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August 29, 2007

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Lebanon Press Roundup

Annahar

Sfeir: Elections boycott destroys country

Berri: No vacuum, no partition, election on time and the president is consensual

Siniora upset with Human Rights move, adopts 'Lebanon martyrs issue'

Syria, Lebanon silent after Sarkozi's initiative

Mitri: Kouchner might visit Lebanon mid September

Constants and variables in Hezbollah's approach to elections - Ibrahim Beiram

Pedersen: UNIFIL extension supports army

Ahdab: We warn of coup steps, taking to the street to occupy public squares

Efforts continue to take delivery of militants before final assault

Assafir

Sfeir: President is for all'; 'half+1', boycott will destroy Lebanon

Majority: If we compromise we loose

Opposition: We won't hand on country to them

Cabinet decision augments confusion at foreign ministry

Salloukh: Decision politicized, contraditics with traditions, established practices

Fatfat: Berri behaving like a side; 'half+1' is an option

Lahoud: 'half+1' is provocative, won't permit compromise

March 14 'will choose' one of 3: Nayla Moawad, Butros Harb & Nassib Lahoud

Fadlallah: Lebanon an open arena for regional struggles

Bared: evacuating wounded stalls amid intermittent clashes

Fatah el-Islam militants prefer death to torture, death sentences

UNRWA rents land near Bared to move evacuees to it

Al-Mustaqbal

Sfeir: Boycotting presidential elections will destroy county

Hamadeh: Hezbollah phone installations threatens state sovereignty, treasury

Israel fears transfer of anti ship rockets from Iran to Syria to Hezbollah

Grand Mufti rejects vacuum, chaos

Syrian regime bets on war with Israel - Nassir Asaad

March 14 places itself and Lebanon in the framework of international legitimacy

Pedersen: We have the images that demarcates Shebaa farms

Addiyar

Sfeir: 2/3 quorum is a beginning, after that elections may take place with 'half+1'

Cousseran marketing compromise president in Washington, Teheran, Cairo, Riyadh and Damascus

March 14 Christians refuse naming their candidate for fear of government collapse

Hoss: Lebanese politicians use tricks to enhance their policies

Sfeir: If elections begin with 'half+1', there will be 2 presidents and 2 governments

Clashes in Jabal Mohsen between 'Arab Democratic Movement' and 'Fursan'

Mechanism to evacutae 45 wounded militants form Bared stalling

Al-Balad

Quintuple alliance for presidency: Sfeir, Future, FPM, Hezbollah and Amal

Foreign ministry's illegal battles

Poll: Majority prefers unity government, return to dialogue

Al-Akbar

Confrontation plans face halt of initiatives

Who is entangling PA Fatah's in Lebanon's domestic crisis - Ibrahim Al-Amine

Lahoud: I will work on preventing country push to the unknown

Berri: Horizon not locked, solution possible - Arafat Hijazi

Arab league concerned with threats to Saudi and Emirati ambassadors

Three reasons for Hezbollah's support to Aoun's candidacy - Anoine Saad

Sfeir: 'Half+1' is very dangerous

Ghanem sees no mechanism for March 14 to agree on a candidate - Antoine Harb

Would Nahr el-Bared battle end before Ramadan? - Antoine Harb

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