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HOT NEWS
for 17/6/2000
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Significant
Incidents:
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The
main file that busies today official and popular Lebanon,
with all the political media, is the issue of the
verification of Israeli withdrawal from the South. After
accomplishing the field checking and the emergence of
Israeli infractions in many border locations, UN General
Secretary declared, in a sudden act, that Israel completed
its withdrawal from Lebanon in compliance with Resolution
425. Annan's declaration echoed Lebanese reactions,
especially that it concurred, according to a Lebanese
military source, with the meeting convened between the
International Surveying team, and the Lebanese team, to
define the points of the Israeli penetration, and how to
treat them. The first reaction and attitude came by the
Lebanese Prime Minister Dr. Salim Hoss, who said that
Israel did not withdraw completely from the Lebanese
territories, and that the Lebanese government calls UN to
consider the Lebanese point of view, regretting what Annan
had declared. At the Lebanese opposing action, UN General
Secretary declared of sending his convoy, Terje Roed-Larsen
to Lebanon, today, to treat the affair, and some pending
gaps. Meanwhile a French point of view took place, calling
UN to take the Lebanese notices and oppositions into
consideration.
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With
the South file, remains also, the Syrian issue, after the
President Hafez Asad's departure, as one of the files that
occupy the political media, who followed-up attentively
the special preparations for the Ninth Conference of Al-Baath
Party Leadership, that convenes in Damascus, today, and
the expected changes resulted from, in the respect of the
leadership level, and political and economical levels, in
addition to the confirmation of transforming the power to
Brigadier General Bachar Asad, and his appointment in the
General Secretary of the Party. On ground, the popular
demonstrations continued in Lebanon and Syria, supporting
Brigadier General Bachar Asad, and confirming him of their
loyalty. Delegations kept crawling to Syria for
condolences, and a crowdy demonstration took place,
yesterday in Beirut, in which words were pronounce
confirming the support to Syria and the accompaniment of
the two tracks.
Press
News:
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An-nahar
wondered, in its opening page article: "Would a new
problem arise between Lebanon and UN, at the overnight of
General Secretary Kofi Annan's visit", pointing to
the tensed atmospheres between both side. An-nahar quoted
from Lebanese media, describing Annan's declaration as
being hasty, unless he secures the Israeli withdrawal from
6 points considered as penetrations inside the Lebanese
territories. It published the Lebanese team's statement
regarding the penetrations, which were 13, naming them
with their areas. It also, published a report of Al
Abbassieh that is liberated after 33 years of occupation,
with which Lebanon regained 4200 Donums of territory.
Then, An-nahar presented a report of Aley international
roads, saying that each minute passes a huge truck, which
threatens the condition of the district roads and
buildings.
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Future
newspaper said that UN General Secretary called French
President by phone, discussing the Question of the
verification of the Israeli withdrawal. Whereas Chirac
reaffirmed that the International Troops should deploy to
assist the Lebanese government in regaining its power and
domination in the South. It also quoted from its
Correspondent in Paris, what the French Minister of
Defense Richard, said that there is no need to increase
the number of the International Force in the South. Future
newspaper reported that citizens subscribe to the Cellular
phones, where, at the same time, lie 600 thousand ordinary
unused lines "under the ground". It also
reminded that a year had passed since the Israeli
Aggression against the Electrical Power Station, and the
repairing works are still unachieved. This newspaper
published a report regarding the National Office for
De-mining, which continued its missions indicating to the
existence of 821 mine fields in Lebanon, excluding those
of the liberated districts. Then, the School Fees were the
title of the educational report by Future newspaper,
pointing to the conflict between the schools, the parents,
and the teachers, at the closing of the school year.
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As-safir
focussed on the Conference of Arab Socialist Baath Party
in Syria, exposing group of documents that are related to
the works of this conference. Then, it reported in a room,
the Lebanese opposition against the UN General Secretary
's declaration regarding the Israeli implementation of
Resolution 425.
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