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HOT NEWS
for 3/7/2000
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Significant
Incidents:
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The
matter of the Israeli border penetrations remained
occupying the local official and popular medias, between
the ebb and flow that this document undergoes after having
2 days passed on the deadline of the pledge undertaken by
UN General Secretary so as to treat all the penetrations.
Neither of the above had occurred, and the situation
remained untreated on ground.
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Against
such reality, the International Security Council convenes
to discuss the report issued by the General Secretariat
regarding the penetrations and the whole situation in the
South. Meanwhile, the International convoy, Terje Roed
Larsen, set off his trip to the Region, to treat rapidly
the matter and to effect communication with all the
relative parties.
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Pursuing
medias said that Lebanon requests an open attitude from UN
General Secretary towards the Israeli border penetrations
so as to remove them. In the meantime, the Lebanese
diplomacy continued its action to give way to the
convention of the Granting Countries before the end of
this month. President of the Republic Emile Lahhoud
expressed his attitude, in a message he worded in "Gran
Montana" Club, defining three steps to terminate the
era of conflicts in the Region, starting from the removal
of all the penetrations, then the withdrawal from Golan,
ending with the return of the Palestinian refugees.
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Whilst
all the aforesaid, the electoral issue remained within the
circle of care of various medias, where new stations
appeared regarding the nomination and competition.
However, the electoral hotness is high in Beirut and the
Mountain, particularly in Baabdat and Chouf, in addition
to the North, whereas the battle in the South remains calm
up to this hour.
Press
News:
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Future
newspaper held a wide interview with Vice President of the
Communist Party Saadallah Mazraani regarding the program
of the Party and its situation in the South. It also made
an interview regarding the parliamentary life in Chouf
since 1943, i.e. beginning with the battle of the
Constitutional Party with the Bloc, reaching the Ally and
Method Parties, showing that many currents elapsed and
many faces disappeared, but what still remained was the
Joumblattism. The Newspaper pursued also the Candidates'
activities in Beirut, of the Dignity list supported by
President Rafic Hariri, where Chief of Syndicate of
Doctors Ghattas Khoury called for fortifying this
electoral event. Future newspaper drew the attention to
the set off of the electoral committees of Zahrani and
Jezzine related to Amal Movement by MP Ayoub Hemayyed who
considered that the Liberation list will be complete this
year in the electoral operation.
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An-nahar,
wrote a subject concerning the file of elections, where
the son of President of the Republic Emile Lahhoud is
nominated, but with the awareness and confirmation of the
President not to support his son for the seat which his
grandfather had twice won in 1960 and 1964. The activities
of Lahhoud Junior reflect a point of view that seems
completely different to what the President expressed in
front of the Syndicate of Editors, and his meetings with
the MP's, that no candidate is on his account, and that he
does not support any candidate. An-nahar also mentioned
that the pressures began to be much heavier on imposing
coalition electoral lists in the electoral districts where
led by opposing candidates.
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As-safir
mentioned that UN acts cautiously toward the file of the
border. UN is not limiting the question to the Lebanese
remarks, but looks at it from a wider corner of view,
having in its consideration the Israeli attitude towards
this question. As-safir said that it looks so difficult
for the Great countries whose roles are operative, to
leave UN play alone a role, which they, themselves, could
not afford playing. The newspaper warned of the fears that
contribute to the possibility of using the UN as a cover
to the Great countries to work out their policies and
plans.
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Ad-diyar
followed-up the file of the disturbances that took place
in Chouf which were connected to the electoral operation,
beginning with the shooting at the candidate Elias Nakhleh,
reaching the news conference made by Arslan's consultant
Wiaam Wahhab, all within official silence. The newspaper
said that the situation resembles the 'two-years war', and
that the secret accords between the Leading figures and
the militias still exist, on the account of people's
lives.
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'Al-kifah
el-arabi', away from the electoral domain, wondered of the
benefit gained of having the government sold its shares in
the MEA, and to what extent does this action of
privatization serve the State's benefits. Would the Cedar
that was the MEA realized logo disappear from its fleet?
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