October 8, 2008

Lebanonwire

Lebanon Press Highlights

Liquidity crisis vaporizes billions of dollars from financial markets

Gloomy climates hover over US, European and Arab stock markets

Hale: US policy towards Lebanon has not changed

Says US encourages dialogue, reconciliation and readying for the elections

Berri: Constitutional Council will be formed before year-end

Ban calls on Damascus to avoid 'unilateral steps' in Lebanon

Israel training on S-300 missiles in Turkey?

One killed in Ain El-Helweh overnight

Gemayel calls on Hezbollah to allow Christian reconciliation to stay on course

Raad: Nasrallah-Hariri meeting coming shortly

Assad to Wadih Al-Kazen: Terrorism won't effect our resolve

Siniora says global financial crisis won't effect Lebanon

Qahwaji: Army ready to prevent strife, won't provide coverage for any side

As-Safir

Billions of dollars evaporate from Arab financial markets

Washington: Syrian deployment is defensive

Hale: We support dialogue, implementing Doha accord and the elections

Wahhab: Saudi regime will lose protection

As-Safir publishes draft amendment to Constitutional Council law - link to article

Ban downplays Syrian deployment along Lebanon's northern border

Al-Mustaqbal

Security issue tops priorities and ... fears

Hale asserts implementation of resolutions 1701 and 1559

Hezbollah says Hariri-Nasrallah meeting 'not far away'

Olmert asks Russia to stop selling arms to Syria and Iran

Collapse of world's financial markets continuing

Al-Akhbar

Report on Higher Relief Council: Reveals or conceals? - Thaer Ghandour

Nasrallah: No retraction from avenging Mughniyeh and 'the big surprise' - Ibrahim Al-Amine

32 prisoners died in Lebanese jails

Full story of the Constitutional Council ... which is supposed to end today - Ghassan Saoud

Successful Lebanese Forces maneuvers put Franjieh in the circle of obstruction   - Antoine Saad

Suleiman asks for 'more advanced weaponry' to confront terrorism