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HOT NEWS for 23/6/2000 (Go to News Archive to browse previous news)

• The situation in the South, the verification of withdrawal, and the regional communications launched by UN General Secretary Kofi Anna, were on the top of the interests of political medias, in addition to the interior document that started to have significant attention, which is the legislative elections. The medias observed with big attention Kofi Annan's meeting Brig. Gen. Bachar Asad in Damascus, which was UN General Secretary's third stop within his Middle-Eastern trip. Bachar affirmed Syria's support to Lebanon in its fair demands, while Annan declared that the checking operation and the penetration removal will reach to an end soon.

• A significant development appeared in Syria, simplified by the call for hastiness in managing the constitutional situation, and proceeding the plebiscite for presidency, where the Chief of Syrian People's Council Abdul Kader Kaddoura declared that the Council officially received a letter from the Country Leadership nominating Brig. Gen. Bachar to the Republic Presidency, and that the case will be discussed on the coming Sunday, excluding the idea of the deferment of the Plebiscite till the end of the mourning period of Late President Hafez Asad.

• In another document, Lebanon faces a new development in the international deal, represented by being listed with countries that are not capable of handling the question of 'money whitening', together with Israeli, and Federal Russia, out of 15 other countries. The Seven Industrial Countries Group declared that Lebanon is accused of whitening money, and that it had to treat the matter as soon as possible. Regarding the regional and international fields, the medias watched the governmental crisis in Israel ending after Chass Party backed off their resignations from the government, which means that Prime Minister Ihud Barak will resume his policy that he had launched in respect of the restitution, tracks and the Israeli interior situation.

Press News:

• Future newspaper viewed that the result reached by Kofi Annan, during his visit to Beirut, ended up to the benefit of Lebanon. Annan found himself infront of demands that could not be discarded or exceeded, especially the condition that he was informed of, which represents the Lebanese rejection to any step relating to the redeployment of the International Troops in the South before Israel withdraws from all the penetrations on the Lebanese border. This newspaper knew that MP Nassib Lahhoud, and the two ex-MP's Michel Smaha, and Auguste Bakhos decided to wade into the elections in the Metn District in one list. Future newspaper expected the reopening of the document of a leading employee in a service oriented Ministry, who was shortly set free, after the Ministry submitted a new claim against him. Future newspaper reported an International research effected in Lebanon, under the surveillance of the International Health Organization, proving that 14% of the Lebanese children that their ages do not exceed 12 years old are plagued by Tuberculosis, which is considered the highest ratio in the Arab world.

• As-safir considered that the Lebanese government does not intend to keep on confronting the International force or UN, and the issue of the deployment of this force is inevitable, whether it happened during these coming two weeks, or delayed to the second week of next month. It continued that, a Lebanese source affirmed that the matter is operative before the end of July, the date of the renewal to UNIFIL, a renewal that arises from the Lebanese demand for its existence, where Security Council confirms due to the conditions and needs. As-safir denoted to the discussions dealt with regarding the deployment line, and the increase in its number, not exceeding in present, one thousand soldiers.

• Ad-diyar published a report on the general economical situation and the nationals' living conditions through the increase in taxes and fuel oil prices, with their reflections on the nationals. In addition to the decision issued by Minister of Water and Electricity obliging the inhabitants of the liberated fence to pay the water and electricity subscriptions to the State.

• Al-Bayrak mentioned relating to the electoral domain, that Brig. Gen. Bachar Asad will not meet any candidate nominated to the legislative elections, as a reaction for not justifying that to be in the margin of intervening in the Lebanese matters.

• Al-liwaa quoted from knowing sources that the Catholic change in Chouf district, was politically aimed and not electoral or financial, because of the new candidate's belonging which satisfies many currents that Joumblatt is in need of their votes, in Baabda-Aley district before Chouf district. This newspaper affirmed that the International Health Organization stipulated having the Lebanese government receive the Hospitals in the South, before paying an amount of US$ ten million as a contribution to assist the sanitary sector in the liberated areas.

• 'Al-kifah al-arabi' said that the American Ambassador requested from spiritual and civil directions to postpone the elections six more months, for reasons related to the popularity of Hezbollah.

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