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March 30, 2007

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Lebanon Press Highlights

Annahar

Summit urges Israel to accept Arab peace initiative

Calls for enhancing solidarity, dialogue, with the regional neighborhood; refuses all forms of terrorism and extremism.
Warns of violence if the "hand for peace is refused
Ban Ki-moon arrives in Beirut
Says Lebanon is 'one of my priorities'; brings forth a package of files to the Lebanese officials, including the possibility of stationing civilian observers along Lebanon's borders with Syria.

Reactions to draft electoral law: Holding to Taef and true representation

Turkish ambassador visits Qreitem, meets Hariri
Fneish: Will convey to Ban Ki-moon the opposition's viewpoint on the tribunal
Druze personal status website launched

National Bloc: Electoral law mustn't be hastily launched for political gains

Franjieh expects positive results from Abdullah-Assad meet

Says tribunal under Chapter 7 is a declaration of war that would spare no one.
Ferzli: Saudi-Syrian agreement will have positive effects
Mitri says Arab resolve to resume mediation efforts evident
Notes that new ideas will be discussed in the spirit of Moussa's initiative.
Lahoud at Summit: Can't imagine anyone of us would accept the crime of dropping the Palestinian right of return
Circles criticize "Siniora's attempts to limit expressing Lebanon's view to his team
Berri: Saudi Arabia won't leave the Lebanese crisis without solution
'Solidarity Summit' reactivates Arab peace initiative - By Samir Mansour
Siniora: Lebanon will be defeated if one side achieves victory over the other
Says Riyadh declaration is very important.
March 14 preparing legal study to evade any precedence over the subject of quorum
Are Palestinians in Lebanon being set  to become an element in Lebanon's crisis? By Ibrahim Beiram
Geagea in Bkerki for the second time in a week
Insists on the priority of electing the president
Sfeir: Aoun's greed for presidency behind alliance with Hezbollah
Says Lahoud is spending his days in bickering.
Hajj Hassan: Berri-Hariri dialogue still on, needs activation
Says Jumblat implementing American dictates.
Lahoud, Berri, Siniora, others congratulates new Maronite League Council
Israel intensifies overflights, launches flare bombs

Assafir

What comes after Arab Summit

Summit sanctified Saudi role for the year ahead; failed to open any horizon for Iraq, the Palestinians and Lebanon; succeeded in convincing Sudanese president to accept international forces in Darfur; summit outcome still hard to assess.

Ban Ki-moon in Beirut amid optimism over the effects of Saudi-Syrian reconciliation

Lahoud at Summit: Says wants fair, non-politicized tribunal

Calls for forming national unity government to avoid single-handedness, decision monopolization.

Siniora returns from Riyad, says participation is a recognition of gov't legitimacy

Fneish: Ban Ki-moon asked to meet us; we will listen and explain our viewpoint

Darrar: Riyadh news encourages solution

Franjieh: Assad-Abdullah meet will have positive effects on Lebanon

Lahoud says victory for any side means civil war in Lebanon

FPM: Blocking third was a Lebanese Forces demand to accept Taef

Sfeir: Syria rejects tribunal, exerting pressures to blow it

Hajj Hassan:  19-11 is the only way to ensure fair partnership

Al-Mustaqbal

Solidarity Summit ...Arab decision for the Arabs

Summit approves political and economic support to government despite the attempts made by Lahoud till the very last moment.

Lahoud coup against the Seven Points ends confidence in March 8 pledges - Faris Khashan

Siniora: Arab and international communities admit Lebanon's government is 100 percent legitimate

Addiyar

Crisis leaders return to 'battle ground', set for a new escalation phase

Lahoud: Amendments to Lebanon paper intended to make it expressive of all views

Mitri: Arab interest in Lebanon still strong; Moussa ready to resume efforts

Geagea: Summit events  do not honor for the Lebanese

Interpol chief arrives in Beirut for technical discussions

UN Undersecretary for Legal affairs arrives in Beirut; visit aims at discussing tribunal

Yakan: Summit prevented March 14 from making gains

Army intervenes to end conflict between Lebanese Forces and FPM students

Al-Balad

Saudi Al Faisal: No solution in Lebanon with 'pistol over heads'

Summit: Arab strategy set, application to be run by Saudis

Ban Ki-moon in Beirut; army says in advance: no arms smuggling to Lebanon

Summit: Arabs committed to peace

Lebanon crisis absent from summit declaration, present in Lahoud-Siniora stances

Lahoud says unity government reflects partnership, eliminates monopoly

Sfeir: 'I sent Lahoud a letter asking him to resign, but ...'

Says Lahoud spends his time bickering; harms image of presidency, and its Christian position; Aoun allied himself with Hezbollah thinking that would get him the presidency.

Al-Akhbar

Ban Ki-moon facing Lebanon's division

70 MPs submit petition asking UN to approve tribunal; Berri says step unconstitutional

Damascus: 4 months of pressure upcoming;  Lebanon won't be spare - Jean Aziz

Electing president without quorum illegitimate, necessity might prove otherwise - Antoine Saad

Majority pessimistic, says regional war aftershocks will reach Lebanon George Chahine

Tension prevails in Nahr el-Barid after failure of negotiations

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