Islamic Jamaa: Talks with Future Movement Reached Standstill

He stressed, however, that the grouping's candidates in the South, Bekaa, North and Beirut continue with their candidacies and are ready for an alliance with the Future movement.

Lebanese daily Al-Liwaa said the grouping's politburo will hold a meeting on Tuesday or Wednesday to assess contacts between the two sides and adopt a stance.

Meanwhile, Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar quoted Islamic Jamaa sources as hinting that the grouping was ready for talks with the national opposition "since circumstances have changed and all options became open." The sources noted that Prime Minister Fouad Saniora suggested that the Islamic Jamaa head the Saida Municipality, but the answer was that the whole issue was out of question at the moment.