May 14, 2008

Lebanonwire

Lebanon Press Highlights

Hariri challenges Syria and Iran: History won't be merciful and we won't surrender Lebanon to you

1000 Druze figures refuse 'aggressions against the mountain'

Arab committee prepares today for opening airport, port, roads

Siniora: Hezbollah implemented a preset plan , swallowed more than its stomach can take

Bush supports Lebanon's government, implementation of resolutions 1559 and 1701

Word dual between Riyadh and Teheran on supporting 'Hezbollah's coup'

Berri: Government must withdraw its two decisions otherwise civil disobedience will be escalated

Says there was no gun when I called them for dialogue

Kouchner speaks about a draft resolution by Security Council on Lebanon

Security Council members consult over Lebanon

Top Druze cleric: We bless the steps taken by Jumblat and Arslan to safeguard the Druze sect

Khreis: Suspicious role by some loyalist leaders with regard to amy

Arslan: Situation in mountain heading to what has been agreed upon

Hezbollah responds to Bush: The words of an extinct dinosaur

Mallat calls on government, parliament to stand against 'occupying Beirut'

Qabalan: What happened was a political mistake

Harir: Dialogue to solve crisis begins with discussing weapons, Lebanon's security

They can invade areas, threaten with 'ravishing evil', but they can't get the signatures of Saad, Jumblat or any of the March 14 leaders

Geagea: Indicators do not make me optimistic over Arab committee

Phalange Party continues contacts with Christian leaders to prevent tension

Chehyab: Violence doesn't change equations; change means dialogue and electing a president

Egyptian ambassador: Military victory impossible in Lebanon

Army chief addresses army officers, says:

Abandoning the military establishment won't do any good

Beware of killing the martyrs twice

Kouchner plans new initiative, visit to Lebanon pending consultation with Amr Moussa

Says a Security Council resolution on Lebanon is in the making

Kuwaiti embassy evacuated 800 nationals, reduced staff

Khoja: I left for consultations at the request of officials in the Kingdom

As-Safir

Hariri says security must precede dialogue, calls for mutual backing down to 'protect Lebanon'

March 14 proposes annulling government decisions in exchange for ending civil disobedience

Israel seeking agreement with Lebanon, says moderate forces began to weaken

Arab delegation to inaugurate return of life to airport

Hariri holds Hezbollah responsible for what happened

Affirms commitment to army's statement on the two decisions

Dialogue must start with weapons

Ending strife necessitates that each of us should give up a little on some victories

Washington yields to new status quo ... but demands guarantees for loyalists

Moscow calls for ending violence, returning to dialogue

Solana: EU continuing to support Lebanon's government

Siniora: Our mistake was believing that Hezbollah won't use its weapons against Lebanese

Karami: Solution is in the resignation of Siniora's government

Moussawi: Bush's praise of Siniora reveals his commitment to the American project

Sukkariya calls on opposition, 'Future' for a historic stance, crucial decisions

Suleiman in a personal letter to army officers:

We should not allow civil war to take place, and if it does the solution is in politics

Qandil: Government steps was a lost Israeli bet

Kenaan calls on Christian leaders to join the understanding with Hezbollah

Al-Mustaqbal

Hezbollah's round of fighting has toppled its weapons and is not negotiable

Hariri: Weapons have become the ornament of the villains

First item for dialogue is the security of Beirut and all Lebanon

We admit that we do not master the art of civil wars and armed coups

Siniora asserts that with the 'free word we stand against challenges'

Saud Al Faisal denounces using weapons internally, silencing free media

Asks: Does transferring an officer or stopping a phone network justify killing people

Washington moving in the Security Council to take measures with regard to Lebanon

Hizbollah's military adventure made it loose its allies, ended opposition - Nasir Al Asaad

Chouf battle topples coup equation as Hezbollah negotiates to free its detainees

Al-Balad

Hariri: No dialogue with the gun pointing to our head

Sunni-Shiite strife has begun

What took place was done with a Syrian-Iranian decision and an Israeli cover

Hezbollah launched an open war on Beirut and not Israel

Top Druze cleric blesses Jumblat, Arslan for safeguarding the sect

Al-Akhbar

Last chance for reconciliation or chaos

Hariri and Jumblat say government will back down from its two decisions

Al-Mustaqbal between self criticism or passing the flag to Al-Qaeda - Ibrahim Al Amine

Hariri advances to dialogue and Riyadh leaves the decision to him - Nicholas Nassif

Retraction of Harirism is in the interest of Salafism...pushed by the errors of the opposition  -Fidaa Itani

Ain Al Rommanah calm and Acharfieh: 'Please no politics' - Amine Andari

Akkaris are victims of loyalists abuse and opposition recklessness - Ghassan Saoud