September 23, 2008

Lebanonwire

Lebanon Press Highlights

Christian tension escalates; reconciliation facing a dead end

Visit by Hezbollah delegation to Qreitem precedes Nasrallah's speech

Suleiman discusses with Rice US support to the Lebanese Army

Siniora meets King Abdullah in Mecca

Syria build-up along Lebanon's northern border

Suleiman in New York, meets the presidents of Uruguay and and Cyprus

Safadi: Foreign sides are working vehemently on agitating civil strife in Lebanon

Animosity between Aoun, Geagea and Franjieh a cause of concern for officials and diplomats

Syrian forces build-up, a message to Lebanon or the outside

Franjieh views Geagea's apology as a maneuver, challenges him to go to reconciliation and elections

Wahhab: Geagea's speech is not encouraging

Karami: Greagea's apology has changed nothing in his mentality or in what he implies

Moawad: The logic of 'I protect you' has collapsed

Murr: Geagea was right about what he said regarding schism

Says according to his information Syrians won't enter Lebanon

Abu Faour: Syrians are continuing to dig trenches in Deir Al-Ashaer

Chamoun: Ihden wound was done with Syria planning

Says: March 14 won't disagree and won't be given as a gift to our enemies

Madayan denounces using Hawi's picture in the Lebanese Forces rally

Fatfat: Reconciliation doesn't mean alliance or yielding

'May 7' assassinated Rafic Hariri again, but reconciliation is necessary and I will do it

Jumblat: Government must move to tackle the widening economic problems

As-Safir

Hezbollah in Qreitem tomorrow and Nasralah to receive Hariri before the holiday

Jumblat ignores Geagea's apology; Franjieh's says let the elections be the judge

Rice asks president about arms, borders, dialogue and the relation with Damascus

Aoun: I won't go to dialogue if they tamper with the the duration of municipalities' resignations

Higher Relief Council is spending money in an illegitimate way

Franjieh: Geagea's apology is a maneuver; we challenge him to go to reconciliation

Sfeir is a side; what is the fate of the herd if the shepherd is the enemy of the sheep

Suleiman bigins his activities in New York, meets Rice and Moussa

Abul Geith: Lebanon is heading to reconciliation and dialogue

Nicholas: Aoun represents the majority; Geagea-Jumblat alliance is 'mafiotic'

Hezbollah visits Franjieh in Benshei, says reconcilaition is about done, but it won't change in positions, options and alliances

Karami: Geagea's apology proves he is a killer and a criminal

Habib: We were expecting Franjieh to apologize for the tragedies he caused

Wahhab: Geagea's slogans are demagogic

Hariri: The tribunal is coming and all what you are hearing are attempts to impede it

Reconciliation is necessary and I will do it shortly, but it doesn't mean electoral alliances

Hoss criticizes the 'stars of the political arena'

Says the Lebanese society is sick with sectarianism and confessionalism

Hezbollah: No way to discuss weapons before the last particle of our soil is liberated

Hezbollah-Amal parliamentary delegation visits Damascus

Murr: Christian reconciliation has become difficult

Says Syria has no intention to enter Lebanon

Sfeir: Roaming strife is pushing citizens to immigrate

Al-Mustaqbal

Beirut asks and Damascus responds: Syrian build-up is a measure against smuggling!

Syrian build-up intensifies northwards; Hamadeh hoped it to be along the confrontation line in Golan

Hariri asserts that the tribual is coming

Opposition responds to Geagea's speech with curses

Murr defends Lebanese Forces chief

Geageag, the Christians and the secret of confession - Fares Khashan

Al-Akhbar

Karami and Franjieh reject Geagea's apology

Suleiman meets Rice

Syrina army build up along northern borders intended to prevent smuggling

'Smuggling prevention' measures did not conceal the repercussions of Geagea's apology

Christian infighting opens 2009 elections early - Nicholas Nassif

Islamic Action Front works on competing with 'Future' and the Islamic Group - Abdel Kafi Samad