November 16, 2007

Lebanonwire

Ban calls for a president with broadest support

Aoun attacks American policy and the French initiative

Paris affirms Cousseran conveyed names, not list

Agreement subject to guaranteeing elections and Koucheran returns Tuesday

Aoun calls on Hariri to save unity

Says Lebanese should reject American separatist policy

Islamic Group delegation visits Gemayel, emphasizes importance of Bkerki's role

Moscow, on the course of facilitating elections, receives Hariri and employs its relations with Damascus

Lebanese Forces stage demonstrations in front of LBC & outside Daher's residence

The demonstrations were held in protest of the cancellation of Geagea's interview after he filed a lawsuit against the station and its general director Pierre Daher, accusing him of fraud.

When Geagea was imprisoned in 1994 and his party dissolved, the ownership the LBC was transferred to its manager at the time, Daher.

The LF currently demands return of ownership, a move Daher opposes.

Siniora meets Khoja, says Lahoud must respect his oath

Hariri: Both Aoun and us made mistakes against one another

We should have cooperated t to preserve March 14

Canadian FM congratules Bellemare, expresses strong support to Hariri's probe

Lahoud: Foreign sides preventing election of compromise president

Harb rejects floating govt 'so that people won't get used to absence of president'

Kabbara: Compromise no more possible; election must take place by 'half+1'

Qabalan: Maronites at crossroads

Wahhab: Aoun has no right to withdraw his nomination

From An-Nahar's diplomatic pouch

Bush-Sarkozy alliance confronting Assad

Role distribution between Washington and Paris to foil Damascus' scheme

As-Safir

Aoun denounces Washington's policy ... and Hariri implores him to disengage himself form Hezbollah

Moussa to As-Safir: Damascus expects the French initiative to succeed

Paris surpasses Syrian criticism

Says 'we are heading to a successful election session'

Ban: President must have the broadest possible support to represent the Lebanese

Aoun calls on Lebanese to reject the American policy 'because it works on 'separation and imposing an unacceptable policy'

Cousseran received names from Sfeir and the ball is now in Hariri's and Berri's court

Fneish: American intervention leading among election obstacles

Al-Mustaqbal

Ban asserts need for holding election session

Aoun: French initiative not constitutional and Sfeir should better choose a name from a list sent to him

Ad-Diyar

No solution for Lebanon and compromise means sending anyone to Baabda

Lebanon is unlucky and its people will immigrate in the next 6 years

Big crisis between Lebanese Forces and LBC,

Military measure taken to prevent supporters from demonstrating

Geagea files lawsuit against Daher for fraud and misappropriating funds

Hamadeh: No one can intimidate or paralyze us

Hariri: Hezbollah is doing nothing for Lebanon

Ad-Balad

Sferir's list is ambiguous and Aoun hits the French initiative

Hariri: Hezbollah doesn't believe in the tribunal or international resolutions

Al-Akhbar

Details of army's plan to 'confront strife'

Chasing candidates list continuing, Ban attends to UNFIL's security, and Aoun rejects American seperationist policy

Hezbollah to France: We support Aoun as a man of confidence and a representative of the Christians - Ibrahim Al-Amine

Aoun to the Patriarch: Don't consider your are under the obligation of naming a president

Hariri: We will have a president on November 21, or the days to follow

Sfeir returned the ball of fire to the international community, Berri and Hariri - Jean Aziz

Hezbollah: Kouchner made himself a party, departed from diplomatic norms

Weapons in all directions, surpass balance of terror - Fidaa Itani