Rendering Lahoud null and void may not be the best path to Lebanon's renewal
Thursday, March 03, 2005
Editorial
Lebanon's political drama has entered a new phase - quieter but nonetheless still crucial. It is a phase of political maneuvering that will determine the makeup of a temporary government to manage the country until elections in spring, and that may very well determine the character of the government that will emerge from the elections.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&article_id=13113&categ_id=17
Arab states in mediation attempt
AP
Beirut: Egypt and Saudi Arabia have stepped in to persuade Syria to withdraw from Lebanon, Arab diplomats said.
http://www.gulfnews.com/Articles/RegionNF.asp?ArticleID=154360
Syria's Assad meets Qatari emir
Reuters
Damascus: Syrian President Bashar Assad met Qatar's leader, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, yesterday to discuss US pressure on Damascus following the killing of a former Lebanese prime minister.
http://www.gulfnews.com/Articles/RegionNF.asp?ArticleID=154495
Russia cautiously supports Syrian pullout from Lebanon
By Yuval Stern and Nathan Gutman, Haaretz Correspondents and Reuters
Pressure on Syria to withdraw from Lebanon increased on Thursday morning as Russia lent cautious support to the move.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/547627.html
Parliamentary polls in Qatar soon
By Barbara Bibbo', Correspondent
Doha: Parliamentary elections will take place at the end of this year or in early 2006, the Emir of Qatar says.
The date will be fixed as soon as the committee in charge completes its preparatory work, which included shaping the country's electoral constituencies, His Highness Shaikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani said.
http://www.gulfnews.com/Articles/RegionNF.asp?ArticleID=154389
