March 28, 2008

Lebanonwire

Lebanon Press Highlights

Delegating Moussa to prepare a work paper on Arab differences and submitting it to summit tomorrow, and Syria for 'studying peace strategy'

Arab foreign ministers assert backing Arab initiative on Lebanon, and Damascus asks Saudi Arabia to exercise its 'influence on majority'

Escalation in Beirut on eve of summit pending a new mechanism for the initiative

Moussa: Berri's call for dialogue is national duty due to the impending differences

Murr: Having an independent resolve does mean we are at odds with Aoun

From An-Nahar's diplomatic pouch

Israel's secret war against Assad's regime

Probing Mughniyeh's killing: A ticking bomb embarrassing Syrian leadership

Qabalan calls for returning to the dialogue table

Fadallah consults with Nasrallah by phone: Both sides must yield to resolve impasse

Opposition parties: Boycott decision means ruling team is nor independent

Lebanon ruling coalition seeks Arab pressure on Syria

Development and Liberation Bloc: Majority impeded solution to utilize presidential vacuum

Geagea: The confrontation is hard , but we will win in the end

As-Safir

Arab FMs meet dispels Syria's fears on summit, and Moussa to Beirut shortly

Absence of Lebanon and its crises spreads 'calm and positivity' over Damascus meetings

Raad: What is Lebanon's interest in boycotting summit?

Salam: Summit failure will lead to more deterioration

Say its closure is a constitutional disobedience and a coup against election results

Hezbollah: Loyalists are betting on a mirage

Amal: Dialogue is certain, and by unity we confront the Israeli project

Osama Hamdan: Ain Al Helweh security is part and parcel of Lebanon's security

March 14 memo to summit accuses opposition of coup against institutions, Hezbollah of negating national accord

Loyalty to Resistance denounces loyalists campaign against Berri

Fadllalah and Nasrallah assert keenesss on Islamic and Arab unity

Hezbollah strongly denies using drugs

Al-Mustaqbal

Presidential crisis will be deeply discussed in summit's closed meetings

Moallem continues targeting Lebanon, refuses 'to go down to the level of discussing it'

Sarkozy supports boycotting summit by Saudi Arabia and Egypt, and Brown is worried about Syrian 'meddling'

Siniora to address Arabs today from Beirut, to hold responsible for Lebanon and its independence

March 14: Absence of Lebanese president endangers Moslem-Christian dialogue in the middle east

Security Council welcomes launching of tribunal

Belmar's report submitted, will be published today

Absenting Middle East Christians from partnership in the Arab world - Nassir Al Assad

Syrian security explosion in Lebanon after summit?

Al-Balad

Al-Akhbar

Moussa: Lebanon solution helps Arabs and not vice versa - Ibrahim Al Amine

Moallem: He who doesn't attend have no right to deliver a speech

Arab FM's resort to renewing decisions on peace initiative and Lebanon

Egyptian media campaign against Syria and the summit

March 14 memo to summit: An invbentory of accusations - There Ghadour

Lebanon after the summit: Warships, international resolutions and Israeli intervention - Nader Fawwaz