April 7, 2008

Lebanonwire

Lebanon Press Highlights

Siniora after talks with Munarak: A brother should not kidnap his brother for ransom

Government seeking Arab cover to tackle crisis with Syria

Berri hopes to resume internal dialogue before April 22

Bellemare's request to extend probe commission tenure subject to negotiations before UNSC meet

Gemayel: Current war is not by weapons but by thwarting constitutional institutions

Geagea: March 14 heading to sure victory

Hezbollah: Israeli maneuvers an act of war

The resistance is always ready and any war will be costly

Houri: Downtown occupiers put themselves at an equal footing with those occupying Shebaa Farms

Berri to An-Nahar: Dialogue is not a loss of time, and let those rejecting it present what they have

As-Safir

Olmert opens Israel's emergency drills with the term: The war has bgun!

Israel tests its internal defenses ...and political messages to Syria and Lebanon

Berri explains to Arab ambassadors why initiatives have failed

Asserts necessity to agree on administrative divisions

Says electoral law is a Lebanese affair

Suggests four days for the dialogue table

Says: Let any one with an alternative to our initiative come up with one

Siniora accuses Syria of meddling to prevent election of president

Asks Arabs to mend relations

Says Sulieman's stance is cry expressing his feeling of disappointment

Says Suleiman's retirement doesn't prevent his being a consensus candidate

Hezbollah asserts opposition positivity and dialogue

Says loyalists might seek annulling parliamentary elections

Bassil warns of false polls to show that Aoun's popularity is retracting

Al-Mutaqbal

Siniora meets Mubarak, says Arab pressure needed to resolve Lebanon's crisis

Majority urges electing president first amid contradictions in opposition priorities

Saudi Daily Al-Watan says documents assert Damascus is the gateway of Fatah El-Islam to Lebanon

Moussa: Lebanon crisis repercussions have adversely effected Arab-Arab relations

Al-Balad

Military and political maneuvers... and Siniora with Syria against any aggression

Lebanon first in Egyptian-Lebanese summit

Geagea: Opposition pushing people to frustration

Let no one think balance of power is in their favor, and when things get serious we can do a lot

Gemayel: Thwarting institutions is more effective than using arms

FPM: We don't expect a Saudi-Syrian reconciliation, but a Lebanese understanding

Al-Akhbar

Mubarak and Abdullah: The summit of floating Lebanon's crisis

Siniora in Cairo: Suleiman will remain a consensus candidate even if he retires

US-Saudi relations: Convergence on teaching Syria a lesson - Nicholas Nassif

For these reasons war might and might not occur  - Tariq Tarshishi

Israeli maneuvers: Hezbollah must rush to reconciliation  - Nader Fawwaz