April 24, 2008

Lebanonwire

Lebanon Press Highlights

UN discovers for first time a Hezbollah infiltration south of Litani

Fears of repercussions mount in Zahle

Mottaki and Moallem for a Lebanese solutions and Faisal rejects internationalization

Mubarak meets Merkel, says Lebanon presidential vote might be postponed for more than a year

Moawad: Hezbollah covering up Joseph Zouki

Kouchner calls for another meeting after three weeks

Hamadeh: March 14 response to Berri's initiative might be positive

Qansou: Saudi Arabia has become a side

Hezbollah: Welch is provoking strife in Lebanon and Larsen's reports are suspicious

Nassib Lahoud: Majority cannot refuse dialogue

Qabalan: Berri-Jumblat meeting constitutes a good beginning

Jumblat's Progressive Party warns of leniency in the four officers' case

Calls for placing 'chief of Roumieh gang' in military confinement

Tension in Zahle

Skaff to hold press conference today

Phallange call for sit-in in front of Skaff's Bloc office in Zahle

Gemyal to receive condolences at his Bikfaya residence today

Geagea: Provoking UNIFIL is dangerous and Hezbollah must hand over Zahle culprits

As-Safir

UNIFIL for protecting South Lebanon or Israel ... and who protects it form Al-Qaeda?

'Blue Helmets' scan villages ... Spaniards create Lebanese security networks ... and northern Ghajar returns shortly

Withdrawing form Golan: Syria confirms and Olmert is embarrassed

Skaff calls for press conference; Phalange call for sit-in in response

Zahle: Political conflict rages in the framework of Hawsh El-Zaraani crime

Church fears Christians will be scapegoats of the Sunni-Shiite strife - Denise Atallah Haddad

Why the Free Patriotic Movement is being targeted? - Amine Hoteit

Moawad accuses Hezbollah and Skaff of covering up crime

Geagea: Hezbollah moved Zouki to South Lebanon, breached pledge on 1701

Army denies relation with popular moves, urges all not to involve it in bickering

Islamic Group rejects linking presidential elections to dialogue

Hezbollah reacts to Welch and Larsen's report, describes them as two faces of the same coin

Al-Mutaqbal

Majority urges electing president first, asserts its authority to sponsor dialogue

UNIFIL uncovers military moves in its area of operations, vows to implement 1701

UN: UNIFIL's security must be kept after confronting armed men in 'Bottm Mountains'

Houri: What Berri has presented is a bad play; solution begins with electing president

Al-Balad

Zawairi's threats at the tune of local and regional aftershocks

Saudi-Syrian difference is one of Lebanon's basic problems

Moawad: Zouki is in south Lebanon and is covered by Hezbollah

Zahle 'boiling' pending what Skaff would say

Phalange bid farewell to their martyrs and Zahle holds its breath

Al-Akhbar

This is what took place in the meeting between Kouchner and Moallem

Diplomatic review of Riyadh's stance: Fear for the basket of interests - Ibrahim Al Amine

UN: Israeli violations of Lebanon's sovereignty mounts - Niazar Abboud

Freezing Arab mediations between Cairo, Riyadh and Damascus

UNIFIL: We take Zawahiri's threats seriously