Amr Moussa

      Senior League official Hesham Youssef said the mediators had an "extremely positive" meeting on Tuesday with Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, whose powerful group is leading opposition to the Beirut government. Arab League chief Amr Moussa said Wednesday there was progress in his efforts to bring rival. Lebanese leaders to reach agreement on defusing political and sectarian tensions that threaten to tear the country apart. Moussa, who arrived in Beirut Tuesday continuing anti-government street protests by the pro-Syrian Hezbollah and its allies, met with several of the major players involved in the crisis, including Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah. The UN Security Council reiterated its strong support for Lebanon's democratically elected government and condemned any attempts to destabilize the country.(17,05)