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August 20, 2008

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Lebanon Press Highlights

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An-Nahar
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Salafists declare freezing Memorandum of Understanding with Hezbollah

Beirut-Baghdad gate opens today

Preparations underway to agree on new army commander

Olmert threatens all Lebanon if it becomes a Hezbollah state

Raad: No one has an interest in delaying election law

UN to renew UNIFIL's mandate for another year without changing its rules of engagement

Geagea: Call to expand dialogue table is 'folkloric'; says has no objection to increasing subjects

Issam Fares commends Aoun's call for specifying deputy PM's authority

Siniora to Iraq heading a ministerial delegation; Top on agenda is cooperation, exchange and oil

Masri: Army on alert in fight against terrorists

Hoss: 'Understanding' is a necessary step to defuse ruinous strife

Mutaqbal MP's in Aqqar visit Mufti, reject Hezbollah's understanding with salafists

Salafist two symbols declare freezing understanding with Hezbollah

Fadallah: We look positively at any understanding between Sunnites and Shiites

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As-Safir

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Name of new army commander ready, other appointment postponed till after the elections

Salafist freeze understanding; Nasrallah surprised with poking wounds, arousing instincts

Minister of power boycotts Iraq visit; PM office demands reviewing agreements with Syria

Nasralllah: Calm in the Lebanese arena is a national interest

Keeping tension leads to undermining dialogue and the work of the government

Berri encourages calming things down, creating atmosphere for dialogue

Raad: Priority is for the election law

Qassem: We won't close understanding door to anyone

Hajj Hassan: Administrative appointments require consensus

Hassan Shahhal freezes understanding with Hezbollah in the presence of Daii Al-Islam

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Al-Mustaqbal

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Suleiman to Al-Mustaqbal: We are clarifying certain matters to make dialogue fruitful

Says campaign against Siniora is valueless, and my relation with him is direct and clear

Campaign against Siniora aims at reviving the strategy of conflict between the the two presidencies - Fares Khashan

Khoja: There is a new phase in Lebanon and politicians must benefit from it

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Al-Akbar

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Kahwaji has the best chance to lead army

Officially: No appointments in tomorrows cabinet session, unless...

Beirut-Damasus: Between the role of the embassy and that of intelligence - Nicholas Nassif

Pressure freeze MOU between Islamists and Hezbollah- Antoine Saad

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