| Annahar |
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Berri holds
press conference, unveils reconciliation project |
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Lashes out at ruling coalition for
"obstructing dialogue"; says Parliament will meet "but not with this
"amputated government", affirms parliament will convene to elect new president. |
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Saudi ambassador succeeds in containing March
20 confrontation; pursues efforts to have rival leaders reach consensus on or before
Riyadh Summit; praises Berri's press conference; says it was responsible, open to
dialogue. |
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March 14 Forces react calmly to Berri's sudden
press conference, in which he lashed at Siniora, Jumblat and Geagea (indirectly). |
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Siniora says still willing to move on with
dialogue despite 'the scores of erroneous accusations' made by Berri. |
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March 14 Forces express surprise over the
'organized harmony' between Berri's press conference and the interview President Assad had
with the Saudi daily al-Jazirah one day earlier; criticize Berri for describing the
presence of Lebanon's MP's at the Parliament as disobedience 'without even uttering one
word' about the four-month opposition sit-in in downtown Beirut. |
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Main points
of Berri's reconciliation project |
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Opposition forces would approve an
international tribunal for former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri assassination case
following discussions involving four pro and anti-tribunal figurers. Afterwards,
ministerial portfolios are to be distributed. |
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Once the trial issue is settled, ministerial
portfolios are to be distributed on the basis of the 19-11 formula. |
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The two proposals relating to the tribunal and
government would then be sent to Saudi Arabia for signing, under the sponsorship of Saudi
King Abdullan bin Abdul-Aziz, by the 14 Lebanese leaders who met last year around what was
termed as Lebanon's dialogue table. |
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Once this happens, the sit-in in central
Beirut will be over. |
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The draft tribunal, in its new formula, will
then be sent to the Parliament for further deliberations and approval. Afterwards, it will
be referred to the prime minister for signing in the presence of the President of the
Republic, and then finally to the UN. |
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NB -The 14 leaders Berri referred to are:
Nabih Berri, Fouad Siniora, Amin Gemayel, Michel Aoun, Hassan Nasrallah or a
delegate, Saad Hariri, Walid Jumblat, Michel Murr, Ghassan Tueni, Samir Geagea, Elie
Skaff, Mohammad Safadi, Butros Harb and Hagop Pakradonian. |
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M ajority opens ordinary session in a symbolic,
non-provocative way |
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Raad:
Time to stop wrong bets, respond to dialogue |
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Qassem:
No solution without unity government |
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A ssad reiterates rejection of trialing Syrians by
'any' international tribunal |
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Says any Syrian citizen implicated in the 2005
assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri would be tried in Syria
before any international court. |
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I srael stages huge military exercise to deal
with 'any' Iranian attack |
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Former U.S.
intelligence officials say
Gulf countries arming Sunni militants |
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Ban Ki-Moon considers stationing UNIFIL
at border with Syria - By Khalil Fleihan |
| Assafir |
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Berri unveils
reconciliation project, says majority blocking dialogue |
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Affirms
his hand will remain extended for dialogue. |
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Saudi
Arabia undercuts debate, 'adopts Berri's stance' |
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Khoja
praises Berri's stance, says it has "cleared things up." |
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Saudi diplomatic sources say
Khoja's statement aims at solving issue before Summit. |
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Khoja to Assafir: "Berri
did not lock dialogue doors, kept his hand extended; this makes us highly
optimistic." |
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Hariri
expected to meet Berri upon his return form Paris. |
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Jumblat
cancels press conference; step said harmonious with Saudi efforts. |
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Yakan: Some March 14 forces are dealing with the
'Zionist enemy" |
| Al-Mustaqbal |
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Berri sticks to dialogue, criticizes ruling majority members |
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Khoja commends Berri's
"responsible stances". |
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March 14 MPs came to
Parliament to remind of its role. |
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Saudi Arabia optimistic
reconciliation could be reached before Summit. |
| Addiyar |
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Berri reveals all |
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Khoja
commends Berri's statesmanship. |
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Berri:
This is how they are impeding dialogue, but my hand remains extended. |
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Saudi
Arabia upset with March 14. |
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Berri says military
training, arming are rampant in Lebanon |
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Reveals
that 'arming projects' are being implemented under the guise of civil Defense, and private
security companies. |
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Says
numbers are now in thousands. |
| Al-Balad |
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Berri sets the stage for
the coming phase |
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Khoja
moves on to contain bickering, pave way for compromise before Summit. |
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Jumblat
calms down; Hezbollah sees the ball is now in the March 14 court. |
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March
14: Parliament is a constitutional institution, not a place to sign pacts |
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Berri
holds Siniora responsible for dialogue failure. |
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Says
point of contention is the 19-11 formula. |
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Fatah al-Islam buries
Makdisis |
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Palestinian
factions, religious leaders meet to withdraw armed elements. |
| Al-Akhbar |
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Berri uncovers ruling
majority, Saudi covers him |
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March 14 fails in staging
constitutional coup. |
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Jumblat backs down, Hariri asks
for dialogue. |
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Gulf money financing Lebanon Sunni
militants |
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Jumblat: Ain el-Tineh
dialogue achieved nothing |
| Al-Siyasah |
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Army preparing to enter
Nahr a-Barid camp |
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Syria smuggling arms to
Hezbollah in reconstruction trucks |
