November 8, 2007

Lebanonwire

Bishops hold majority, opposition, parliament responsible for 'disintegration'

Gemayel, Geagae visit Qreitem at night as bets continue on a Patriarchal step in the crucial moment

France's two envoys to bring candidacy mechanism to Beirut tomorrow

Sarkozy: Lebanon needs a broad-base president

Bkerki links setting out a list of candidates to commitment by leaders to elect one of the listed names

Hoss: Political class is bankrupt, solution won't come except from outside

Qassem: Circumstances don't permit holding meeting between Nasrallah and Hariri

Loyalty to resistance: Violating 2/3 quorum is a coup against the Constitution and a conspiracy against the state

Russian embassy circulates statement by foreign ministry: Moscow   fears chaos, conflict in Lebanon

MP Hardan denounces US Treasury decision to impose sanctions against him

Geagea: Berri's invitations for parliamentary sessions are theoretical, not serious

Cypriot foreign minister arrives in Beirut

As-Safir

Washington extends France's authorization:

Consensus before November 24, and naming is for Bkerki

Bishops warn against single-handedness, boycott

Berri, Hariri agree to meet shortly

Arab League calls for freezing opposition options in case of vacuum as Moscow sounds the alarm

Bkerki 'curses the darkness' and stones both, the ruling team and the opposition

Bishops' Council sends the ball back to the Parliament

Says insistence by rival sides on single-handedness, boycott will lead to Lebanon's disintegration

Geagea: I will do my best to reach understanding with Aoun and we won't vote on amending Constitution if that happens

Yakan's 'Islamic Action Front' warns of security repercussions

Hezbollah: Consensus is our option, undermining it is America's

Fadlallah calls on Islamic Jihad, Hamas to unite, open dialogue with Fatah

Hardan: American decision is a terrorist act against the opposition

Nasrallah: Hezbollah's maneuvers asserts readiness to protect Lebanon

Al-Mustaqbal

Bush, Sarkosy for a president who represents Lebanon and not the Syrian regime

Insist on electing a president before November 24

Underscores the importance of the Lebanese model for the region

Vows to stop Damascus from meddling

Interpole issues warrants of arrests against 5 Iranian officials and one Lebanese

Ad-Diyar

November 12 session will be delayed for 2 days

Ammar Moussawi: A team inside March 14 has decided to opt for conflict

Shibani: There is a joint US-Israeli conspiracy

Ad-Balad

Extensive security plan to begin in Beirut today

Bush, Sarkozy for a broad-base free-from-Syria president

Arab League envoy: Situation difficult, sensitive, needs quick intervention

Majority, opposition differ for reasons unknown to the Lebanese - Tareq Ammar

Al-Akhbar

Bush supports French mechanism for 'compromise' election

Berri, Hariri awaits Sfeir's decision; Aoun meets army commander, and army units spread in tense areas

Shibani meets Karami: Foreign interference exposes Lebanon to danger

Higher Shiite Council warns of the 'half+1 adventure'

Palestinians deny tension in Bourj el-Barajeneh

Unusual Israeli moves along border