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HOT NEWS for 17/7/2000 (Go to News Archive to browse previous news)

• The Southern issue, which relates to the dealing with the Israeli violations, attracted the attention of the public and official political environments. International and Lebanese Monitoring teams are going today, on a tour towards the border in order to check the starting action for the removal of such violations. As the International Envoy Terje Roed-Larsen announced that Israel promised to remove all such violations before the 31 st of this July.

• Meanwhile, as Larsen reached Israel to resume this subject, the environments stopped at the problems and gaps, which happen daily in the liberated areas, and watch the results of yesterday's turmoil between local forces, leaving as casualties a number of killed and injured. The references wait for decisive resolves, out of which are: the deployment of the International Troops, strengthening the Lebanese Security Forces, and the domination of the government there.

Press News:

• An-nahar quoting by Journalist and Writer, Mohammed Hassanain Haykal, his expectation of having International Envoy Terje Roed-Larsen succeed Kofi Annan for the General Secretariat, calling the Arab Countries to deal with him on this basis. An-nahar mentioned that a quarrel took place in a political luncheon in a restaurant in Jounieh, which was going to reach hand-quarrels, thanks for being corrected by the guests.

• As-safir, followed-up what it called a scandal of Ministry of Communications. The new thing in this topic says that Mr. Alfred Jabra who was appointed by Minister Issam Nu'man, to establish a clinic in the Ministry, is one of the activators in Nu'man's electoral machine. It said that immense talks are made to avoid problems during the studying of candidates' situation and files for hiring leading positions in a Council concerned in developing a certain Lebanese area, especially that a leading figure fears of changes not lying within his interests.

• The Future newspaper saw that Lebanon is passing through a different stage of new circumstances, opened on different levels, needing quick, undelayed treatments and answers, for different aspects such as the National Economy, and the fearful declination of the living level of the Lebanese nationals. The case, according to the Future newspaper could not be delayed as the disappearance of the progressing ratio exists, and the frustration, which is affecting the producing, sectors. It said that the present government obstructed the reforming accomplishment, which was meant in the 'Oath' by this era. Future newspaper followed up the electoral situation in many districts. In Beirut, it reported what was mentioned by the chief of the electoral machine of Dignity List of President Hariri that the announcement of names will be on the 31 st of this July. This newspaper saw that the Chouf electoral battle will be hot in the presence of 4 electoral lists, two of which are incomplete. It continued that Attorney Naji Boustani will announce his list within the coming days to be the basic list facing MP Walid Joumblatt's list. This newspaper had an interview in the North with MP Musbah Ahdab, who said that the basic battle in the Second District will be Tropoli versus Tripoli, and announced his support to Ministers Najib Mikati and Sulaiman Franjieh.

• Ad-diyar disclosed that France will forward a suggestion to the International Security Council, during its convention to extend for UNIFIL, by inserting a term calling loudly for the Lebanese government to deploy its armies and forces, and to dominate its integrity by its Security Forces in the South.

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