The following are a selection of stories from Lebanese newspapers that may be of interest to Daily Star readers. The Daily Star cannot vouch for the accuracy of these reports.
An-Nahar
Bkirki against any Constitutional amendment before election of new president
Sources at the seat of the Maronite Church told An-Nahar that Bkirki rejects any Constitutional amendment before the election of a new president.
Everything is possible, however, after the election of a head of state, the sources added.
Separately, An-Nahar has learned that a Saudi delegation is in Beirut to follow up on the investigation into the two Saudi bombers at the Duroy Hotel in Raouche.
A source told An-Nahar that the Saudi detainee will be tried in Lebanon.
An expanded security meeting will be held at the Interior Ministry Tuesday to coordinate efforts among the various security agencies to counter terrorism.
As-Safir
Aoun moves against Taif Accord ... Future Movement responds today
The vicious circle continues to spin. Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, and also MP Walid Jumblatt, is waiting for an initiative from MP Michel Aoun toward March 14 Christians while Rabieh awaits clear signals from a stalled relationship with Paris.
The Future Movement considered Aoun’s proposal as a “Coup against Taif and the Constitution.”
Aoun Monday proposed that the Constitution be amended to allow the Lebanese people to vote for their head of state
Leaders in Beirut refused to comment publicly, pending the green light from Hariri himself.
Ad-Diyar
French, German delegations in Beirut
A French and a German delegation, who arrived in Beirut recently, have held a series of meetings with Lebanese security officials.
The French delegation has demanded information regarding at least one French would-be suicide bomber detained during a raid at the Napoleon hotel in Hamra, Beirut.
The German delegation, however, is seeking to exchange information with Lebanese security authorities after the success security agencies had had in disrupting terrorist networks.
Al-Joumhouria
Change and Reform bloc would not secure quorum for a new president who represents 1 percent of the people
Change and Reform MP Ibrahim Kannan said bloc members “refuse to secure quorum for a president who represents one percent of the people.”
“But if parliamentary elections were held according to a law that provides partnership, we will be the first to go to Parliament,” Kanaan told Al-Joumhouria.
He said a consensus president “eliminates all the so-called Constitution and National Charter.”
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