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.
Al-Liwaa
Geagea’s Saudi visit aims to end presidential vacuum
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea's visit to Saudi Arabia was part of consultations to be conducted by the kingdom with a wide-range of Lebanese leaders, especially Christians, a well-informed Lebanese source told Al-Liwaa.
The visit also was a landmark development in the shuttle diplomacy and ongoing talks at the Lebanese, Arab and international levels to draw a road map to end the presidential vacuum in Lebanon in light of in-depth talks that recently took place in Rome between former Prime Minister Saad Hariri and Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai.
Al-Akhbar
Salam sounds more upbeat on hostage crisis
Ministerial sources told Al-Akhbar that the atmosphere around Prime Minister Tammam Salam sounded more upbeat on the issue of the Lebanese soldiers and policemen held captive by Islamist militants on the border with Syria.
The sources, however, said that this did not mean that there were positive developments, nor negative indicators.
An-Nahar
Geagea, Gemayel in Saudi, likely to meet Hariri
Sources told An-Nahar that Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea’s visit to Saudi Arabia was planned some time ago.
The sources ruled out that discussions would focus on names of consensus presidential favored by the March 14 coalition on grounds that if March 8 failed to agree on a consensus candidate, then March 14 will continue to support Geagea.
An-Nahar has also learned that MP Sami Gemayel flew to Jeddah overnight for talks with a number of Saudi officials as well as former Prime Minister Saad Hariri.
The sources said a possible tripartite meeting between Hariri, Geagea and Gemayel was also likely to take place.
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