November 6, 2007

Lebanonwire

An-Nahar

Lebanon heading to postpone election date

November 14 marks the beginning of surprise-prone sessions

Sfeir refraining from naming candidate opens way to a new wave of consultations

Returning Kouchner: No solution except through a consensus president

US levies sanctions on Hardan, Wahhab, Hafez Makhlouf and Mohamad Nassif

Israel warns of Hezbollah's provocation's

Kenaan: Aoun won't withdraw his candidacy

Says top Christian leaders meet now in Geagea's court

Pedersen: The issue of arming is dangerous

Says serious talk on prisoner swap is on

Gemayel says Lebanon should not go backward

Calls for dialogue with Hezbollah and Syria

Siniora says no maneuvers in South Lebanon, describes act as simulation

Moawad: Lebanon heading to vacuum or election by absolute majority if consensus is not reached

Jumblat: Was the meeting held in one of Khaldeh's palaces for political discussion or for controlling the coastal highway?

Poll shows 94.8 percent are for holding presidential elections on time

Tueni: Something was decided in Istanbul and needs time to materialize

President Lahoud expresses worry over Israeli maneuvers

Chehayeb: Hezbollah'a maneuvers a clear message to re-link us with the Syrian regime

Widest security measures in Beirut till November 24

Damascus refuses discussing names, Riyadh insists on consensus...and Kouchner admits difference with Washington

Security Council insists on elections; Washington for a majority president and Damascus for consensus

Kouchner: There was no six points...and we did not conclude a deal with Moallem

Our support for president with 'half+1' must be preceded by a 2/3 sessions

Tueni visits Berri, says Nov 12 session unlikely

Notes that agreement on president is usually reached during the last hour

Pedersen: Israeli oveflights a clear validation of 1701, and must be stopped

Interior minister finalizes Baabda bi-elections decree

Gemayel for positive and clear dialogue with Hezbollah and Syria

Hezbollah regrets Arab stand in Istanbul

Pharoan: Opposition preparing for security coup

Nabulsi: US wants to plunge Lebanon in chaos

Al-Mustaqbal

US treasury freezes assets of Abu Wael, Rami Makhlouf's brother, Hardan and Wahhab

Khaddam: Assad seeks undermining presidential election with vacuum

Security Council demands free-from-meddling elections

Siniora, UNIFIL deny Hezbollah exercises

'Lebanon specially' in Bush-Sarkozy summit today

Washington says Constitution permits electing president with simple majority

Ad-Balad

Lebanon in Washington and Rome today as presidential elections take central stage

Maneuvers from South Lebanon to Nejmeh Square to Beiteddine

Tueni reveals from Ain el-Tineh a list of new presidential candidates

'H.E. the Vacuum' is our ruler - Ghada Halawi

Al-Akhbar

Hezbollah: Largest maneuver a message to the enemy

Siniora and UNIfIL denies amid Israeli silence and border alert

Lahoud warns of Israeli adventure

Kouchner might visit Beirut shortly: Paris and Washington stances getting closer

Qassem: Who says our candidate for presidency is not one of consensus?