Assafir speaks about two American projects: One paving the
way for settling Palestinians in Lebanon, and the other for holding Hezbollah responsible
for the crimes committed by Israel.
- Regional 'marketing' of compromise on the go ...amid
security fears in Beirut.
- Returning Berri 'comfortable', Hariri for a pre-Summit
solution, Aoun sees an exit in the horizon...and Jumblat singing outside the flock.
- Hariri meets Chirac today, says we must await outcome of
upcoming Saudi-Iranian talks.
- Two US drafts laws preparing to incriminate Hezbollah and
settle the Palestinians.
- Lahoud: US heading to settle Palestinians in the Arab
countries.
- Ashqar: We sensed a serious drive to tackle downtown Beirut
sit-in .
- Hersh: Feltman has exceeded his limits in Lebanon.
- 'Unification Current' says Jumblat "militia"
carried live-munition maneuvers in Dalboun, Barouk.
- Fadllalah: We want UNIFIL to represent the United Nations,
not America.
- UNIFIL: Tripartite meetings will be resumed today.
- Hezbollah responds to US intelligence allegations about
training Iraqis in Lebanon.
- Qabbani: weapons should only be in the hands of the state.
Al-Mustaqbal
- Hariri meets Chirac today, praises Saudi role, calls for
pressuring Damascus to stop its 'terrorist' acts in Lebanon, says Parliament Speaker has
no right to prevent holding sessions.
- Jumblat moves to New York to meet Ban Ki-moon.
- Geagea says obstacles emanating form the Syrian regime.
- Gulf investors freeze 3-billion dollar projects in Lebanon,
fear consensus might be delayed.
- Israel: Russia concludes a $1 billion weapons deal with
Syria.
- Lahoud enhances the need to put him on trial as a condition
to consolidate independence. By Fares Khashan.
Ad-Diyar
- 'Something urgent' urged Berri to postpone his
fact-revealing press conference to next week.
- Egyptian ambassador says Moussa's initiative is a
comprehensive package, and every one should accept the "no-victor-no-vanquished'
formula.
- Complications postponing formation of Lebanon delegation to
the Summit, and Salloukh will accompany Lahoud.
- Explosion heard in Sidon, the second in 24 hours.
- Lahoud calls for responding to Abdullah efforts to unify
Arabs.
- PLO representative Ahmad Zaki meets Siniora, Bahia Hariri,
Saad, and Bezri, says Paletininans' relations with the army are good, stresses that the
stories 'fabricated' against Palestinian camps are untrue.
- Geagea: Nasrallah is a friend, and Lahoud does not know the
extent of damage he is causing to Lebanon.
- Hezbollah: American accusation are medal of honor to us.
Al-Balad
- Hariri: Berri has no right to halt parliamentay sessions.
- Saudi-Iranian summit paves the way for a Syrian positive
stance.
- Berri postpones his press conference, leaves channels open.
- Khoja to Riyad for the Summit, Hariri optimistic.
- Jumblat affirms US will not abandon Lebanon.
- PLO representative Ahmad Zaki says story of confiscating
explosive from Ain El Helweh camp is fabricated.
- Kenaan: Arming contradicts with state project and justice.
- Geagae says Syria is involved in all the crimes that hit
Lebanon, notes that Hezbollah and Amal have 'stopped dialogue with us'
- Fares Soueid: Hezbollah insisting on keeping linkage between
the crisis and the region.
Al-Akhbar
- Geagea and Jumblat for changing the army's structure and
ideology.
- Hoss reveals US obstacles to compromise.
- Riyadh barters with Teheran: Support in exchange for
rationality.
- What are the aims of the sonic bombs in Sidon?
- Moscow informs Syria of its rejection to placing tribunal
under Chapter 7. By Ibrahim Awad.
- High ranking international official expects a solution
before the Summit. By Wafic Qansou.
- Jumblat urges Washington to Support Syria's opposition
'Reform Front'.
- Bahia Hariri, Islamic Grouping rejects dragging Sidon to
marginal wars.
- Fadllalah: All are ready to cooperate with UNIFIL as long as
it performs its role.
Al-Hayat
- Beirut waiting for the Saudi-Iranian Summit
and the outcome of Mubrak's contacts with Syria.
Al-Siyassa
- Jumblat stresses the need to end Hezbollah state. Rice to
Jumblat: We won't compromise on Lebanon.
- Positive initiatives looms in the Horizon of Lebanon's
crisis before the Summit.
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