April 10, 2008

Lebanonwire

Lebanon Press Highlights

Berri accuses Kouchner of 'rope dancing'

France Charge D'affairs warns of vacuum in army command

Chances of dialogue retracting and Murr announces his divorce with Aoun

Rice rules out a deal to spare Assad clan in Hariri probe

Mubarak and Abdullah: Solution in Lebanon a condition for relations with Syria

Siniora continues his tour, meets Emir of Qatar and the King of Bahrain

Says dialogue is necessary but it just can't be sponsored by 'the sheikh of opposition'

Bellemare to An-Nahar: Damascus abided by by the schedule, but there were no direct contacts

Gemayel: Presidency is the focal point; insufficient dialogue does not suffice

Tueni: Understanding impossible now because of the Syrian-Iranian pressure

Saudi summit delegates Moussa to ask Assad about the mechanism of improving relations

Jumblat hopes Russia would continue to back justice

Mekari: Berri is a side and has no right to call for dialogue

Wakim warns of arms speeding, calls for removing armed men from capital

'Metn meet' urges other regions to express their sufferings, refuse status quo

Murr: Electing president is the first step to tackle differences and Bkerki is a national authority; paralyzing parliament is a dangerous heresy that could become an established practice...and I won't be at the mercy of anybody

French charge d'affaires Andre Parant to An-Nahar: It is early to bury the Arab initiative and France remains committed to finding a solution to Lebanon's impasse

Hassan Khalil: Berri will continue on with his initiative and Siniora doesn't represent the Lebanese

Aridi: What's going on in Lebanon is more dangerous than war

As-Safir

Murr continues army chief stand...and Aoun won't participate in parliamentary dialogue

Sharm Al-Skeikh summit: Stand-still over Lebanon... and Arab relations!

Berri for giving priority to the electoral law and Siniora for prioritizing the Lebanese-Syrian file

For creating a pressure climate, Murr gathers municipality chiefs, mayors and councils, and announces his political independence "so as not to be at anybody's mercy"

Aridi: Solution is not close and things are open to all possibilities

Berri to Kouchner: You have deceived a friend

Hezbollah to Kouchner: You did not reveal the reasons of Siddiq's disappearance

Al-Mutaqbal

Murr declares his independence form Aoun, says electing president is not for trading

Mehkari says Berri is serving the Syrian regime and not the solution, and Gemayel refuses a dialogue that would repeat previous experiences

Siniora in Qatar and Bahrain asserts that the president is the one who sponsors dialogue and not 'the Sheikh of opposition'

Saudi-Egyptian summit: Lebanon is key to easing Arab-Arab relations

Hezbollah warned of becoming a factor of tension in the region - Nasir Al-Asaad

Al-Balad

Siniora: I am not in a race with Berri, and he has all due respect form me and from those whom I visit

Murr declares his independence and Aoun doesn't cut bridges with him

Berri answers Kouchner 'who dances on the French foreign diplomacy ropes'

Who hid Zuhair Al-Siddiq and why and where? - Pierre Aqiqi

Al-Akhbar

Egyptian attempt to gather Saudi Arabia and Israel

Mubrak-Abdullah summit opens way to Algerian mediation, says Damascus must facilitate solution in Lebanon

Syria on the front: When television becomes an ally and not an enemy (II) - Ibrahim Al Amine

French diplomacy: Chiracism with Chirac - Bassam Tayyara

An understanding map of the Sunnite, Shiite, Druze and Christian states - Jean Aziz

Crisis continuation: Saudi ambition and the western veto - Jean Aziz