May 6, 2008

Lebanonwire

Lebanon Press Highlights

Cabinet meets till dawn over security matters, wages

Decides to raise minimum salaries to LL500,000

Considers Hezbollah's telecommunication network illegitimate

Moves airport security Chief Brigadier Wafic Choucair back to army

Tueni-Mkkeiber draft on adopting 'Butros Commission' electoral law activates parliament

New York Times: Hezbollah trains Iraqi's in Iran

Jumblat: No giving up to state project under any threats

Aoun: I feel Hezbollah's network is part of the government's policy statement in the sense that if the resistance has the right to liberate land, it also has the right to set up secret communications between its military units

Geagea doubts Labor Union's authenticity, background of move

Says: Our options are not eays and are studying all possibilities

Central Security Council studies procedures covering Labor Union strike

Tueni and Mokeiber adopts 'Butros Commission' law and Berri transfers it to Administration and Justice Parliamentary Committee

Gemayel meets Sheikh Hamad, says Qatar has a big role in solving Lebanon's crisis

Egyptian PM Abul Ghait receives MP Chehayeb, says civil peace is a redline

Islamic Group disagrees with March 14 statement on Iqlim Al Kharoub incident

MP Murr, Bishop Awdi discuss army role, appointment of Beirut governor

Muft Jouzou: Beirutis have the right to carry arms in the absence of the army and security forces

Contrary to expectations, Miqati says indicators are pointing to a regional agreement which will lead to electing president

As-Safir

Authority decides confrontation: Transferring Choucair and removing 'the network'

Aoun: Hezbolla's network is legitimate according to government's policy statement

Says: 'Electing president with 'half+1' is coup that will be faced by another'

Qassem: Hezbollah's teclecommuication Network is the twin of its weapons

Says Jumblat is moving by American orders, and we refuse internationalizing airport

US expert Richard Straus says Americans are pessimistic over success in Lebanon

Qatar Emir receives Sfeir, Gemayel, renews support to Lebanon to regain its role

Hassan Khalil: Ruling team is undermining work of parliamentary committees

Geagea: March 14 will put all its weight to ensure electing president on May 13

Phalange and Tachnaq for confidence building

Fadlallah: We will remain an open arena for all winds of the world

Aoun's Bloc MP Walid Khouri says ready to elect Suleiman once session is convened

Qabalan denounces call for expelling Iranian ambassador

Says tampering with airport security and its chief is equivalent to tampering with country

Siniora, Bellemare discuss probe developments, tribunal formation

Hoss in Cairo: Electing president will be postponed for lack of understanding

Al-Mutaqbal

Tomorrow's strike aims at completing "Hezbollah's state" coup

Aoun reveals that the aim is to topple Siniora's government

Preparations underway to cut roads and rioting

Cabinet raises minimum wages to LL500,000, transfers Choucair back to army, prosecute those involved in Hezbollah's telecommunication network

Ban Ki-moon: Lebanon's security affects region

Security elements probed over 'airport cameras'

Fatafat: Hezbollah sends threats government not to tamper with its telecommunication network

Hezbollah's phone network links to Syrian army network to facilitate assassinations - Fares Khasan

Al-Balad

Electricite Du Liban increases tariffs ... and rationing

Labor Union warns of 'suspicious' calls for not participating in strike

Jumblat: Does resistance security mean distributing arms and chaos?

Aoun: Hezbollah using networks to defend Lebanon

Labour Union division hits opposition on May 7

Aoun tried for three year to subdue history - Pierre Akiki

Al-Akhbar

Government pushes towards explosion

Cabinet ends Choucair's services, considers communication network an aggression, raises minimum wages to LL500,000

Security supercedes politics, and I-S (Iran-Saudi-Arabia) replaces S-S (Syria-Saudi-Arabia) for now

Campaign against Hezbollah continues, and Aoun talks about networks in all security squares

Who commands security  - Nicholas Nassif

Lebanese government lodges complaint against Hezbollah at the UN

Confessional tension paves way to political repositioning - Thaer Ghandour

Attempts to revive quartet alliance aim at hitting Free Patriotic Movement