November 20, 2007

Lebanonwire

Attempts to market a transitory solution with a shortened term

Tomorrow's session heading to postponement to Friday

Final 'quarter-hour' threatens presidential elections and Lebanon's presidency

Kouchner warns of revealing impeders as Iran refuses to receive Cousseran

Michel Edde lunches with Sfeir, visits Aoun, Geagea and Harb

Jumblat stresses need for compromise starting form Sfeir's List

Abu Zeinab: No deal at Aoun's expense

Lahoud: Any measure we take aims at preserving civil peace

Mousaa in Beirut: We will help resolve deadlock, elect president on time

Aoun: Christian resolve won't be broken, I am the guarantor of a consensus solution

Army commander, Central Bank governor not eligible for nomination

Miqati: Government takes over in case of presidential vacuum

Hezbollah: International pressure wont coerce us to accept a March 14 president

Qabalan: Lebanon at crossroads

Kouchner warns: Obstructers will be held responsible for instability

As-Safir

Maronite crisis consuming time...warns of 'organized vacuum'

France warns of stormy regional developments

Aoun refuses breaking Christians' will and Jumblat warns of 'dangerous game'

Sfeir: Insistence forced us to submit list 'against our will'

Regional ramifications of Lebanon's conflict makes solution unfeasible

Kouchner sounds the alarm, warns of dangers of vote obstruction

Opposition preparing to confront scheme that could target army - Ammar Nihme

International community determined to ensure presidential elections - Khodr Taleb

Debates focus on 'balancing' between president and prime minister

Aoun: There is no compromise president but a compromise solution

Notion of compromise must also apply to speaker and prime minister

Qmati calls for agreeing on presidency, government and army commander

Al-Mustaqbal

Kouchner warns of playing with the stability of Lebanon and the region

Assad expects dangerous regional developments

Cousseran in Beirut instead of Teharan

Damascus 'nominates' Lahoud to stay in Baabda; Hezbollah's offers 'masked extension' or 'extreme evil' - Nassir Al-Asaad

Ad-Diyar

Danger of vacuum nears

Sfeir: Civil war in Lebanon possible

If amending constitution resolves the crisis, let it be

Zahra: Vacuum is still the core candidate

Marwan Fares: No civil war in Lebanon

Ad-Balad

Reciprocal vetoes undermine optimism

Sfeir: Electing president seems difficult and everything is possible

Al-Akhbar

Compromise waiting for a last-moment breakthrough

Patriarch frustrated, Kouchner tense and Ban criticizes opposition

Race between vote and vacuum - Nicholas Nassif

What does Sacrificing Michel Aoun mean - Jean Aziz

Lahoud might announce state of emergency and go - Toni El-Khouri Harb