March 18, 2008

Lebanonwire

Lebanon Press Highlights

Government perusing possibilities of participating in summit

Parliament ordinary convocation from vacuum to vacuum

Ban Ki-moon worried about the 'dangerous' situation in Lebanon

Salloukh criticized for not handing invitation by hand to Siniora

Siniora receives Syrian invitation to summit

Abi Nasr raises with Sfeir the issue of foreigners' land owning, calls for a Maronite meeting

Michel Murr: I am not upset with Aoun, and object to Siniora's representing Lebanon in summit

MP Fattouh: No value for any summit without a Lebanese Maronite president

Minister Pahroan: After March 25, the government will be immunized by one or two ministers

Moussawi: March 14 document are credentials with no political value

One week after the killing of Archbishop Rahho, Iraqi Christians call on the Lebanese to unite

Harb: Amending Taef will lead to deporting the Christians

Mp Kairouz: Berri's invitations to elect president have become of no constitutional value

As-Safir

Tehran says Israeli war on Lebanon is unlikely, and Paris calls on Damascus to exercise its influence

Aoun to As-Safir: Opposition will propose new initiative after summit

Karami: Time has proven that the majority's is with the American project

Aoun: We don't accept Siniora's representation in the summit because we don't recognize his legitimacy

All initiatives aim at preventing the opposition from sharing and influencing decisions

Berri: Orient Christians are not be rewarded by killing

Abi Nasr: One third of the Beirut is sold to foreigners

MP Kabbara: Has March 14 become a partnership between Hariri, Jumblat and Geagea?

Jumblat: Lebanon's future doesn't carry great hopes

Fadlallah: We have no problem with the jews, but with Israel and its evil deeds

Al-Mustaqbal

March 14 asserts moving on to appropriate measures by end of month and Hezbollah continues campaigning against its document

Siniora to consult over summit and the decision to join it after March 25

Michel Murr reiterates blaming Aoun's 'Change Bloc' for vacuum

Declares he is not a member of the Bloc, asserts his independence in Metn

March 14 specifies relation between Israel, 'the emery', and 'non-friendly' Iran in the framework of conspiring against Arab identity - Nassir Al Asaad

Al-Balad

Arab parliament calls for national conference for reconciliation

No final divorce between Aoun and Murr

Abi Nasr: Demographic change through naturalization and displacement

Aoun: Loyalists stretching their hand to give poison

Parliament: 'Ordinary convocation' in an 'extraordinary situation' - Hassana Zeinab

Al-Akhbar

Lebanon toward internationaliztion: Ban encourages Larsen

Geagea proposes expanding government after summit

Have Moussa, the Patriarch and Gemayel erred? - Jean Aziz

Maronite Church inciting against Aoun and Franjieh to bring down the opposition Christian-wize - Anotoine Harb

Repairing the government: Majority getting further away from partnership - Nader Fawwaz