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Saturday, May 17, 2008 | 17:13 Beirut |23° Partly Cloudy Subscribe to NOW Lebanon RSS feeds
16:18Al Jazeera: Majority and opposition agree to discuss the Qatari proposal regarding the weapons of Hezbollah.
15:05MP Safadi: There are many problems but there seems to be a will to reach a solution. The general atmosphere seems to be positive, and hopefully we will leave Qatar on Monday.
14:11A small Arab Committee was formed to continue consultations with the majority and the opposition, while the PM of Qatar discusses the representation inside the cabinet with the different parties.
13:39Future News: The committee responsible for discussing the unity government and the electoral law consists of MP George Adwan and Ghatass Khoury from the majority and MP Ali Hasan Khalil and Gebran Basil from the opposition.
12:36LBC: Heated discussions in the first dialogue session especially regarding the weapons of Hezbollah.
12:36Qatar to give an Arab suggestion on the issue of Hezbollah's weapons.
12:20First session of the dialogue in Doha ends, and an agreement to form committees that will discuss the cabinet and the electoral law.
Lebanese leaders, Hezbollah MP Mohammed Raad, representing his party chief Hassan Nasrallah, and Christian opposition leader General Michel Aoun, speak during a roundtable meeting in Doha on May 17, 2008. (AFP/ MARWAN NAAMANI)
Leader in March 14 to NOW Lebanon: If Hezbollah’s weapons are not discussed then dialogue will fail
March 14 leaders met yesterday and stressed the importance of discussing Hezbollah’s weapons or the dialogue will fail, while refusing reassurances by the opposition that Hezbollah will no use their weapons internally.
more		 Leader in March 14 to NOW Lebanon: If Hezbollah’s weapons are not discussed then dialogue will fail
17-05-08 | 15:20
Khadam: Hezbollah and Iran position’s now weaker than ever
17-05-08 | 14:51
Sleiman considers involving the resistance in internal fighting is a service to Israel
17-05-08 | 14:39
Siniora disappointed in Bush using Nakba anniversary to support Lebanon
17-05-08 | 14:07
Israel does military exercises near the Lebanese border
17-05-08 | 13:22
Khreis: A new president will lead the dialogue on remaining issues
17-05-08 | 12:54
Harb points to possibility of discussing Hezbollah’s weapons under patronage of new president
17-05-08 | 12:35
Leader in March 14 to NOW Lebanon: If Hezbollah’s weapons are not discussed then dialogue will fail
16-05-08 | 19:42
Lebanese media not spared by violence
16-05-08 | 19:35
Lebanese in Stockholm protest against recent violence
16-05-08 | 19:22
Kanaan hopes for dialogue to be a starting point for a better future
16-05-08 | 19:09
Siniora reflects on dialogue
16-05-08 | 18:50
Lebanese delegation heads to Doha
16-05-08 | 17:45
Jumblatt: All issues are solved through dialogue
16-05-08 | 17:38
Chamoun urges Arab Ministerial Committee to exercise “vigilance”
16-05-08 | 17:19
Soueid: Hezbollah becoming a militia is a gain we never expected
16-05-08 | 17:03
Karami: Any attack on the resistance cannot pass peacefully
16-05-08 | 17:03
Ahdab: Tripoli’s safety before amending Taef
16-05-08 | 16:25
Sheikh Qabalan denounces “tribe and clan” arms
16-05-08 | 16:18
Nassib Lahoud underlines need to discuss use of force
16-05-08 | 16:10
MP Abi Nasr urges Maronites to “resume role”
16-05-08 | 16:06
Harb calls for solution to quell Lebanese anxieties
16-05-08 | 15:49
Allouch: If intentions are good, an agreement could be reached soon
16-05-08 | 14:47
Egypt: Any solution must take into consideration the balance between sects
16-05-08 | 14:45
Salam: A new Taif in Doha farfetched
16-05-08 | 14:01
Resigned Minister Salloukh: Lebanon cannot be ruled but through cooperation
16-05-08 | 13:32
Tripoli Bloc asks leaders to take advantage of this opportunity
16-05-08 | 13:17
Italian FM stressed discussing a national-unity government before UNIFIL’s role
16-05-08 | 12:40
Jumblatt: Political problems cannot be solved through the use of weapons
16-05-08 | 12:23
Mufti Al-Amin: Amal gunmen are still occupying my house and offices
16-05-08 | 12:10
Khalifa accuses Iran of destabilizing the region
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16-05-2008		 Press round-up for the morning edition of Lebanon’s An-Nahar, Al-Akhbar, As-Safir, and Ad-Diyar newspapers.
The conflict’s Iranian face
Hanin Ghaddar, NOW Staff
Analysts and observers increasingly believe that last week’s operations by Hezbollah-led militants were part of an Iranian plan to transform Lebanon into a front for the Islamic Republic’s fight against the US and Israel. As Hezbollah turned its arms against other Lebanese, all illusions about the resistance have fallen to reveal the true face of the conflict.
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 The conflict’s Iranian face
Pity Lebanon’s Shia community
Michael Young, Special to NOW Lebanon
Hezbollah’s latest effort to tilt the political and military balance in its favor, coming after repeated attempts to impose its will in the street or through its guns, makes it clear that the party is in its death throes. What is worse, however, is the terrible misfortune that Hezbollah’s actions in the last week have brought upon the Shia community.
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Hezbollah’s weapons of mass delusion
NOW Staff
It is no longer possible to avoid a serious discussion of Hezbollah’s weapons.
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