May 21, 2008

Lebanonwire

Lebanon Press Highlights

Qatar congratulates Lebanon on reaching agreement

Parliament to elect president tomorrow or Friday at the latest

National unity government: 16 for majority, 11 for opposition (blocking third) and 3 for president

Beirut Constituency boundaries: 10 for Mazraa, 5 for Achrafieh and 4 for Bachoura

Final statement to include a pledge by both sides not use weapons in political disputes

Gulf Cooperation council supports Doha dialogue and Teheran refuses disarming Hezbollah

Khalil Zada: Disarming Hezbollah is an urgent matter

Hezbollah: We won't use weapons to resolve internal differences

Fadlallah: US administration doesn't differentiate between Sunnites and Shiites in opposing its policy

Mallat: Arab dictatorships are not a substitute for the parliament

Baroud: Setting Beirut constituency boundaries is in everyone's interest

Sit-ins in Palestinian camps demand rebuilding Bred, return of refugees

Kabbara: No salafi groups related to Al-Qaeda in northern Lebanon

As-Safir

Doha reaches solution by dawn

Lifting sit-in and electing Suleiman in 48 hours

Opposition gets the blocking third

Setting Beirut constituency boundaries by consensus

Gulf Cooperation Council: Lebanon is an inportant issue for Gulf

France Press: The Lebanese are upset with their leaders

Al-Mustaqbal

Majdal Anjar residents arrest Hezbollah gunmen with ID's from army intelligence

Repercussions of Hezbolah's attack: Retraction of trade activities by 70 percent

Al-Akhbar

Doha achievement: A victory for Lebanon

Electing Suleiman immediately; forming governmnmet with blocking third for opposition; and dividing Beirut constituency in a way that pleases Hariri and doesn't upset Aoun and the Armenians

Arab Americans: Leaving Beirut to Hariri as a compensation for invading it - Ibrahim  Al-Amin

Majority pushing Christians to confront it - Antoine Saad